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Exploring New Orleans

I’d been once before – a trip which really doesn’t count because it was only a 2 hour stop for po’boys while on a road trip with my family some years ago. Though my time there was brief, I was left charmed; by‪ ‎NOLA‬’s electric spirit, soulful jazz musicians passionately playing for little to no audiences in the French Quarter, and wishing I had more time to explore what appeared to be a beautifully haunted city. With my birthday on the horizon I decided there was no better time than the present to head back and fully experience the Big Easy. Because really, who needs cupcakes when you can have beignets and Bourbon instead? So just like that, I returned. Arriving back in New Orleans with the sole purpose to eat my weight in oysters, crawfish, and all things Cajun. read more