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I am born and raised in Australia and have followed the Jazz since game 6 vs the bulls (not exactly the best game to start following the Jazz on). That was the first game I was ever able to watch on TV here and was still pretty young. I've stuck with the team through thick and thin and even flew over for 3 Jazz game in SLC about 4 years ago.

I am now coming back and have decided to do a big trip. I am starting in Miami when we play the Heat on 16 Dec. I'm going on the road to Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte before flying to Memphis and then on to SLC for the game vs Lakers, Bobcats and Bucks. I'm then going to fly to LA to see the game vs the Lakers on 03 Jan before flying home to Sydney. This will have me in SLC from 24 Dec 13 - 03 Jan 14.

I'm keen to see as much as I can in each city I visit and do as much as possible. Has anyone got any ideas of what is worth doing in any of these cities (I'm definitely going to Graceland in Memphis)?

I'm really excited about the trip and can't wait to get to the States!!

:D
 
Welcome to the board. Well Orlando has Disney World, Atlanta has the Coke museum, Memphis has country music, Charlotte has Racing but whatever you do, DON't judge America on these cities. The South is definitely different than most of the country. Too bad you couldn't swing New Orleans. That is a fun city if you like to party.

Welcome to Jazz nation. What can you tell us of Dante Exum?
 
LA is great so much to do. The Getty, Hollywood, The Bowl, the beaches (Venice- people watching), Six Flags, Disneyland (OC), restaurants, etc. Go early to the game and you can walk around Staples center.
 
Welcome, ADS. Looking fwd to following your story while you're living it.
Pretty cool that you were able to post an avi with post #1. Savvy.
 
cowhide said:
Welcome to the board. Well Orlando has Disney World, Atlanta has the Coke museum, Memphis has country music, Charlotte has Racing but whatever you do, DON't judge America on these cities. The South is definitely different than most of the country. Too bad you couldn't swing New Orleans. That is a fun city if you like to party.

Welcome to Jazz nation. What can you tell us of Dante Exum?
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Yeah... because it's not America or anything.... wtf, cowhide??
 
PKM said:
Yeah... because it's not America or anything.... wtf, cowhide??
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Did I say they weren't part of AMerica? Sometimes people who visit America go to one place or one section of America and think that particular area represents all of America. It would be the same for LA, NY etc. I only mentioned the SOuth because I didn't read he was going to LA until I had already posted my first post.

Sensitive?
 
cowhide said:
Did I say they weren't part of AMerica? Sometimes people who visit America go to one place or one section of America and think that particular area represents all of America. It would be the same for LA, NY etc. I only mentioned the SOuth because I didn't read he was going to LA until I had already posted my first post.

Sensitive?
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I'm "from" everywhere.. meaning lived about everywhere for extended periods... so no.. not a sensitive thing.
But when a guy says he's going to Miami and LA along with some other southern cities and you say please DoN'T judge murica on the south!!! 1! It kinda reeks of #2, tbpfhwy.

Yo, ADS.. PLEASE DO NOT judge America on SLC!
 
PKM said:
PLEASE DO NOT judge America on SLC!
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I'm impressed you would do that with this team. Obviously the highlight will probably be the traveling you do beyond watching the games but it's kind of cool you've built it around that. I imagine every arena will have a special- we're playing the Jazz - markdown for those games too which is nice. If you run into either Myself or Sophia Vergara along your route, don't judge other Americans by us. We're much better looking.

How long are you going to be in L.A.?


SLC you should obviously go snowboarding/skiing somewhere in Park City. Do the bobsled run there too. Break a few bones.
 
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Duck Rodgers said:
I'm impressed you would do that with this team. Obviously the highlight will probably be the traveling you do beyond watching the games but it's kind of cool you've built it around that. I imagine every arena will have a special- we're playing the Jazz - markdown for those games too which is nice. If you run into either Myself or Sophia Vergara along your route, don't judge other Americans by us. We're much better looking.

How long are you going to be in L.A.?


SLC you should obviously go snowboarding/skiing somewhere in Park City. Do the bobsled run there too. Break a few bones.
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I laughed. Cereally.
 
The south is rad. Way rad. All the fun without all the pretentiousness and smugness of the yanks.
 
Memphis has a ton of Elvis related things (Graceland) and Beale St. Beale St is best enjoyed as a nightime activity but only if you drink. Also while in the south hit up some good BBQ joints. Corkys in Memphis is good.

Also as mentioned do not judge America based on one area. The west coast, texas, plains states, south, mountain west and new england areas all have very distinct food, customs and culture. America is very diverse that way.
 
Only judge America on it's internet forums.

Too bad this trip has to be done during the dead of winter, but I understand.

Florida will specialize in R & R opportunities. Try not to get shot in Atlanta or Memphis. Charlotte has a big financial center, and Al Jefferson. Gotta go skiing or snowboarding in Utah. You can do anything you want in LA, fun place.



edit: And what Stoked said. Esp bout the bbq
 
If I were going to Miami, there is zero doubt I'm heading south into the Florida Keys... but I'm a major slow-paced, palm trees, a breeze, a beautiful ocean, and a drink-in-the-hand kinda guy. Me and Miami don't get along well.
 
Memphis sits on the Mississippi River, which is the largest in North America. I think you can also see Duck Dynasty and what the NASCAR is all about (if you're into that sort of thing).

I wouldn't recommend visiting any of our zoos to an Aussie. We don't have many cool animals so we take them from your continent, Asia, Africa, South America, & the Antarctica.


One more thing the web needs to know: is Australia screwing with us?
 
Seriously, take this from a Utah guy. The south kicks ***. Most people are mega friendly, the food is ridiculously good, the weather is great this time of year, and if you can weed through the morbidly obese, you can find some amazing southern belles. Watch out for turtles on the highways. Wasn't expecting that and blew out a tire (not to mention the poor creature) because they were everywhere in south Carolina and Georgia when I was there.

Drink lots of southern whiskey and eat BBQ.



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I am born and raised in Australia and have followed the Jazz since game 6 vs the bulls (not exactly the best game to start following the Jazz on). That was the first game I was ever able to watch on TV here and was still pretty young. I've stuck with the team through thick and thin and even flew over for 3 Jazz game in SLC about 4 years ago.

I am now coming back and have decided to do a big trip. I am starting in Miami when we play the Heat on 16 Dec. I'm going on the road to Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte before flying to Memphis and then on to SLC for the game vs Lakers, Bobcats and Bucks. I'm then going to fly to LA to see the game vs the Lakers on 03 Jan before flying home to Sydney. This will have me in SLC from 24 Dec 13 - 03 Jan 14.

I'm keen to see as much as I can in each city I visit and do as much as possible. Has anyone got any ideas of what is worth doing in any of these cities (I'm definitely going to Graceland in Memphis)?

I'm really excited about the trip and can't wait to get to the States!!

:D
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How long will you be in LA?

I know I went to LA almost two years ago, and we managed to squeeze in a short trip to San Francisco while we were there (despite them being quite a few hours apart).


Fully, fully fully recommend checking out San Francisco, if you're in LA for an extended period of time. It is by far the American city that I have enjoyed the most. Not sure what it's like in the winter (maybe teh Bay Area folk like Beantown and squareinthecircle can elaborate), but I liked it more than LA, Seattle, and lotsa other cities that I've checked out.


$0.02 from a non-American
 
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