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Going on a Jazz road trip

The south is rad. Way rad. All the fun without all the pretentiousness and smugness of the yanks.
 
Memphis has a ton of Elvis related things (Graceland) and Beale St. Beale St is best enjoyed as a nightime activity but only if you drink. Also while in the south hit up some good BBQ joints. Corkys in Memphis is good.

Also as mentioned do not judge America based on one area. The west coast, texas, plains states, south, mountain west and new england areas all have very distinct food, customs and culture. America is very diverse that way.
 
Only judge America on it's internet forums.

Too bad this trip has to be done during the dead of winter, but I understand.

Florida will specialize in R & R opportunities. Try not to get shot in Atlanta or Memphis. Charlotte has a big financial center, and Al Jefferson. Gotta go skiing or snowboarding in Utah. You can do anything you want in LA, fun place.



edit: And what Stoked said. Esp bout the bbq
 
If I were going to Miami, there is zero doubt I'm heading south into the Florida Keys... but I'm a major slow-paced, palm trees, a breeze, a beautiful ocean, and a drink-in-the-hand kinda guy. Me and Miami don't get along well.
 
Memphis sits on the Mississippi River, which is the largest in North America. I think you can also see Duck Dynasty and what the NASCAR is all about (if you're into that sort of thing).

I wouldn't recommend visiting any of our zoos to an Aussie. We don't have many cool animals so we take them from your continent, Asia, Africa, South America, & the Antarctica.


One more thing the web needs to know: is Australia screwing with us?
 
Seriously, take this from a Utah guy. The south kicks ***. Most people are mega friendly, the food is ridiculously good, the weather is great this time of year, and if you can weed through the morbidly obese, you can find some amazing southern belles. Watch out for turtles on the highways. Wasn't expecting that and blew out a tire (not to mention the poor creature) because they were everywhere in south Carolina and Georgia when I was there.

Drink lots of southern whiskey and eat BBQ.



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ADS_BRAKES said:
I am born and raised in Australia and have followed the Jazz since game 6 vs the bulls (not exactly the best game to start following the Jazz on). That was the first game I was ever able to watch on TV here and was still pretty young. I've stuck with the team through thick and thin and even flew over for 3 Jazz game in SLC about 4 years ago.

I am now coming back and have decided to do a big trip. I am starting in Miami when we play the Heat on 16 Dec. I'm going on the road to Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte before flying to Memphis and then on to SLC for the game vs Lakers, Bobcats and Bucks. I'm then going to fly to LA to see the game vs the Lakers on 03 Jan before flying home to Sydney. This will have me in SLC from 24 Dec 13 - 03 Jan 14.

I'm keen to see as much as I can in each city I visit and do as much as possible. Has anyone got any ideas of what is worth doing in any of these cities (I'm definitely going to Graceland in Memphis)?

I'm really excited about the trip and can't wait to get to the States!!

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How long will you be in LA?

I know I went to LA almost two years ago, and we managed to squeeze in a short trip to San Francisco while we were there (despite them being quite a few hours apart).


Fully, fully fully recommend checking out San Francisco, if you're in LA for an extended period of time. It is by far the American city that I have enjoyed the most. Not sure what it's like in the winter (maybe teh Bay Area folk like Beantown and squareinthecircle can elaborate), but I liked it more than LA, Seattle, and lotsa other cities that I've checked out.


$0.02 from a non-American
 
dalamon said:
How long will you be in LA?

I know I went to LA almost two years ago, and we managed to squeeze in a short trip to San Francisco while we were there (despite them being quite a few hours apart).


Fully, fully fully recommend checking out San Francisco, if you're in LA for an extended period of time. It is by far the American city that I have enjoyed the most. Not sure what it's like in the winter (maybe teh Bay Area folk like Beantown and squareinthecircle can elaborate), but I liked it more than LA, Seattle, and lotsa other cities that I've checked out.


$0.02 from a non-American
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Really? I will have to check it out somtime then as I really like Seattle.
 
Stoked said:
Really? I will have to check it out somtime then as I really like Seattle.
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Oh dude, 100%. My entire family was mesmerized-- we were in Seattle the summer previous to it. I'm sure some might disagree, but I thought San Fran was freaking awesome. To me they aren't even in the same stratosphere.
 
PKM said:
The south is rad. Way rad. All the fun without all the pretentiousness and smugness of the yanks.
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What do you mean by "rad." Redneck and macho, self-centered, that's one part South. I think Midwestern folks are more hospitable, but then I guess it depends on what part of the South. Southerners, for the most part, tend to be anti-intellectual too, which is why you get all these reactionary politicians elected there. They still are influenced by their antebellum roots, which is not a good thing. But the Aussie shouldn't have any problem with that.
 
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