New Orleans

When you visit New Orleans, there are plenty of places in the French Quarter for you to eat. However, we’ve learned something from living in a tourist town (like Orlando):…

This story could only happen in a place like New Orleans. I’ve already shared some of my most embarrassing travel stories, like when I blasted music from my phone on…

In the fall of 2021, we stayed for 6 nights in New Orleans. We planned on spending most days eating and listening to live jazz, so we decided to stay…

With cases, hospitalizations and deaths going down, more and more places are decreasing, if not eliminating Covid restrictions. That’s not to say they can’t be reinstated – we never know…

On one of the days of our New Orleans trip, we had a late dinner reservation. We needed to eat somewhere that would hold us over for the day but…

Over the past decade or so, there’s been a resurgence in the cocktail as an art form. Examples include using fresh ingredients, unusual combinations, and presentations that vary from classical…

Soon after arriving in New Orleans, we had eaten dinner at Donald Link’s James Beard Award-winning restaurant, Herbsaint. While the experience was great for our first evening in town, we…

It’s difficult to eat in New Orleans and not find a James Beard award nominee. It only takes a little effort to eat at an award-winning restaurant. In my opinion,…

In most large cities, you have to be vigilant. Some areas have a high crime rate, from pickpockets to snatch and grab of bags and cell phones. Other scams aren’t…

Before our trip to New Orleans, it had been over a year since I’ve used either Uber or Lyft. At first, we weren’t traveling much and then we were taking…