http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Louisiana , Lafayette en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 22:52:42 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:52:42 +0000 Headed west on Route 10. Florida was sunny but the wind was constant and had a real bite to it hence the winter hats and jackets Took a long walk this morning through the Fort Pickens military conquers and watched the Blue Angels practice across the water Jordan got some great pictures we39ll share from our next camp.Just picked up some groceries outside of Baton Rouge everyone greeted us http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-778346.html A few snaps from Louisiana. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-740096.html We left Galveston a little heavy hearted. We all wanted to stay another week here but we had more adventure waiting for us. The kids were looking forward to the swamp tour and seeing some alligators. The adults were looking forward to some Cajun food. My parents had been to Lafayette 20 years ago and had gone to a restaurant called Prejeans. I looked it up before I left and found that the place w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-726874.html Well had a wonderful dinner at Mulates great food and loads of Cajun dancing we all had a fun night Sunday Tim and Debbie went to mass at Blake39s Uni Loyola early a stunning old church there then we all headed down to the French Quarter once again music and bands everywhere oh and some sights for sore eyes too went to Conservation Hall a very famous music hall in the heart of French http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-709471.html Finally arrived in Lafayette after 24 hours travelling. Had a really great trip Premium economy seats from Sydney to Dallas Fort Worth Texas then an hours flight on a 40 seater down to Lafayette. Blake and Suzi live in a gorgeous community it is Easter Sunday here today and having loads of family over for lunch and drinks around the pool the weather is mid 2039s and very bright and sunny. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-705902.html Want to make your toddler happy The finest way of doing that is to gift your toddler with plush toys on herhis birthday. A plush toy is one that is stuffed with cotton beans or feathers. The material inside should give the plush or the luxuriously soft feel to the toy. Plush toys are also popular as stuffed toys and are very much preferred by the toddlers. They can spend a whole lot of time pla http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-671357.html Louisiana doesn39t always get such a good rap . True over the years it has probably earned its reputation for corruption in governments hot steamy weather a shambolic approach to reconstruction of its principle city and high crime levels. None of these factors did anything as far as we were concerned to outweigh the allure of possibly of catching some good blues cajun and zydeco music an http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-660869.html On this Independence Day I am feeling a new real sense of my personal independence. Only 1 more day before I start my big adventure. My feelings are changing from nervousness to full on excitement. I spent the day with my friend Mary Ann her story about her trip alone to England was the seed planted for my own adventure. My friends support leads me to believe I can pull this off and not only w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-511919.html Shared my plans with a few people. They were shocked. I need positive support encouragement. I'll pray about it. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-509027.html Today I purchased a ticket to see the Broadway show Mary Poppins. Now it feels like I'll really be in NYC because I have a ticket to be in a seat in a bldg on a specific day and time. I have the first train ticket to MSY and the hostel reservation . I'm starting to pack my things slowly and plan outfits to bring. I still havent told my family about this trip. I've shared my plans with my ch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-507852.html Well its only been a week since we left savannah but for some reason it seems much longer. for starters we drove 400 miles out of savannah on the first day. thats double what i normally like to put the truck through but she was running like a champ and i felt like driving so on we went. we made it to the north side of tallahasse. we camped out in a walmart to get a good jump on the morning http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-502570.html Spring has come to the deep South Cajun country to be exact. Even with the cool March wind blowing in from the northwest all of the trees are sporting baby leaves and the Gypsy Outhouse is dusted with pollen. The Cypress are grand with their skirted trunks knobby knees and drippy Spanish moss. The lunch special at Big Als today was shrimp jambalaya and white beans. Steve ordered a crawfish http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-486300.html The trip to Cut Off Melanies versionWe had the continual breakfast at the motel then set off on our next adventure We went from Gretna to Raceland. At Raceland we went south on Louisiana Highway 1. We went south all the way to Grand Isle. Grand Isle is known for its fishing. There we got to see a truck drive into the water with a trailer on it. No the people in it did not drown or get w http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-328700.html Outside of big cities the USA doesn't have a heck of a lot of guesthouses of the hostel type. A place where you can NOT make reservations in advance and have a good chance of landing a cheap bed or find yourself in an atmosphere where single travellers can congregate. Lafayette probably considered the capital of cajun country does have one called the Blue Moon Guesthouse. Clean has a 5 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-276583.html Some of the other highlights of the festival included the March 4th Marching Band from the Northwest US. We caught them first on the main stage then go to dance with them during a street parade.My faviorite show of the Festival was Jeffrey Broussard and the Creole Cowboys. I have enjoyed Jeffrey's music over the years and got to attend a workshop get an accordion lesson from him before bu http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-276225.html Au Festival International De Louisiane touts les annonces sont en Francais aussi en Anglais. Ills y ont nombreux artistes qui parlent Francais. Il y a beacoup de gens Francais ou Quebecois qui vont a Lafayette. J'ai eu une conversation amicale avec un homme creole du sujet de le langue Francais le langue Cajun et le langue Creole. J'ame bien la musique Creole. La musique Creole de Loui http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-273586.html Obfuscator writes We left our Natchitoches pronounced Nagodish apparently motel and headed into the town. We discovered early on that the red dot that drew us to the town the previous night had little bearing on the actual town. There was no site called antebellum homes but luckily there were plenty of other things that seemed pretty interesting. The historic downtown of Natchitoc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-263119.html We had a great time in Lafayette Louisiana. We camped at the Acadian Village Campground. It was nicely located close to attractions yet we were more in the country. It was 18 per night with water and electric. On Saturday the Acadian Village had their annual Rice and Gravy Festival. That day we paid the 6 admission fee to tour the Acadian Village and participate in the festival. The village is http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-145528.html Mainly Fine 22cApologies in advance for the wordy blog entry. Just blame the Hollywood celebs for making it into MY blog.I was 2metres away from the it couple Brad Angelina PittYou know when you look at someone and they look familiar but you cant quite place it Well.. thats what happened to me. I was getting a haircut in Uptown New Orleans when Brad Angelina just strolled past. T http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Louisiana/Lafayette/blog-108925.html