Blogs from Louisiana, United States, North America - page 14

Well you all thought I had thrown a lot of photos at you the last couple of times? Be prepared for a major photo overload!! There is nothing quite like New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Already a city that beats to it's own drum they really let loose during Mardi Gras. The tourists flock to the business district and down town and the locals decorate their houses and balcony's in the official mardi gras colours of green, purple and gold/yellow. Walking up the street you will see dogs wearing tutu's people dressed up as all kind of characters - wigs, glitter and sequins really get a work out!! There are parades through Canal Street every day and it is easy to be overwhelmed with them so it is best to pick the ones you want to ... read more

1st Flew to New Orleans. Stayed last night in a hotel close to the airport and after a quick breakfast we got the shuttle bus to Toronto Airport. We had left early enough for a casual check in and are glad we did. It took over an hour just to get through security…then just as we were nearly at the front, we were pulled out of line…for a drug test. Then we were put through a different line. We groaned as we were nearly there. The guy told us to go straight to security 2. We bypassed the line, and went right to security 2. Then, the guy at security 2, told us to go back to the end of the line. Arrghh, fortunately the first guy who sent us there, called out and told him ... read more

R : New Orleans was fantastic. Lewis and Kylie told us it would be and it was. We arrived late the first day. It was immediately obvious that the city was jam packed. Our hotel was full of teenagers and town was pretty busy. People kept asking us "who were we here for" and it turned out a college football semi final called the sugar bowl was taking place on 1st January. On 31st December there was a huge football parade full of high school marching bands, which explained the number of teenagers in our hotel. (We had a nice hotel here as accomodation was scarce). I managed 3 nights without turning "grumpy old git" on the teenagers, before our 4am wake up call for the next flight. At that point I gave up and made ... read more

Geo: 30.2204, -92.0171We had a long travel day today, so we decided to get an early start. We left our hotel at 7:30 AM and 82 degrees with clear skies and headed for Lafayette, LA. Yes, the day began warm and only got warmer. By noon it was 97 degrees and topped out at 100 for most of the afternoon. They are definitely having a heat wave down here. Guess we need to return to Florida just to cool off. I love Texas. And today did not disappoint. But first we had to navigate the maze of raised roadways. Texas loves their tangles of roads and we drove up over some and under others and around some as well. With a good GPS it would be a piece of cake, however, the lady in the box ... read more

Grrr I just wrote a huge blog and my stupid phone deleted it. So.... Ok I finished my contiki it was amazing. Vegas killed me I have many bruises and scars. At the moment I'm in between my contiki and topdeck so staging in New Orleans by myself for 2 morenights. I don't know what to do... Bournmbon street is like... Bar... Bar... Strip club... Bar... Bar.... Vododoo shop.... Bar.... Haunted ghost tour.... Bar..... Nothing I can do on my own! I'm hoping to maybe find someone who is doing my tour........i have really high expectations of my new tour because contiki was SO good. I can'tbelieve I have to make new friends again! Hope these people are ok and not weirdos. wits so hot in New Orleans... About 37* and quite humid. last night I ... read more