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Wehre to Hit the Hay – Dallas, Texas, USA

Where to Hit the Hay Dallas, Texas After a long day of shopping, eating out, or wrangling cattle (although the latter may not be ideal for everyone visiting the Lone Star State), Dallas offers a wide range of accommodation options. Unfortunately, the city is not very backpacker-friendly, and there are no hostels to be found. [...]

D-Day in New Orleans – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

New Orleans, Louisiana Travel Guide – January 2002 D-Day in New Orleans The famed .50 caliber killing machine, used in every conflict from World War II to Somalia. The roaring thunder of the .50 caliber machine gun was enough to make small children cry and cower in fear. Planes ripped through the sky overhead, dropping [...]

Big Easy Holidays – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

New Orleans, Louisiana Travel Guide – December 2001 Big Easy Holidays On Christmas Eve, bonfires line the Mississippi to light Papa Noel’s way down to the bayous. Photo credit: NOTMC/David Richomond As a city that never takes any celebration lightly, the Big Easy is an interesting and exciting place to be during the holidays. Despite [...]

Restaurants – New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Restaurants – New Orleans, Louisiana Travel Guide New Orleans is known around the world for some of its spicy cuisine, which includes gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice, boudin, crawfish, and deep-fried seafood. This is a city that loves to eat, and it is no surprise that it has one of the most overweight populations [...]

October 2001 – New Orleans, Louisiana

Halloween in the Big Easy She’ll be on vacation come Oct. 31. In this update: - House of Shock - Other Events - No Better Time to Travel Ranked as one of the best cities in the United States to celebrate Halloween, New Orleans has a history of horror unlike any other. Anne Rice, vampire [...]

September 2001 (2 of 2)- New Orleans, Louisiana

A Cajun man’s castle is his plank-style cabin. Cajun Country In this update: The Places The Music – Cajun Bands – Zydeco Bands The Food Other Resources The Places Cajun country stretches far and wide in the southern part of Louisiana, but the highest concentration of Cajun culture and its people lie around the city [...]

September 2001 (1 of 2)- New Orleans, Louisiana

On your way outta the Big Easy, stop off for some Cajun fast food. As it says on the sign, you can buy fresh oysters ($3.50 for 2 gallons!), shrimp and crabs here. Cajun Country You may as well be in another country, because the Cajuns have about as much to do with mainstream America [...]

New Orleans, Louisiana – June 2001

In this update: Hard Rock Mainstream Latin Music Zydeco & Cajun Music Schedules & Upcoming Events Although world-famous for jazz and blues, the New Orleans music scene offers everything from death metal to piano recitals. Any and every style of music can be found in local clubs almost every night of the week – and [...]

New Orleans, Louisiana – July 2001

A capitan, on nutra-back, stands in front of a camelback. Nutra musta been scared by dem mudbugs. Yatspeak 101 In this update: Words [A-K] [L-R] [S-Z] Common Phrases Practical Usage First of all, let’s get one thing straight: Hollywood doesn’t portray New Orleanians as they really sound. While we do have our own language and [...]

Naples, Florida – May 2001

Qualifying Statement #1 (In the USA, at least) I’m extremely bored. Well, I’m back in the USA. And, I find myself in Naples, Florida. It’s a tourist town in Southwest Florida about two hours from Miami on the Gulf of Mexico (west coast). And, folks, I mean it is a tourist town. Naples is a [...]