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Travelgasm: you can leave your boots on…

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Ride ‘em cowboy. It’s a cliché for a reason.

Clearly cowboys must know how to have a good time. And Nashville’s CMA music festival is where you can take Party Like a Cowboy/Cowgirl 101. Yee-haw! (Disclaimer: the locals actually say that).

Cowboys come out to play at CMA music fest

I appreciate country music, but I can’t say I listen to it every day. How can you hate it though? Any music genre that talks about that dog-gone fella who’s a whisky drinkin’, heart breakin’ son-of-a-gun has got me by the ear. Continue reading →

One-night stand: Big ass beers and Memphis

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Where better to have a rollicking one-night stand than the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll?

Big ass beers can get you in a lot of trouble in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

Big ass beer = big ass hangover

A city that rates a mention in so many legendary songs has to be pretty legendary itself. Whether it’s Marc Cohen’s Walking in Memphis, The Stones’ Honky Tonk Woman or Creedence classic Proud Mary – everyone has heard at least one.

But Memphis is much more than a catchy mention in a song. Hotel rates are really reasonable, beers come in big-ass sizes, the ribs are juicy, the music is fantastic and the history is plentiful, whether you’re there to see the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll, the home of Elvis Presley or the history of the civil rights movement. Continue reading →