Travel Stuff
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Meet the locals – a Crash Course in New Orleans
DAY 4 – 23rd MARCH I mean, who does a party like New Orleans on a Tuesday, or was it Wednesday? No, that was Tuesday. Anyway, it’s my final day in town and I think I’ve finally worked out the layout. I take the streetcar back down St Charles Street and walk four blocks to…
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Street Car to Crazy Bar
DAY THREE – 22 MARCH 2011 So after a lazy early morning I decided to do some exploring, and did some of the main tourist sites in the French Quarter. Jackson Square and St Louis Cathedral are both pretty enough, but it’s the afternoon that provides the real treat. The St Charles streetcar is the…
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Jet Lag City
TUESDAY 22nd MARCH – NEW ORLEANS So after two beers last night I was ready for bed, but bed wasn’t ready for me, and neither was the French Quarter in New Orleans. Despite being a full two blocks away, I could clearly hear the DJ in Cat’s Meow karaoke bar introducing singers until about 1.30am.…
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From the Long Haul to the Big Easy
DAY 2 – 21 MARCH 2011 This has had to be one of the longest days of my life – and I’m not just talking jetlag and time zones here, but they certainly come into the picture. It starts at 6am with a quick shower and an even quicker continental breakfast at the Heathrow Arora,…
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Latitude, Longitude and Boredom
The Compass Centre – it conjours up images of latitude and longitude meeting – a fitting place to start a Great Journey. Or rather it did in my imagination when I booked a room at the Heathrow Aurora Hotel. I’d decided to start my trip in relative luxury – opting for four star accommodation rather…
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I Need A Holiday
… so I’m taking one. For a whole month. Yeah, I know – lucky bastard or what? However, I thought I deserved it, since at the end of this month I mark 40 years on the planet. So I decided to see a bit more of it, and have chosen the USA as my main…
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Test post
This post probably means naff all to you – which is exactly as it’s meant!
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