Welcome to the first stop on our virtual road trip around the U.S. I am so excited for this tour and I hope you all enjoy it. The U.S is my top place to visit and within the U.S a few particular states which I will tell you all about later on in the road trip.
Today we are arrive in Alabama and our tour host today is Ginny from Ginny Gallagher .com formerly known as Gin's Book Notes. Enjoy your day in Alabama!
Hi everyone! Welcome to Alabama the 30th largest state in the U.S. I live in the Southeast portion of Alabama also known as LA (lower Alabama). My area borders North Florida and South Georgia, which is nice because the Florida white sandy beaches are within an hour or two drive.
You will need to pack some shorts, sunscreen, and mosquito spray for this trip. It’s going to be HOT and HUMID! Be prepared to sweat.
While you are in Alabama you might want to visit…
Huntsville, AL – Home to the U.S. Space and Rocket Centre (Space Camp anyone?) and the Huntsville Botanical Gardens
Mobile, AL – USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Gulf Shores AL - Beautiful beaches with pure powder white sand.
Birmingham, AL - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and McWane Science Center
You can check out the Alabama Travel Sites for more must visit places in Alabama.
There’s only one thing we Alabamans love more than football and that’s eating. You will find plenty of down home southern style food establishments to satisfy your hunger along with any other style food that might make your taste buds dance.
Famous people from Alabama:
Channing Tatum
Courteney Cox
Martin Luther King, III
Rosa Parks
Helen Keller
Nat King Cole
Authors or books set in Alabama
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg
Forest Gump by Winston Groom
A.G. Porter, indie author of The Darkness Trilogy calls Alabama home.
Susannah Sandlin – author of Penton Legacy, Omega Force, and The Collectors Series.
I will soon be able to add my name and book one of The Cauldron Series to this list!
Thanks Megan for offering me the opportunity to share a little about the place I call home with you and your readers. I know I’ve missed many wonderful authors, books, restaurants, etc. but I hope that I’ve shared enough to stir your interest in Alabama.
Ginny Gallagher – formerly Gin’s Book Notes
Thanks to Ginny for sharing all about Alabama. I really want to check out the beaches and try some of Saw's Soul Kitchen Food.
Check out Day two in Alaska with author Jolene B Perry here
You can follow all the road trip posts here
Giveaway
Ginny has kindly offered a giveaway with her post of a $10 Amazon Gift Card. This is open to anyone who can receive Amazon.com giftcards. The giveaway ends August 23rd 2015.
Looks like you had fun! :p The Gulf Shore region is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good visit to Alabama! Great job Ginny! I'm up in the Northern part of the state in Huntsville and I must agree that Po' Boy Factory is pretty good!
ReplyDeleteJust passed through Alabama last month - my first time in the state
ReplyDeleteI love Alabama! Good thing too since I live here :-)
ReplyDelete- April
Stayed in Alabama years ago and thought it was a lovely state! Probably too hot and humid for me.
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I've never been to Alabama but hope to visit, wouldn't mind those Gulf Shore beaches! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never been.
ReplyDeleteI've driven through Alabama a few times on the way to Florida. After seeing Sweet Home Alabama which is one of my favorite movies I've always wanted to go back and visit the beaches!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in the Shoals area. I'm organically from central Alabama. I have yet to get to the Gulf Shores but it's on the agenda. I've passed through the area on my way to Panama Beach Florida. Congrats to Ginny on the new series.
ReplyDeleteAbbi Glines is a favorite Author of mine and is from Alabama!
ReplyDeleteI'm just curious to see what Birmingham, AL is like compared to Birmingham, UK
ReplyDeleteI've been curious about Alabama ever since I read To Kill a Mockingbird.
ReplyDeleteMy aunt lives in Alabama and she loves going to the beach there. Thanks for the giveaway. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great, historical place to visit :)
ReplyDeleteI've never been to Alabama, but I would certainly like to visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win :)
-Amber Terry-
Alabama sounds like a really nice place :) i have never been to usa tho :P i want to one day :) thank you for the opportunity
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting, I'd love to go to the US Space and Rocket Center but only when the weather has cooled down. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteAnn S
I may want to visit Alabama, as I have never been there. It looks like it offers a lot of history for those who wish to partake in it.
ReplyDeleteI may want to visit Alabama, as I have never been there. It looks like it offers a lot of history for those who wish to partake in it.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun! I have been to Alabama but only VERY briefly. My friend and I decided to drive there once (from Pennsylvania, mind you!) and we umm didn't book a hotel. We figured we'd just stop wherever, NBD. And it wouldn't have been... except the Talladega Whatever the heck car race thing was happening that weekend! Well, we'd driven to Birmingham, and they told us that basically there was not a hotel available for 100 miles in every direction. We ended up staying in Chattanooga, TN, and got the ONLY room left. So... it was a brief stay and I would LOVE to go back! I haven't spent enough time in the south at all!
ReplyDeleteShannon @ It Starts At Midnight
My boyfriend was from Tennessee so we used to go to Hunstville whenever we were in the area
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Thanks.
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