Sometime ago you posted asking us travellers what holiday we would like and I rmember saying how much i would like to travel route 61.

I've just noticed you have it in there (Americas Heart & Soul), so think a big thank you is in order.

Have to add I'm also delighted to see that the hotels you are using are right in the city centres so walkable to nightlife, no good doing a music tour and not sampling a few live clubs. Quite often the hotels on touring hols are out the city with not too much near.

Chicago is in the best area walkable to many good places, very safe area aswell.

St Louis its really close to Lacledes Landing and also walkable to a very good music bar called "Beale on Broadway".

Memphis - virtually next to Beale Street, was there in 2005 and for music fans is fantastic.

New Orleans - Never been its on my bucket list.

Great work Will.

Mick

Will,

Sometime ago you posted asking us travellers what holiday we would like and I rmember saying how much i would like to travel route 61.

I've just noticed you have it in there (Americas Heart & Soul), so think a big thank you is in order.

Have to add I'm also delighted to see that the hotels you are using are right in the city centres so walkable to nightlife, no good doing a music tour and not sampling a few live clubs. Quite often the hotels on touring hols are out the city with not too much near.

Chicago is in the best area walkable to many good places, very safe area aswell.

St Louis its really close to Lacledes Landing and also walkable to a very good music bar called "Beale on Broadway".

Memphis - virtually next to Beale Street, was there in 2005 and for music fans is fantastic.

New Orleans - Never been its on my bucket list.

Great work Will.

Mick

Thanks Mick,

my colleague pulled this together and the amount of research he put in to make it absolutely perfect was fantastic.

He drove every last mile on his own to make sure none of the journeys were too long. He visited numerous hotels in each location to make sure they were the right quality and location. he spent a long time speaking with locals to find all of the best bits that your bog standrad tour operator would miss!

My favourite thing about this tour is all of the little extras - like the included Blues club in Chicago, breakfast a thousand feet up at the John Hancock, the Route 66 museum in Springfield and my favourite, the visit to the gospel church in memphis to listen to the choir in full flow!

(you may gather I am wanting to go on this one myself!)

Will,

Sometime ago you posted asking us travellers what holiday we would like and I rmember saying how much i would like to travel route 61.

I've just noticed you have it in there (Americas Heart & Soul), so think a big thank you is in order.

Have to add I'm also delighted to see that the hotels you are using are right in the city centres so walkable to nightlife, no good doing a music tour and not sampling a few live clubs. Quite often the hotels on touring hols are out the city with not too much near.

Chicago is in the best area walkable to many good places, very safe area aswell.

St Louis its really close to Lacledes Landing and also walkable to a very good music bar called "Beale on Broadway".

Memphis - virtually next to Beale Street, was there in 2005 and for music fans is fantastic.

New Orleans - Never been its on my bucket list.

Great work Will.

Mick

Thanks Mick,

my colleague pulled this together and the amount of research he put in to make it absolutely perfect was fantastic.

He drove every last mile on his own to make sure none of the journeys were too long. He visited numerous hotels in each location to make sure they were the right quality and location. he spent a long time speaking with locals to find all of the best bits that your bog standrad tour operator would miss!

My favourite thing about this tour is all of the little extras - like the included Blues club in Chicago, breakfast a thousand feet up at the John Hancock, the Route 66 museum in Springfield and my favourite, the visit to the gospel church in memphis to listen to the choir in full flow!

(you may gather I am wanting to go on this one myself!)

"He drove every last mile on his own to make sure none of the journeys were too long. He visited numerous hotels in each location to make sure they were the right quality and location. he spent a long time speaking with locals to find all of the best bits that your bog standrad tour operator would miss!"

any vacancies of this kind going at JY????? job of a lifetime! 😃

Will,

Sometime ago you posted asking us travellers what holiday we would like and I rmember saying how much i would like to travel route 61.

I've just noticed you have it in there (Americas Heart & Soul), so think a big thank you is in order.

Have to add I'm also delighted to see that the hotels you are using are right in the city centres so walkable to nightlife, no good doing a music tour and not sampling a few live clubs. Quite often the hotels on touring hols are out the city with not too much near.

Chicago is in the best area walkable to many good places, very safe area aswell.

St Louis its really close to Lacledes Landing and also walkable to a very good music bar called "Beale on Broadway".

Memphis - virtually next to Beale Street, was there in 2005 and for music fans is fantastic.

New Orleans - Never been its on my bucket list.

Great work Will.

Mick

Thanks Mick,

my colleague pulled this together and the amount of research he put in to make it absolutely perfect was fantastic.

He drove every last mile on his own to make sure none of the journeys were too long. He visited numerous hotels in each location to make sure they were the right quality and location. he spent a long time speaking with locals to find all of the best bits that your bog standrad tour operator would miss!

