Louisiana Bayou
April 26 – 28, 2016: We couldn’t possibly visit Louisiana without getting out on a boat in the bayou. To that end, we booked a swamp tour with the real deal – Cajun Man out of Gibson, Louisiana down in Cajun country.
United States
New Orleans: Naughty and Nice
April 22 – 26, 2016: Michael flew back from New Jersey – he had a great time at the Underworld show in NYC whilst I enjoyed relaxing in the sun on Grand Isle, Louisiana – and we met up in New Orleans at our campground.
Circling New Orleans
April 16 – 22, 2016: After entering Louisiana, you’d think we’d head straight for New Orleans but not just yet…
Frank Lloyd Wright: Rosenbaum House
April 13, 2016: The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House is an Usonian home in Florence, Alabama. We stopped to tour the home while traveling on the Natchez Trace Parkway. The home was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1940.
Natchez Trace Parkway: Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi
April 12 – 16, 2016: Departing Nashville, Tennessee we headed towards the Natchez Trace Parkway northern terminus with a lunch stop at the Loveless Cafe – a mainstay on Nashville Top 10 dining lists.
Chattanooga and the Arts
April 9 – 12, 2016: I sneaked this destination onto our itinerary. Chattanooga, Tennessee is another city I’ve been hearing a lot about and I had it, alongside Asheville, on my ‘possible places to live in the future’ list. Chattanooga has decent weather and is becoming known as an affordable, more liberal, southern city with tech
Great Smoky (and Snowy) Mountains National Park
April 7 – 9, 2016: When we departed Asheville we headed towards the southern entrance of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (also a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve) despite a weather forecast that potentially included snow.
Awesome Asheville
April 3 – 7, 2016: I had really been looking forward to visiting Asheville, North Carolina because I have it on my list of potential future places to live. It did not disappoint. It was just the right mix of outdoorsy, hippie, artsy, and foodie for my taste.
Mark Your Calendar: National Park Week 2016
National Park Week is April 16 – April 24, 2016 and admission to EVERY national park is FREE! Check out this link for more details. Now go.