Many travelers don’t choose Hyatt as their primary hotel chain because it has fewer hotels compared to other mega-brands. In a big city, you might find a dozen Marriott or …
New Orleans
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Over the past several years, we’ve made several trips to New Orleans. While there, we checked out many bars and restaurants and saw where they make the Mardi Gras floats. We …
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While we visited New Orleans last year, we made a return trip in 2022 to attend the Freddie Awards. On our previous trips, we stayed at a hotel in the …
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Food & Beverage
Restaurant Review: Gris-Gris, New Orleans (AKA: Why You Need To Eat At Places Outside The Tourist Area)
by joehegby joehegWhen 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): …
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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 …
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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 …
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Travel
Hawaii, New Orleans Announce Decreased COVID Restrictions For Travelers
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegWith 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …