Family Louisiana and New Orleans
Update on New Orleans
I’ve written about my own family’s quick stop in New Orleans last summer; since I lived in the New Orleans suburb of Harvey, Louisiana for awhile, I feel a bond with the city and I try to keep up with travel news about the area.
Helen Anders is a staff writer for my local paper, the Austin American-Statesman, and she just …
Date: April 3rd, 2007 |
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Where Y’at? Cajun Country Still Ready for Travelers
Let me join in with this USA Today Travel article on the current state of tourism in Louisiana’s Cajun Country….get down there and visit!
This area fortunately did not get walloped quite as badly by Katrina as people may think, and it’s a fun family destination.
We’ve been to several of the places mentioned in the article, and I can personally vouch for Champagne’s Swamp Tours; (they pronounce it “shawm-PAN-yeh;”) they did a terrific job in an environmentally-sensitive manner. My kids loved it …
Date: April 7th, 2006 |
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Travel to New Orleans: A Snapshot Report.
Many thanks to all of the readers who have patiently waited for more frequent family travel blog posts from me as I move from Florida to Texas.
We are all staying temporarily with my parents while the Austin TX area job-hunt/house-hunt is in progress (that’s 2 adults, 2 kids and 4 cats, but who’s counting.)
I hope to get back to posting much more frequently now that the WiFi is up and humming.
During the drive to …
Date: June 24th, 2006 |
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