Of course there are a few other things that have influenced New Orleans in the more modern era.  The government, notably during the early 20th century has been famously corrupt and bribe oriented.  Today, some say, just like the chicory in the coffee, t

So...how is it that New Orleans, and the French Quarter in particularly, got this way, so different then the rest of the country?    Well, first, though settled in 1718, it didn't become part of the good ol' USA til after the Louisiana Purchase, an

By myself now, Rob to his classes in Montgomery, and me onward to the Cresent City.  The sights and sounds from my table at Cafe Du Monde still feel the same.  Visitors crowd every table, brushing powdered sugar off of themselves, the city anthem "Oh

We arrived in New Orleans late at night, after a 25 hour train journey. Although the journey wasn't actually too bad, I was knackered! ...

After Atlanta, I had only one more sightseeing destination on my agenda before I bombed my way across the country towards San Diego and ...

A year ago at this time the people in New Orleans were in no mood to party. Their lives had been forever upturned by ...