Unfortunately every great trip has to end. So does this series. But not before I impart some final words and most importantly what remains on my itinerary for my next trip to The Big Easy. I hope by now I have shown you how much there is to love about New Orleans and why there will never be enough trips to satisfy the happiness you find there.  Although it has been some years since I have spent any time in NOLA, I feel my love for it each and every day. In my mind it as if no time has passed at all. I know with certainty that I will return and while not having that date already scheduled I remain calm because I know when I have a will, I will find a way. Writer Susan Sontag has famously said: “I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list”. I would like to add to that: “if I have already been there and loved it, I will surely return”. That is the only downside once you fall in love with places in which you do not currently reside; you have to add them to your ...

Aside from Oak Alley Plantation ( http://bit.ly/2wFleJv ) these were my two favorite non-food activities I did during my trips to New Orleans.  Before I describe what I did and why I loved it, I need to begin my saying that Gray Line Tours are my preferred company of choice. No matter the city or country you are visiting they have an office and website set-up to cater to your travel needs. You can often save by combing the cost of two or more tours during your trip. Once you have booked your plane tickets and hotel, research on their site should be your very next step (and no this is not a promotional ad). St Louis Cemetery I  No matter how you feel about visiting a cemetery, no trip to New Orleans is complete without one. There are a number of reasons why.  First of all, New Orleans cemeteries are one-of-a-kind. Due to the high water table all graves are above ground. Because of this, there are elaborate sculptures, tombs, and crypts of a...