Category: Travel

Doing the Local Thing

12/7/2017

by Brinda Fuller Willis

In her business, More Than a Tourist, LLC, Jane Halbert Jones wants to help facilitate a good travel experience for people, and to also help them get a taste of the local culture. She can organize tours and vacations around the world, and also does tours of Jackson. Photo by Stephen Wilson

On Sept. 23, people gathered on a bus for a sightseeing tour of Jackson, stopping in neighborhoods such as Fondren, midtown and downtown.

The tour was part of Jane Halbert Jones' business, More Than a Tourist, LLC.

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Discovering the Blues in Tunica

9/6/2017

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by Cam Bonelli

Downtown Tunica Photo courtesy Jack Hammett

Tunica, Miss., lies in the northwest corner of Mississippi just 40 minutes from Memphis. Although not a pilgrimage to Mecca or a sprawling city, the almost-200-year-old-town has some interesting sites for an adventurer who is searching for small-town charm. The town is about a three-hour drive from Jackson and close enough to other interesting areas to make the destination a daytrip. Here are some of the noteworthy stops in Tunica.

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Jackson Must-Dos

9/5/2017

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by Amber Helsel

Trip Burns/File Photo

Whether you're in town for a football game, or you just want to get out and do something, Jackson has a lot of must-dos. Here are a few.

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Traipsing Through Memphis

6/8/2017

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story and photos by Amber Helsel

Inside a MATA trolley in Memphis

If you drive down Interstate 55 South three hours, you'll find yourself in the jazz capital of the world, New Orleans. But if you drive on that interstate north for three hours, you'll emerge into Mississippi's kindred blues spirit, Memphis. The city has so many sights that it's really tough to see them in one day (trust me on this one), but here are a few good ones.

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Doing the Local Thing

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