US31 W Bypass Bowling Green KY April 1995
It's April 1995 and the morning of my first ever full day in the USA. We're on our school's lower sixth form exchange trip, we flew from London Heathrow to Nashville TN via Chicago the previous day, then travelled to Bowling Green KY where we would stay for two nights in the Howard Johnson Hotel.
Unfortunately the following January a fatal fire would occur at the property when the franchisee set it alight after hitting financial issues.
Back to our school trip, and after our two night stay in Bowling Green - during which we would visit the Western Kentucky University campus - it was back on the road for a 170 mile plus drive to western Tennessee and the city of Dyersburg where we would stay with families for a couple of weeks or so.
Having grown up in the 1980's as a big fan of American TV such as the A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Fall Guy, Knight Rider etc, I was very happy with my surroundings on emerging from the hotel.
Everything in America looked just like it did on the telly and in films, there were fascinating vehicles everywhere, and the portions of food were massive.
There began my love of exploring the USA.
US31 W Bypass Bowling Green KY April 1995
It's April 1995 and the morning of my first ever full day in the USA. We're on our school's lower sixth form exchange trip, we flew from London Heathrow to Nashville TN via Chicago the previous day, then travelled to Bowling Green KY where we would stay for two nights in the Howard Johnson Hotel.
Unfortunately the following January a fatal fire would occur at the property when the franchisee set it alight after hitting financial issues.
Back to our school trip, and after our two night stay in Bowling Green - during which we would visit the Western Kentucky University campus - it was back on the road for a 170 mile plus drive to western Tennessee and the city of Dyersburg where we would stay with families for a couple of weeks or so.
Having grown up in the 1980's as a big fan of American TV such as the A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Fall Guy, Knight Rider etc, I was very happy with my surroundings on emerging from the hotel.
Everything in America looked just like it did on the telly and in films, there were fascinating vehicles everywhere, and the portions of food were massive.
There began my love of exploring the USA.