Another of my stories from last year's Trafalgar famil to the Southern US is published in MAS Magazine (click here to read).
Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Orleans. Show all posts
Monday, 29 February 2016
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Last New Orleans pics
A couple more pics taken this time last week: of the jazz cruise along the Mississippi and the beautiful city of NOLA.
Oh heat, how I miss thee...
Oh heat, how I miss thee...
Saturday, 3 October 2015
New Orleans
I managed to find some time before my flight to LA so here goes:
We've just spent three nights in the Big Easy, possibly one of the coolest cities on the planet. It helped that the temperatures nudged 30+ degrees every day and that the honeyed, Southern drawl made me smile with delight.
You can't go long, or far, in this city without hearing the word Katrina. And while the scars of this devastating hurricane a decade ago are still evident in some parts, this city has a PhD in reinventing itself.
There was an evening class at the Louisiana Cooking School (and the best gumbo this side of Tennessee), a swamp tour (check me out with the baby gator), a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River and lots and lots of great jazz, good food and sunshine. NOLA might just be my new best friend.
We've just spent three nights in the Big Easy, possibly one of the coolest cities on the planet. It helped that the temperatures nudged 30+ degrees every day and that the honeyed, Southern drawl made me smile with delight.
You can't go long, or far, in this city without hearing the word Katrina. And while the scars of this devastating hurricane a decade ago are still evident in some parts, this city has a PhD in reinventing itself.
There was an evening class at the Louisiana Cooking School (and the best gumbo this side of Tennessee), a swamp tour (check me out with the baby gator), a dinner cruise on the Mississippi River and lots and lots of great jazz, good food and sunshine. NOLA might just be my new best friend.
Friday, 28 August 2015
Born in the USA
The travel gods have awoken from their slumber and awarded me a media trip to the US - a 10 day famil from Tennessee to New Orleans at the end of next month with those wonderful folks at Trafalgar.
Have never been this far south, so I'm really excited about the chance to visit lots of fabulous places I can write the shizzle out of. I'm especially amped to visit Graceland - I'm no Elvis fan, but having been married by a particularly impressive one, I'm keen to check out the real Elvis' whare.
On the way home, I'll be spending a couple of nights in LA with a mate from journalism school, so that should be fun.
Woohoo, what a fantabulous way to end a busy week!
Have never been this far south, so I'm really excited about the chance to visit lots of fabulous places I can write the shizzle out of. I'm especially amped to visit Graceland - I'm no Elvis fan, but having been married by a particularly impressive one, I'm keen to check out the real Elvis' whare.
On the way home, I'll be spending a couple of nights in LA with a mate from journalism school, so that should be fun.
Woohoo, what a fantabulous way to end a busy week!
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