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27 February, 2013

New Orleans’ Adventures: Honey Island Swamp Touring

Posted in : Travel Guide for New Orleans - LA on February 27, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: alligator, beauitiful, cajun encounters, cajun village, cypress, fishing, heron, honey island swamp, knees, louisiana, new orleans, owl, photos, review, sawgrass, slidell, spanish moss, swamp tour, tourism, travel guide, turtle, visitor guide, wild pig

This is the fourth entry in a series on my December New Orleans vacation. Lest you think this many entries is a few too many, just know New Orleans has always been high on my list of cities to visit, so I was pretty excited to finally do so! Blog #1 was on the north
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4 February, 2013

Travelogue: Abita Springs and Covington, LA

Comments : 5 Posted in : Bars and Tasting Rooms, Breweries in Abita Springs - LA, Travel Guide for New Orleans - LA on February 4, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: abita brewery, abita mystery house, animatronic, art, bassigator, brewery tour, covington, covington trailhead, day trip, diorama, folk art, honey island swamp monster, john preble, lake pontchartrain causeway, longest bridge, louisiana, miniatures, new orleans, oddities, purble haze, ronald reagan statue, samples, tasting, tour guide, tourism, travelogue, turbodog, ucm museum, visitor guide

The hubby and I did a whirlwind tour of New Orleans and the surrounding areas in early December. The quintessence of the city—Cajun food, voodoo religion, laissez faire—has always placed it high on my list of places to see. I had considered moving there not long before Hurricane Katrina hit. Its pull on me is
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