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…
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.…
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,…
… 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…