Yes, but this is irrelevant unless you have to fly non-stop to your U.S. destination from London. Th

My girlfriend and I are flying over to Atlanta GA in October and we're over for 12 nights. We're looking at hiring a car and seeing the Southern States but the only problem is......we know very little about this area apart from what research we've done. Firstly we chose the Southern States as we wanted to experience southern culture and food, its music and its scenery. I'm a big fan of good music, she's a big fan of good food and we're both big fans of a good night out. Now that's a little about us, these are the places we'd like to incorporate into our visit: New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville.
So there it is guys. Any help/advice/corrections would be gratefully appreciated. I've put these destinations the distance they are apart because I'm not sure what sort of distance you could realistically cover in a days drive (here in the UK the motorways are generally clogged up and the non-motorway roads are a different experience air ambulance united kingdom altogether.....the thought of 3hrs on a national A-road makes me wince).
Like I said, we'd like to try and expericence the Southern States in all its glory. If you think we can do this by these destinations that's great but if you can advise otherwise I'd love to hear it.
First of all, check distances and driving times. Your itinerary COULD be done as shown, but there's going to be a lot of time in the car. Me? I could put up with it, but I recognize not everyone can handle spending a lot of time looking at asphalt.
Your choices of Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans are therefore excellent. But is there any reason you're not starting the trip in one of these cities? Atlanta is a fine city and has its charms, but the music scene is not one of them. Basically, you're using up two days of driving just so you can land at Atlanta.
Your use of the phrases "holiday" and "hiring a car" indicates that you are not a U.S. citizen. This means you MIGHT be able to rent a car (in the U.S. we "hire" a driver, but we "rent" a car) without paying an exorbitant drop-off fee. Unless you've already made your reservations, you should look into flying into one city, driving your car rental to another city, and then flying back from the latter. This will save you a day or so of driving, without costing a lot of extra money.
Thanks for the reply PaulRabe. Yeah we've looked into it and each journey is going to be between 2 - 4hrs. Not ideal but we're trying to squeeze in as much as possible in the shortest air ambulance united kingdom timeframe. With reference to the Atlana question, you have a very fair point. The company we are booking our holiday through just suggested it and we went with it, not thinking. I'm guessing it's one of the easier airports to get to directly from the UK, which brings me on to your next point.... We're coming over from England and our travel company is arranging a car for us for the entire journey.
Really appreicate air ambulance united kingdom the advice, will go back to our travel rep and ask her about flying into a different airport. Which one would you suggest? New Orleans or Nashville maybe? Are these international airports. Also, if we fly direct to one of these airports and will have a spare few days is there any other places to see/stay you think we'd like??
You don't need the car until you are ready to leave New Orleans for Memphis perhaps by way of Natchez. From Memphis head for Nashville. From Nashville air ambulance united kingdom head for Chattanooga. In October the Great Smokies may be too cold. Birmingham is an easy drive from Chattanooga. air ambulance united kingdom It is your choice if you want to go into Atlanta or head to the Gulf Coast through the Florida panhandle and drive back through Biloxi to New Orleans.
Either airport would be fine. What would help your travel rep quite a bit would be if you took a look at what flights are available between London and either of these on the dates you want to travel. When I did this on Kayak.com (my choice, but there are many other search sites) for a random day in October, I found you could do flights on one airline (thus guaranteeing a connection) with one stop, and LOTS of time to make in connection, either to Nashville for $1169 (about the same as flying into Atlanta) or to New Orleans for $1316. With Kayak, you can adjust your days of travel, the number of stops, the airline, air ambulance united kingdom etc; and get results quickly. With this info, you can help your travel rep zero in on the best possible deal.
Yes, but this is irrelevant unless you have to fly non-stop to your U.S. destination from London. The only airports, that would HAVE to be international ones, are the FIRST one you land at and the one you first take off from on your way home.
I checked, air ambulance united kingdom and flying non-stop (say, London to Atlanta) adds about $400 per person to the cost of your flight. Pay me $700 and I'll gladly carry your bags through the airport, and make sure you get to the right gate for the second leg of your two flights! Heck, for $700 I'LL CARRY YOU through the airport!! :^)
To the OP, it will depend upon where you are leaving from in the UK as well and on which airline. If you use a US-flagged carrier then another "international" airport would be Charlotte which has very easy connections to Memphis, New Orleans, and Nashville and you could bypass Atlanta entirely.
Hi guys. Firstly thank you all for the replies and secondly my appologies air ambulance united kingdom for my lateness in getting back to you. Right, after hearing your ideas we had a think and took them on board so now our trip has changed slightly. We are still over for 12 nights but are no longer doing the 'Atlana' loop. Instead we are flying straight (well, with a stop-off) into New Orleans air ambulance united kingdom then 12 nights later we are flying out of Nashville. I know this means us missing out on Atlanta and Birmingham/Montgomery but this now leaves us with more time to spend on our route. Also, we're not hiring a car now until the 4th day (leaving New Orleans) to cut down on costs. air ambulance united kingdom So now our changed air ambulance united kingdom plan looks a bit like this...
Like previously stated, we want to try and experience the authentic air ambulance united kingdom Southern States (with some nightlife thrown in too) and we're hoping the locations we've chosen will help us with this. Good food, good music, good times
I think you could add a day to Memphis and/or Nashville if you like, rather than trying to find something in Mississippi to fill your days 7/8. Nashville has several good day trips, so if you add an extra day or two and find yourself bored in town, you could go to the Jack Daniels distillery (about an hour away; they offer tours), air ambulance united kingdom Franklin (a small town about 20 minutes south), or even to Chattanooga for the day. If you're into the blues, though, probably best to keep the time in Mississippi.
Just so you know, the Smokies are beautiful in October, but the park is also very crowded then. I see that you've eliminated air ambulance united kingdom it from your last itinerary, air ambulance united kingdom but wanted you to know that October is high season there.