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The Cruise Director

How far ahead do you book a cruise? When it’s for a once-in a- lifetime full world cruise, people often book up to two years ahead. Cunard and P&O; Cruises World Cruising recently released their 2015 world voyages itineraries and are expecting the phones to run hot with advance bookings over the next few weeks.

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Dining at Miss Mary Bobo's restaurant and boarding house, Lynchburg, Tennessee.

Barrels and board

Harriet Alexander joins the Jack Daniel's fans who come for the distillery and stay for Miss Mary's meatloaf.

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Blues and routes

Elvis and Dolly Parton, honky tonk and soul, draw Philip Sherwell to the home of America's music.

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Cross country ... the author on her Harley.

Motorcycle diaries

From Mississippi to Milwaukee, Susan Bredow rumbles through the Deep South on a Harley-Davidson.

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