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Mansions on the Cheap

by Brian on September 21, 2011 in Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Tennessee, Travel, United States

Minnesota State Capitol Building, St. Paul, MN

One sure way to break the travel budget is with lots of mansion tours. The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, is fantastic, but as one of my readers correctly pointed out ‘at the price they charge it’s no wonder.’ Entrance fees for Biltmore can run as much as $64 per person. The Breakers in Newport will set you back almost $20, and the James Hill House in St. Paul, Minnesota, runs eight bucks. If you’re wondering who in Sam Hill is James Hill, all I can say to you is – exactly. Read More…

French Quarter RV Resort

by Brian on May 13, 2011 in Louisiana

We don’t comment much on the campgrounds we visit because we’re really not on the road for camping. For us, the RV is just a place to stay when we’re not off exploring great destinations. In that regard, we’re no more ‘RVers’ than other travelers are ‘Hotelers.’ In each case, where you sleep at night is incidental to the reason you’re there. It is a means to an end. But occasionally we come across a campground that is truly exceptional either because it is a beautiful destination in its own right or is impossibly close to where we want it to be. Read More…

Photo of the Day: Stained Glass Dome

by Brian on May 11, 2011 in Louisiana, Photo of the Day

Stained glass dome above the Old State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA

When in Rome, Crack Open Some Crawdads

by Brian on May 9, 2011 in Louisiana

I never understood some people’s aversion to trying new food. The way I see it, everything I now enjoy I had to try for the first time at some point. If there were no first times, there’d be no enjoyment – oh, and I’d have starved to death long ago, too.

My approach to food is to ask two basic questions: ‘Are other people enjoying it?’ and ‘Are you sure it’s not poison?’ Read More…

Cajun Cooking Class

by Brian on May 6, 2011 in Louisiana

“People will ask: ‘Why doesn’t mine taste like yours?’ It is because I’m a better cook than you are,” explained Chef Belton of the New Orleans Cooking School. The truth of that statementwas undoubtedly confirmed by the group of sixty or so people crowded around tables for nearly three hours hoping to learn a couple of his Cajun cooking secrets; or maybe folks were just there to eat his creations.

Who can blame them? Read More…