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Distilled at Gratz Park

Distilled at Gratz Park. Taste the beautiful south in Lexington

The first I knew about Distilled at Gratz Park was when I stumbled into the Gratz Park Inn, a charming boutique hotel  tucked away in a quiet square in downtown Lexington Kentucky.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Bouquet Restaurant in Covington, Kentucky

Bouquet Restaurant. Taste delicious fine dining in Kentucky

Andy Mossack reviews the Bouquet Restaurant in Covington, Kentucky

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Walking in Memphis

Late morning and I’m walking in Memphis. Hot and steamy, with Marc Cohn’s lyrics bouncing around my head. I spot Jacqueline Smith still camped out on the corner of Mulberry and Butler Street opposite the Lorraine Motel, a place she has occupied for over 27 years

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Nashville. Music City is still in tune

I’m in Nashville’s Music Row on 16th Street, just a stone’s throw from RCA’s famous Studio B and I’m with Billy Montana and it’s raining buckets. Somewhat ironic really as Billy wrote the number 1 country hit Bring on the Rain, and frankly Nashville couldn’t bring on any more if it tried.

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Exploring Kentucky

Enjoy Exploring Kentucky

Covington, is the gateway to travelling Kentucky, itself the gateway to the South, perched on the banks of the Ohio River, with the skyscrapers of Cincinnati on the opposite side guarding the Ohio frontier. These days, the bridges only carry commuter traffic but it wasn’t always like that.

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New York on the Queen Mary 2

When was the last time you danced in a conga line round Heathrow’s Terminal 3 just because you were headed to the USA? Well, on the Queen Mary 2 you might well go all celebratory despite yourself. It’s that sort of a ship.

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