US Bound. Tickets booked!

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Can you tell I am somewhat excited? Yesterday I wrote about a hastily arranged Writers' Block meetup happening in a little over four weeks' time in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Not only a chance to meet some of our awesome members but also to plan and set forth the next stage of our community.

@rhondak researched cabins on Airbnb and has secured us a charming property that sleeps 8 comfortably, more at a push.

Flights from the UK to Knoxville cost in the region of £950 - $1300. With such a hastily arranged trip I secured a loan of Steem from the awesome bank of @Neoxian yesterday and we set up a schedule for repayment. Much appreciated @Neoxian.

Having received confirmation of dates earlier from @rhondak, I exchanged the Steem to LTC via @blocktrades and waited patiently for the funds to be loaded onto my Wirex card before booking my flights.

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Travel from my local airport, Birmingham, is never straightforward and usually involves several stops along the way. My itinerary is as follows:

I shall catch the train from my local station to Birmingham Airport early on June 20^th.

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My first flight is a brief hop over the Irish Sea to Dublin. After a 3 1/2 hour wait I will board a flight to Washington Dulles. 1 hr 25 minutes later I will board the Knoville flight, arriving at roughly 7pm.

@rhondak and her husband Scott will meet me at the airport, we shall travel to a local motel to drop my things off and we will no doubt go and dine somewhere. Check in at the cabin isn't due until the next afternoon.

After a long weekend of meeting, friendship cementing, future planning, some drinking no doubt, visiting local areas, chatting, more drinking etc we leave the cabin on the 24^th. I will return to the motel in Knoxville to spend the night before boarding my first flight back to the UK.

I have always wanted to visit The States and I am assured by Rhonda that I will get a genuine slice of real Americana. I cannot wait!

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