New Orleans prom ballers season looms

New Orleans’ prom season looms again, one of those rites of passage for all graduates everywhere. Prom night in New Orleans is a joyous occasion resplendent with pictures and memories as the boys and girls get together and party. Boys tuxedos are rented from stores that specialize in formal wear rentals. But the colorful ties [...]

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Dalai Lama in New Orleans, May 16-18, 2013

abhikrama / Foter.com / CC BY With the Jazz & Heritage Festival soon to leave the scene, though Jazz never really leaves the scene in NOLA, there are other exciting, interesting and significant events coming up. One of them is the forthcoming visit of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, in New Orleans on May [...]

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NOLA Jazz & Heritage fest 2013

Tom Haymes / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA New Orleans is the undisputed jazz-capital of the world. This is no secret to anyone, as we all know very well that NOLA’s music scene has come to influence and determine how a lot of jazz has developed throughout the last century. NOLA has given the world people [...]

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Creative Tattoo Studios in NOLA

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New Orleans in 3 Days: Essential Sights and Sounds (A Whirlwind of a Weekend)

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” – a famous quote, about how our plans are always influenced by circumstances beyond our control. Same goes for traveling – sometimes the week-long journey ends up having to be squeezed into a mere weekend. But even within the course of a few days, one can [...]

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New Orleans Famous Cemeteries

Apart from all the other famous landmarks, sights, carnivals, festivals and venues, New Orleans is also famous for its cemeteries. Just recently CNN Travel published their list of 10 of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries, and not surprisingly New Orleans’ St. Louis No. 1 cemetery ranked first. Famous cemeteries? Not surprisingly? But as odd as [...]

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Top 3 Urban Biking Trails In The U.S.

Bicycling is one of the most exciting and green ways to explore and experience a new city. Here are some of the best urban biking trails in the United States. Urban Biking Route #1: French Quarter- Lower Ninth Ward – City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans – the home of jazz, poetry and historic [...]

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Mardi Gras Excitement 2013

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New Orleans Through the Eyes of Others

Foter / CC BY-SA New Orleans, alongside other cities like New York and Paris has been romanticized in numerous works of fiction. But it has also been celebrated by a lot of famous artists and writers around the world, who have all fell in love with the city. “There are only two things: love and [...]

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New Orleans in Motion Pictures

Some cities we fall in love with, without ever having been there. London, Paris, New York – they have all been featured in literally hundreds of movies. And who wouldn’t fall in love with these cities, so beautifully portrayed in numerous cinematic masterpieces? The enigmatic passion of Paris, depicted in the works of great directors [...]

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