#Tennessee
Art & CultureAsheville: River Arts District
One of the advantages of living in Tennessee (as my parents do) is its proximity to so many states. This may not seem like something spectacular to many people…
January 6, 2015 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkNashville: The Wild Cow
While visiting my parents in Tennessee over Thanksgiving, we took a handful of day trips, one of which was to Nashville, and as the resident vegan, I was given…
December 18, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin --> Goose Bay --> Newark --> Houston --> Knoxville
So, we're finally in Tennessee. As seems to be the tradition, just about everything had to go wrong, which mean we ended up arriving a day after scheduled...…
November 29, 2014 · 6 min read
Here & ThereGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
During our visit to Tennessee last year, my parents planned for us to spend a day in Gatlinburg, a city on the border to North Carolina. Gatlinburg is a…
June 10, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereThe Gatlinburg Simulacra
Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is one of those towns that really should have nothing going for it. However, its advantageous position just next to Great Smoky…
June 27, 2013 · 2 min read
Life & TimesLast Week on Instagram #7
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June 25, 2013 · 1 min read
Here & ThereSeahorses: Beyond Imagination.
I've always been fascinated with seahorses; admittedly, the way they reproduce, with the males caring for the eggs while they develop, strikes a chord with me.…
June 8, 2013 · 2 min read
Here & ThereChurch Street United Methodist Church.
While we never actually made it to a church service while in the states in March, we did spend an afternoon in downtown Knoxville on a walk that led us to…
May 28, 2013 · 1 min read
Here & ThereGatlinburg: Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine
During my undergraduate years, I did my fair share of drinking, and this is no secret to my parents. Now that I am older, I rarely have more than a couple…
May 27, 2013 · 3 min read
Here & ThereLookout Mountain Incline Railway.
During our week-long stay in Tennessee in March, my parents took M. and I on an overnight trip to Chattanooga, located a couple hours by car from Knoxville. On…
April 26, 2013 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkDowntown Knoxville.
Since our journey from Berlin to Knoxville was exhausting, Sunday morning was declared a day for sleeping in and then leisurely exploring the downtown part of…
April 8, 2013 · 3 min read
Here & ThereWall Street: Knoxville's Graffiti Alley.
I am used to seeing street art everywhere. Living in Berlin, graffiti is commonplace, and even though it's not technically allowed, it's everywhere, and isn't…
April 6, 2013 · 2 min read