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Mardi Gras for families: Carnival fun for all ages

11 February 2012

New Orleans is a city that likes to party, and Mardi Gras is its marathon party event of the year....

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50 best US presidential sites

01 February 2012

Presidents’ Day: that strategic February Monday holiday in the US that’s situated at arm’s length between George Washington’s birthday (February...

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Fangtastic! The world’s best vampire-spotting locations.

09 August 2011

Vampires and their stories seem to be enjoying an eternal renaissance in contemporary fiction and film. Anne Rice’s Interview with...

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New Orleans late-night eats

17 February 2011

New Orleans’ bars can stay open round the clock, which makes it possible to completely rearrange your schedule to whatever...

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Celebrate New Orleans, from Mardi Gras to Jazz Fest

17 February 2011

New Orleans is, if anything, a city of festivals, which a) makes it a hell of a lot of fun...

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Top 10 places to go in the US in 2011

30 December 2010

Here at Lonely Planet, we’re passionate about travel. We spend our days thinking about the best places to go,...

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World’s best festivals: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

15 December 2010

In an excerpt from Lonely Planet’s A Year of Festivals we look at the wild musical party that is the...

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How the Gulf of Mexico oil spill affected US tourism

27 October 2010

Oil Slick in the Gulf of Mexico June 26, 2010....

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5 reasons to go to Louisiana

04 August 2010

First the hurricane, then the flood and now environmental disaster – Louisiana has had it tough this decade. In an...

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New Orleans: po-boy champions

08 February 2010

Now that the lovable losers - the New Orleans Saints — finally brought home a ‘world championship’ to the Big...

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