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New Orleans<\/a>\u00a0is one of my most favourite cities worldwide. I\u2019ve visited four times in the last six years; the first was two years after Hurricane Katrina swept through town.<\/p>\n

The buildings in the famous French Quarter were hardly affected and within the month businesses were open again, but many of the buskers left town. Their homes had been destroyed as many of them lived in the Lower Ninth.<\/p>\n

Today, some eight years on, they\u2019re back. It seems odd to even mention Katrina now \u2013 if you didn\u2019t know, you wouldn\u2019t know. However, the Hurricane is the elephant in the room. Now that\u2019s out of the way, here are my picks for a few great things to do in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

Make a list and check it twice, because even after four visits I haven\u2019t seen all the things I\u2019d like to see.<\/p>\n

My advice would be to stay right in the heart of the French Quarter so you can browse the shops and galleries, wander the narrow streets lined by double story houses with wrought iron balconies and wooden window shutters, and still have the freedom to head back to your hotel for a dip in the pool (it gets hot in the south!).<\/p>\n

I stayed at the\u00a0Dauphine Orleans Hotel<\/a>, just a block away from Bourbon Street. The Dauphine\u2019s breakfast room was the studio of great American painter John James Audubon, who painted his famous Birds of America series from 1821-22 here. Hipsters should check out\u00a0Hotel le Marais<\/a>\u00a0and those who love sumptuous and traditional will like\u00a0Bourbon Orleans Hotel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bourbon Street is pedestrianised in the evenings. It\u2019s busy and full of tourists, souvenir shops, bars and restaurants. It also has a few girly clubs so you may not want to march the kids up here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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