Day 11: Sikeston to Memphis
The Rundown Photo of the day: Stuck behind a tractor on the way to Memphis, Tenn. Sound bite of the day: The American Indians who lived in the lower Mississippi Valley, known as the Mississippians,...
View ArticleDay 12: Memphis to Jackson
The Rundown Low point of the day: Visiting Graceland in Memphis would cost nearly $100 after we pay for admission and parking. A tour of Elvis’s home would break the budget. We do a drive-by so we can...
View ArticleDay 13: Jackson to Vicksburg
The Rundown High point of the day: We veered off the Great River Road to stay over in Jackson, Miss., and the rich, flavorful Senegalese chicken peanut soup (pictured above) we devour at Steve’s...
View ArticleRusty’s: Pie No. 4
How do you know if you’re eating a good slice of pie? You know because it makes you weak in the knees. At least that’s the criteria I set in my first blog post about my hunt for the best slice of pie...
View ArticleDay 14: Vicksburg to Natchez
The Rundown Sound bite of the day: The Mississippi River was important in the Civil War because whoever controlled the river controlled the nation, and Vicksburg, Miss., built atop a 300-foot-high...
View ArticleDay 15: Natchez to Baton Rouge
The Rundown Sound bite: Along the southern stretch of the Mississippi River between Vicksburg, Miss., and New Orleans, La., you’ll find dozens of historic sugar plantation estates–mansions of grand...
View ArticleDay 16: Baton Rouge to New Orleans
The Rundown Low point of the day: Our plan is to drive from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and head directly for Mother’s Restaurant for a soft shell crab sandwich. Ten years ago, my husband and I ate a...
View ArticlePie No. 5: the winner!
This isn’t my best pie photograph but I can assure you that the pictured pecan pie from the Camellia Grill in New Orleans is the best slice that I ate along the Mississippi River. If only I had a...
View ArticleDay 17: New Orleans to the end of the world
If you look at a satellite map and zone in on southern Louisiana, you’ll see that the Mississippi River branches out into several water channels. Before dumping into the Gulf of Mexico, the channels...
View ArticleFamily travel on $150 a day
Who can afford to take their kids on vacation in a sagging economy? This summer my husband, two kids, and I went on a 17-day road trip and we gave ourselves a budget of $150 a day–a total of $2,550–to...
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