Knoxville Travel Blogs

I can't seem to read just one book at a time.  I'm most of the way through Forgotten Kingdom by Peter Goullart, getting in the mood for Lijiang.  He was born around the turn of the 20th century in Russia and fled with his mother eventually to Shanghai around the time of the Russian…

Just a few Facting Photos from a very short stay in Knoxville Tennessee on the latter part of the OSBGEYMFT-Old School Bill Go East Young Man Fall Tour.

Distance between Knoxville, Tennessee and other cities nearby:   Atlanta, Georgia: 3 ½ hours Nashville, Tennessee: 3 hours Chattanooga, Tennessee: 2 hours Memphis, Tennessee: 6 hours Asheville, North Carolina: 2 hours Gatlinburg, Tennessee: 1  hour 15 minutes Pigeon Forge, T…

Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport is very nice. The big airports like Denver and Atlanta will and can walk you to death trying to catch a connecting flight. And you have to hop on the car rental shuttle and travel to the rental car pick up area.  Not here, everyting is compact and to …

First, let me tell you that the main freeway through here is in a major overhaul. So traffic, detours and my GPS didn’t have a good time. And by the time we got into town it was late enough that most things were closed for the day, but workers were still trying to get off work and go home. Snarly…

Dan and I's 3 day, 2 night trip to Gatlinburg to sightsee and attend a friend's wedding.

As of Feb 2008 I left Australia in order to travel the USA visiting family and friends along the way. Starting in California I ventured on to Minnesota, roadtripped to Tennessee and will be off to New York to work at a summer camp in the coming months. An action packed and eye opening experience so far

Jim, (tvljim50) had a birthday on July 22th and I looked at his profile photo and thought, I could give him a gift by changing his shot. I downloaded the shot and did a little lighting and color changes and I hope he is happy with the outcome.  Happy Birthday, Jim!!   If this is a phot…

Getting home was good.  It took me around 5 hours that day.  The weather was perfect for arriving back home.  Overcast but not cold.  Glad to get back.  Still waiting for my boots though. . . . . .

Two wild and crazy guys tear up the United States.

So ater an evening camping in the Great Smoky Mountains, I drove north through the comical setup of Gatalinburg and Pidgeon Forge/Dollywood for Knoxville, TN.  It would serve as lunch break on my way to Nashville.  I parked downtown and wandered into the knoxville welcome center.  Th…

taking on the U.S. until January 2008

I flew from Washington DC to Longbeach CA then my immediate family and I piled into a minivan for a superfast attempt at crossing the US. I took pictures, most of which are from the back seat of the tinted window minivan, but some of which are through the windshield and a few are actually from times we stopped. Enjoy.

Good idea: drink a shot of wiskey before bed time to relax your body and help you sleep while camping. Bad idea: to drink a 1/5th the night before you leave the trail because "only a pussy would pack out alcohol"... dumb boys... I swear... Guess who was pucking all night... and day...

This wasn't a planned stop on my road trip, but it turned out to be on the way, so I pulled over early in the morning. Saw the towers from the fair, and the Alex Haley Statue at Heritage Park. Was only in the town for a few minutes at sunrise. Along my trip there are tons of big cities that I just …