Destination Experiences in New Orleans on the cheap
by It seems that most travel reservation sites these days offer experiences at every destination. It is a good way for the sites to pick up …
Author: carollightwood
Lestat’s home–maybe–near Lafayette Cemetery #1
First a confession: I loved the first three books of Ann Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles”. In fact, they inspired me to write two vampire books many, …
Art fiddles and zydeco in Cajun country
About a half an hour north of Lafayette is Opelousas, Louisiana, the self-proclaimed “Zydeco Capital of the World”. The king of zydeco music, the late …
Huge murals in Tucson are a whale of a lot more than “street art”
Unlike most of the murals in New Orleans which are on a much smaller scale and many appear to be done by gifted amateurs, these …
Cane sugar, New Iberia and a radio station in Louisiana
(I am writing this in Tucson, while waiting to move into my new home.) Harvesting Sugar Cane in Louisiana September is almost here and it …
A surprising Moorish church in a San Antonio fortress
It was a first and I almost missed it! I almost didn’t go to see the San Antonio Mission Trail because of the sweltering heat. …
Art threatened by Hurricane Barry in Southern Louisiana
While my most recent posts have been about sights, people and places near Lafayette Louisiana, I am not there. The weather became extremely hot and …
Cajun music, dancing and re-enactors in Vermilionville
One reason I spent so much time in Louisiana, especially around Lafayette, is because this area in many ways seems very distinct. It felt as …
Time travel in the Louisiana swamps
The sign read: “Longfellow Evangeline Historic Site“. Whoa. What’s this? Evangeline is a fictitious character in an epic American poem and Longfellow was a New …
Army tanks riding on a train. Are these Trump’s tanks?
Sometimes when I travel I see things that are mysteries, that I do not understand, that simply open the door to questions. Often they remain …
Galveston thunderstorm and a “dead” Kindle–a sign of the apocalypse?
A fierce thunderstorm–well, “fierce” to my Southern California eyes and ears–swept up from the Gulf into Galveston and kept me awake. So I decided to …
The slowly vanishing small Cajun towns
The state of Louisiana has an online map and guide to scenic roads and historic towns. It’s called Trails and Byways of Louisiana. I discovered …