New Orleans Jazz Fest is the equivalent of Mardi Gras for music lovers. To avoid some of the common faux pas of a first-time visitor, here are some basic do’s and don’ts to observe.
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My Lessons of 2015 in Other People’s Wise Words
Once again it’s the time of year when you can’t miss all the “2015 in retrospect” posts. Even Facebook is constantly nagging me to share my highlights of the last twelve months with everyone. Unfortunately I don’t post nearly enough selfies for Facebook to create a noteworthy recollection of enviable experiences. Neither are my attempts…
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Only in New Orleans: Second Line Parades
He said he was the oldest still active DJ in New Orleans. I’m not sure if he was fooling us or not. I don’t even know if that’s really what he said as I could barely hear him over the sound of loud bounce music. Combined with his thick southern accent and a couple of…
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Discovering true New Orleans on a Sunday bar crawl
The Uber driver drops us off in a quiet street of Central City on a sunny Sunday morning. If it was our first visit to New Orleans I would have second thoughts about walking alone in this neighborhood. But today we’re not walking, we’re visiting someone. A guy we’ve never met before. »Join French 75’s…
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Alternative guides to New Orleans
I bought my first guidebook some 20 years ago, at that time still unaware of the Lonely Planet series. With my husband-to-be we were planning to rough it in Ireland (i.e. to camp) so Rough Guide seemed to be the best fit. Later on the recognisable blue bible became our constant travel companion and curling…
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Things We Learned On Our Trip From Miami To NOLA
Travel enriches your life. No matter why or how you travel, you will inevitably learn something. Sometimes it’s just basic common knowledge, for instance that you should not pack your jacket with the passport in one of the pockets into your checked suitcase. At other times travel may forever change your world view. On our…
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Five Foods You Shouldn’t Miss In New Orleans
The iconic food of a certain destination, the thing that you should absolutely try is not necessarily always something up to your taste. Like curry wurst in Berlin or pasteis de nata in Lisbon – they are not on my “top 100 foods” list just because everyone else likes them (or so it seems, perhaps…
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Is It the Bug Or Just Post-NOLA Blues?
Do you know the feeling when you return from a great trip and you just can’t get back to your normal daily routines? It is as if your body has already arrived while your mind still keeps wandering. Everyone is asking you how it was and you just can’t find a way to put all the…
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Travel-Sehnsucht 