Country Info
- Washington
- Capital
- US Dollar (USD)
- Currency
- 301,282,231
- Population
- US
- Country Code
New Orleans Slideshow
Travel Blogs from New Orleans, United States
The New Orleans Restaurant Scene (World/US&C)
This is a top pick! ... Paris as the best food on earth. You absolutely cannot beat the fresh seafood. DH and I had a wonderful time sampling what New Orleans had to offer. From a wonderful, and memorable dinner at Broussard's, to kitchen counter dining at Emeril's, it was ...
Day 16 - New Orleans
... doesn't lose her shirt in Vegas. Observation of the Day - Is there a theme happening with this tour. Evil spirits in Savannah, voodoo in New Orleans. I think I will start saying nice things about everyone for fear of Kaf being turned into a toad. ...
Remiss- Catching Up
... ) walked in and suddenly I was chopped liver! So it goes. Both of them gave stern warnings, and the bartender joined in, about New Orleans (N.O.) they said it was far more dangerous than reported on the news, said to never get lost, never be off a main ...
damn mozzies
got to train station , somehow ended up in first class lounge ,, think kev needed a suit and laptop , not his shorts !! anyway free nibbles and drinks so success ,, directed to a large door which led directly onto platform where someone had kindly parked ...
Patience Laura, Patience!
Lundi Gras dawned overcast and foggy. I'm sure it rained overnight but we were determined to have our coffees and beignets at Café du Monde. It turns out that was the best part of our day. It bucketed down while we were in the restaurant with some ...
The Bikes of NOLA
Cool Rides in New Orleans When we got back from the swamp, we wanted to walk around the Quarter a bit more and Matt wanted to get his bike fixed. The pedal has been fussy since last summer, but lately has been falling right off every couple of ...
New Orleans - The Sad City of Jazz.
... type of donut covered in icing sugar)at the outside DuMonde cafe on a lovely sunny afternoon. We really liked New Orleans, very interesting place to visit. From here we headed to Houston, more about that later.... sorry ...
APril 8 - New Orleans (2 days worth)
... of the nightlife and got home somehow. Details are sketchy but I managed to spend about $120 in one evening. SATURDAY 8 APRIL - NEW ORLEANS. DAY 19 The Aussie boys got up at about 1pm so we kicked around a bit, yarning about the previous ...
New Orleans to Atlanta
Was up early today and decided to head out the Ninth Ward before returning the rental car, which was the place most hit by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Drove from the Hostel which took about 25 minutes. When I arrived at the Ninth Ward it was so ...
Out to Sea
Today is our first day at sea ... all day. After a delightful dinner last night at Windows, one of the large, elegant restaurants onboard, followed by a fabulous variety show in the theatre, I stayed up for hours in our stateroom reading the shipboard ...
Mardi Gras!!!
... in 2003 somehow just managed to surround Fat Tuesday. So once again, I organized a group of 8 people to go to New Orleans for a week. We traveled with much more room though because this time we took Jacqui's Subaru Outback Wagon and another ...
82. Colour and Grit
... else but squashed armadillos, great cotton plantations, and marshy swamp land. Over the world´s most awesome bridge, we entered New Orleans and the great state of Louisiana. From there, the roads deteriorated into potholes rather quickly. Camping at St. ...
Listen!
WE BELIEVE in the Word made flesh; therefore, we speak so others can LISTEN and hear His Word through us. LISTEN! He is risen! He is risen indeed, hallelujah! What a great day we had! From ...
The Big Easy
... through in some jazz, voodoo and a whole lot of French influence and you have on the coolest places in America, the big easy also know as New Orleans! Im only in town for a very short while but I made sure that I made the most of my time here, there is so ...
Day 15 - New Orleans
Day 15 saw Kaf and the girls on the move again. This time to New Orleans. Here, Kaf and Madge have scored a room on their own so have decided to spread themselves out. Kaf, being the typical virgin traveller, had to try everything out as soon as she got ...
Rochester, Destin, New Orleans, Weatherford, TX
... how much new construction there is since we were there last year. The colds continued to plague us when we were in New Orleans and we did not get to the tourist areas at all. This was a great disappointment as I have never been there ...
Leaving On Our Cruise
... sit and enjoy the sights. We drive onto the Algiers Ferry, which quickly takes us across the Mississippi River and into downtown New Orleans. As we drive past the infamous Convention Center, I suddenly realize that this doesn't seem like the way to the ...
Third stop
After three days of riding we entered Louisiana. We took a day off from riding in New Orleans. Evidence of the devistation caused by hurricane Katrina was still apparent for all to see; abandoned homes, derelict offices and broken roads were all ...
Thank You, May I Have Another
When I first boarded the plane for New Orleans last September, I had no idea what I was getting into. It was the most moving and painful experience of my life, and I was changed. But my plan remained the same: Go to Mexico, learn how to teach English, ...
The Gospel Tent
... frat-boy quotient was definitely filled in the Jazz Fest daytime festival, but for the most part i found the people i encountered in New Orleans to be quite pleasant and friendly. We took a trip to a lot of the hurricane devastated areas which was really ...
Go to the Mardi Gras
... ; it's now included as "They Call Us Wild" in my Italian Stampa Alternativa collection Va Tutto Bene / It's All Good. I returned ro New Orleans for Mardi Gras in 1977 and then missed the next four years until I made my first trip to the New Orleans ...
Day15- “Bourbon Street, Bourbon Street, Bour
... went for a walk around the streets of the French Quarter and we stumbled into a voodoo shop, where the cashier was truly a "New Orleans Giant" (NFL reference) and he also happened to have a Finnish girlfriend. From there, bar Pat O`Brians with the world ...
Happy Mardi Gras!
We found ourselves heading straight towards New Orleans the week before Fat Tuesday. Luckily Mardi Gras starts in late January and goes all the way until Fat Tuesday. So we headed into town for some parades, music, great food, and a little bit of New ...
Jazz and voulenteer in New Orleans...
... happen.. but obviusly it could.. and on the same time I needed to find a place to stay - so that made me work around in New Orleans for some hours very confused. Fortunatly John, whom I had wrote with via the web, had wrote me a mail, that I could stay ...
Workshops and the Holiday
... we left relatively early. For the fourth, we planned on going downtown and seeing Essence Festival. The festival is held in New Orleans every year and it is sponsered by an African American Women's magazine. There are vendors and artists and companies ...
Hey there Frenchy
... at night, so it is a car’s nightmare. The shops consist of either voodoo souvenir shops, restaurants with specific French New Orleans menus and bars. Bourbon street is full of bars and strip clubs, which really comes to life in the evenings. It ...
red eye
Lisa and I ended up heading out at about 3:15am to make it to the airport for our 5:25 departure. That was on top of getting to bed at 11:00pm the night before. Luckily we both were able to catch some sleep on the plane. We landed at ...
Nawlins (New Orleans, in case that wasn't clear)
... so he said he felt blessed. We realized that it's such a shame that Katrina is all we think about nowadays when we think of New Orleans, because actually so much of the area is completely back to normal (not a sign of it in the French Quarter, which ...
Friday the 13th - no disasters so far!
... to New Orleans left on time again - another small plane, about 50 seats, so I expected another bumpy ride, particularly as New Orleans was experiencing thunderstorms. I was not wrong, we had about 250 miles worth of turbulence. Fortunately my ...