New Orleans

Departing in June from St. Paul to New Orleans. Let's read on...

It's Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras that is celebrated on the Gulf Coast. New Orleans is well known for its celebrations. Other towns that have a celebration is Biloxi, MS, Lafayette, LA, Shreveport, LA and Galveston, TX. But the city that is world famous for the parades and frolicking is New Orleans!

Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell were in New Orleans for Super Bowl Sunday, and over the weekend he found himself on a street car with fellow revelers. The former Beatle used the time to serenade those around him with hits from the Fab Four's catalog, but most thought he was a lowly busker who would soon ask for tips.

All the stars are out this week in New Orleans for the Super Bowl. Stroll through the French Quarter and you’re sure to see current and former NFL players, familiar faces from stage and screen (this intrepid writer spotted Neil Patrick Harris and Alec Baldwin at dinner on Friday night), television personalities and even a famous musician or two (you may have heard that Beyoncé is performing the Na