My favourite thing about this tour is all of the little extras - like the included Blues club in Chicago, breakfast a thousand feet up at the John Hancock, the Route 66 museum in Springfield and my favourite, the visit to the gospel church in memphis to listen to the choir in full flow!

(you may gather I am wanting to go on this one myself!)

"He drove every last mile on his own to make sure none of the journeys were too long. He visited numerous hotels in each location to make sure they were the right quality and location. he spent a long time speaking with locals to find all of the best bits that your bog standrad tour operator would miss!"

any vacancies of this kind going at JY????? job of a lifetime! :D

it's not quite as glamorous as it sounds I'm afraid! Lot's of walking round hotels with big long checklists, lots of driving, lots of meetings with people who may or may not have something good to offer us. And then topped off with a meal for one at the hotel bar.

That all said, it is the best job in the world though!

Yes, big thank you for this trip. Am off on LIttle BIg Horn trip next month and was hoping there would be a new US trip for 2014 (have covered the places you go to on the other trips). This new trip looks great.

Katy,

Coincidence I'm on the LBH trip but next week (Monday) flying from Manchester.

Mick

Couple of questions about this holiday -

1. Would we have any free time in Memphis to visit the Lorraine Hotel (National Civil Rights Museum) ?

2. On route to New Orleans from Memphis would we visit Clarksdale or Vicksburg ?

thanks

Mick

Will,

Couple of questions about this holiday -

1. Would we have any free time in Memphis to visit the Lorraine Hotel (National Civil Rights Museum) ?

2. On route to New Orleans from Memphis would we visit Clarksdale or Vicksburg ?

thanks

Mick

Re question 1 .....I hope you do I went and saw this when I was in the music tour JY did a few years ago, it's a very interesting place to visit. I love learning about all that sort of thing...and Martin Luther King ..What a man....

Cindy

Will,

Couple of questions about this holiday -

1. Would we have any free time in Memphis to visit the Lorraine Hotel (National Civil Rights Museum) ?

2. On route to New Orleans from Memphis would we visit Clarksdale or Vicksburg ?

thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,

with regards to 1. most of the Memphis free time would be in the evenings, so it would depend on the opening hours. You can also elect not to do the Gospel visit on the Sunday morning which could free up enough time for you.

2. we stop somewhere close to Jackson for lunch. We considered putting Clarksdale in but the feedback from the people in the know was that it wasn't a great idea.

Will,

Couple of questions about this holiday -

1. Would we have any free time in Memphis to visit the Lorraine Hotel (National Civil Rights Museum) ?

2. On route to New Orleans from Memphis would we visit Clarksdale or Vicksburg ?

thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,

with regards to 1. most of the Memphis free time would be in the evenings, so it would depend on the opening hours. You can also elect not to do the Gospel visit on the Sunday morning which could free up enough time for you.

2. we stop somewhere close to Jackson for lunch. We considered putting Clarksdale in but the feedback from the people in the know was that it wasn't a great idea.

Thanks Will,

Think the evening in Memphis will be spent on Beale St and think the Gospel visit would take priority.

Shame about Clarksdale would love to visit the crossroads which are the birthplace of the blues. Still appreciate you can't see everything.

Mick

Cindy

Thank you Mick for highlighting this tour. Have just returned from Alpine Europe so catching up on all the latest Community gossip. Loved New Orleans and Memphis back in 2008- memories of having a drink on Bourbon Street listening to some band playing Blues while Hurricane Ike went past- winds were blowing at 50 mph. Beale Street and Graceland are amazing. Would like to do this tour as I have never been to Chicago.

We stayed in Natchez- big antebellum house- Rosalie I think, where our guide asked us the difference between a veranda and a porch- you drink lemonade on a porch, mint julep on a veranda.

My problem now is which date to book?

Jan.

Hello all,

Thank you Mick for highlighting this tour. Have just returned from Alpine Europe so catching up on all the latest Community gossip. Loved New Orleans and Memphis back in 2008- memories of having a drink on Bourbon Street listening to some band playing Blues while Hurricane Ike went past- winds were blowing at 50 mph. Beale Street and Graceland are amazing. Would like to do this tour as I have never been to Chicago.

We stayed in Natchez- big antebellum house- Rosalie I think, where our guide asked us the difference between a veranda and a porch- you drink lemonade on a porch, mint julep on a veranda.

My problem now is which date to book?

Jan.

Jan,

Reckon you'll love chicago if you like the others, music clubs a bit more spread out but a bit of research you'll find them as a good few wakable from the hotel.

Not sure yet which trip I'll be on but November is slight favorite if i can wait that long.

Mick