Travel Help Needed

cambir
cambir Posts: 1,045
edited November 2011 in The Clubhouse
My wife and I are thinking about taking a trip to New Orleans next month. Anybody live there or know the area well? We'll arrive on a Monday or Tuesday and leave on Friday or Saturday. We've never been, so looking for suggestions.

Where to stay or not stay...
Where to eat or not eat...
What to do or avoid...
Should we rent a car or use public?

Thank you!
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  • CCNJ
    CCNJ Posts: 384
    edited November 2011
    New Orleans is a fun place although I haven't been there in years. Stay in the French Quarter and you do not need to rent a car. Plenty of good restaurants, bars, music, art galleries, etc in walking distance. You can take a taxi, trolly or public transportation to the out of the way spots like a walking tour in the garden district, swamp tours, etc. There are many famous restaurants there like commanders palace, emerils (warehouse district) etc. The famous ones are expensive but you can find many smaller ones that are reasonably priced with exceptional food. I'll leave it up to others that have been there more recently to provide specific recommendations.
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited November 2011
    Just stay out of the 9th quarter, don't carry cash and under no circumstances dress like tourist.:cheesygrin:
    JK I really have no idea always wanted to go but never seem to have the time or the coin to go.

    Anyway have fun. :biggrin:

    BTW: That Adcom GCD-700 I bought from you a year or so ago is just purring along really happy with it. :biggrin:
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited November 2011
    CCNJ wrote: »
    New Orleans is a fun place although I haven't been there in years. Stay in the French Quarter and you do not need to rent a car. Plenty of good restaurants, bars, music, art galleries, etc in walking distance. You can take a taxi, trolly or public transportation to the out of the way spots like a walking tour in the garden district, swamp tours, etc. There are many famous restaurants there like commanders palace, emerils (warehouse district) etc. The famous ones are expensive but you can find many smaller ones that are reasonably priced with exceptional food. I'll leave it up to others that have been there more recently to provide specific recommendations.

    CCNJ - Thanks for the tips. We were planning on staying in the French Quarter, but don't know where. Any particular hotels you would endorse?
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2011
    gimpod wrote: »
    Just stay out of the 9th quarter, don't carry cash and under no circumstances dress like tourist.:cheesygrin:
    JK I really have no idea always wanted to go but never seem to have the time or the coin to go.

    Anyway have fun. :biggrin:

    BTW: That Adcom GCD-700 I bought from you a year or so ago is just purring along really happy with it. :biggrin:

    I've been in the hood out there in the 9th. It's not that bad, I was just out there on GP visiting the hood. Your either buying or selling, they won't rob you on some GP type. Anyway French Qtr should be tons of fun for the week. Venture out and see the mess Katrina made of the place though, it really touches home.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited November 2011
    gimpod wrote: »
    Just stay out of the 9th quarter, don't carry cash and under no circumstances dress like tourist.:cheesygrin:
    JK I really have no idea always wanted to go but never seem to have the time or the coin to go.

    Anyway have fun. :biggrin:

    BTW: That Adcom GCD-700 I bought from you a year or so ago is just purring along really happy with it. :biggrin:

    Note to self...remove exterior money clips from all clothes. You sure are making my travel arrangements more difficult! :rolleyes:

    Glad to hear you are still enjoying the Adcom.
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  • cambir
    cambir Posts: 1,045
    edited November 2011
    Anybody else been to New Orleans? Anybody live there?
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  • dfretwell
    dfretwell Posts: 103
    edited November 2011
    Would love to go there - never been though :(
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