New Orleans Travel Blogs

October 31st had arrived, but we still had all day long before Halloween night. I had agreed to meet with Sal at the French Quarter at 11.45. I tried to leave with sufficient time, but it ended up not being enough because I could not find where to park! I did endless turns until I found what I thou…

Alright things were fun the previous day, but they were going to get even funnier the next day.I woke up at 9:30 AM and went out on the streets at 10. It seems that it was the perfect time since "Zulu" (the first parade) had just begun. Here's when the good times really started! I never thought cat…

Up at a good time to dress and get our breakfast downstairs in the hotel breakfast room. Cereal, juice, yogurt, a sweet roll and coffee. Then back up to our room and shower and pack up for check out by 11 a.m. We are going to stay in town today to be able to make the New Orleans TravBuddy Meetup …

Finally, Mardi Gras is here. It was the last day of this party weekend! There were some parades programmed, but that's it. Everything was supposed to end early, because the next day was a regular day and people had to go back to work and it was a Catholic Holiday too - Ash Wednesday. After a "busy…

Ahhh, the day finally arrives when I can meet up with all my new friends and listen to the great music!!!! Friday.  I joined this website (yes, another one that has meetups).  It was the chat page off the NOLA Jazz Fest site.  The people on this site call themselves Threadheads.&nbs…

I asked for a wake up call last night. That was a good idea, haha. I still needed to pack the last stuff. I was almost ready when I noticed something was missing, OMG! Where is my camera? I looked for it everywhere. I was about calling Shannon and asked him if I left it in his car last night, but I…

  JAZZING IT UP IN N’AWLINS   I had the privilege of attending my 7th and 8th TravBuddy meetups the last week of April in both N'awlins and the Big Apple. 13 of us gathered in the French Quarter of the Crescent City on Thursday, April 24 on Jazz Fest eve.   The party occu…

Today was free of everything. I had no tours booked because I figured that we would venture on foot. I hadn't planned in all the walking we had already done the nights and days before. My feet were killing me. lol When we stepped out of the hotel on this day we almost immediately wanted to turn aro…

I'm sure this is the part everyone wants to read.  What is it like in New Orleans 10 months after Katrina?  To tell you the truth, I can only say a few things.  First, the city worked very hard to clean up the area around the Convention Center to make our conference a huge success.&n…

This was basically a one day trip, so I will summarize it all in just one entry. I drove to NOLA from Ruston on Saturday 25th, and arrived to the city around 5 PM. After checking in my hotel (see my hotel reviews!), I went to the site of the Jazz Fest, because I wanted to see how far it was from my…

I am sitting here thinking of everything that has happened in my life and the changes since Katrina went through the Gulf Coast, the damage to New Orleans and the remainder of the coastal areas, the levies failing in the 9th ward, the media coverage, the times I have been back to New Orleans and th…

well, the trip was ending today. It's a sad moment. I love to be travelling. It doesn't matter if it's because of business or because of fun. Today I had to catch a flight at noon, so I went first to the office and then to the airport. I was lucky I met a nice guy at the airport, who helped me goi…

We had a short day, so we concentrated on one particular area. I have lived in the New Orleans area my whole life, so I thought I would highlight a few things for those who would like to visit our great city! We started out with a visit to Cafe du Monde for the world famous beignets. For those …

Well, first off there was MUCHO coffee Friday morning.  OMG!  Out way too late and imbibed a wee bit too much....I think that someone should invent a caffeine intraveneous drip....somehow.  I'd buy one, just for JF use. Ah, again, 4 days of fabulous music, drinking and great food (Y…

A few pics from my October 2009 trip to New Orleans.