http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/ Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:22:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 George D. Bianco Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:47:22 +0000 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/#comment-1925 Very informative and well formatted. I visited New Orleans with my family and this book was invaluable to our enjoyable trip. It does need to be updated to reflect the changes since Katrina. Very informative and well formatted. I visited New Orleans with my family and this book was invaluable to our enjoyable trip. It does need to be updated to reflect the changes since Katrina.

]]> http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1924 Bridget Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:29:54 +0000 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/#comment-1924 I love the DK travel guides. They have a lot of information, and what I enjoy most: lot of pictures and maps! So it is easier to decide what to see. I love the DK travel guides. They have a lot of information, and what I enjoy most: lot of pictures and maps! So it is easier to decide what to see.

]]> http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1923 Ray T Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:48:52 +0000 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/#comment-1923 We recently did a 4 day short stay in New Orleans. Although focused on the French Quarter, we did make it to the Garden District. Usually, I buy several travel books, but, as the trip was short, I went with just this one. Good choice. The pictures really helped decide what we wanted to see and that we had found it when we got there. Recommendations for hotels and eating places were pretty accurate (as individual tastes and day-to-day changes effect this, I always expect some divergence from what a guide says.) However, the strength was in the sights, maps and history provided. We had a pretty good take on the French Quarter and general NO history before we went (from reading the book.) Because time was short, we were able to hit the hot spots that we wanted to see and had time left over to relax, see the few sights that were further down the list and generally enjoy the atmosphere and culture. This book was so accurate and helpful, I got two of their guides to places in Spain. We recently did a 4 day short stay in New Orleans. Although focused on the French Quarter, we did make it to the Garden District. Usually, I buy several travel books, but, as the trip was short, I went with just this one. Good choice. The pictures really helped decide what we wanted to see and that we had found it when we got there. Recommendations for hotels and eating places were pretty accurate (as individual tastes and day-to-day changes effect this, I always expect some divergence from what a guide says.) However, the strength was in the sights, maps and history provided. We had a pretty good take on the French Quarter and general NO history before we went (from reading the book.) Because time was short, we were able to hit the hot spots that we wanted to see and had time left over to relax, see the few sights that were further down the list and generally enjoy the atmosphere and culture. This book was so accurate and helpful, I got two of their guides to places in Spain.

]]> http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1922 J. J. Slemenda Jr. Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:56:29 +0000 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/#comment-1922 As long as the reader understands that this book was released in 2004, before Hurricane Katrina, this is still a very useful guide to New Orleans, especially the French Quarter. Some businesses have changed or gone under due to the lack of tourist trade, but the French Quarter had almost no significant damage from the storm. We visited New Orleans in June of 2008, so we took this book with us. There is a revised issue coming in the late Fall of 2008, so if your trip is after that time wait for the new revision. The information is very well presented, and the book is a great carry-around guide. As long as the reader understands that this book was released in 2004, before Hurricane Katrina, this is still a very useful guide to New Orleans, especially the French Quarter. Some businesses have changed or gone under due to the lack of tourist trade, but the French Quarter had almost no significant damage from the storm. We visited New Orleans in June of 2008, so we took this book with us. There is a revised issue coming in the late Fall of 2008, so if your trip is after that time wait for the new revision. The information is very well presented, and the book is a great carry-around guide.

]]> http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/comment-page-1/#comment-1921 Shannon Deason Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:37:21 +0000 http://www.attractivedestination.com/new-orleans/#comment-1921 This is a wonderful guide to this great city, it is well thought out and easy to navigate. Now about New Orleans. I am disgraced at the response to this catastrophy, I just want to cry as this city I love is allowed to drown in putrid swill, it's a national disgrace, you deserve better New Orleans, you are a national treasure, and we will do everything possible to make this up to you, no money should be spared, I don't care if it takes 100 billion dollars the city must rise again, better than it was, we owe you, we will do right by you, you are our soul. This is a wonderful guide to this great city, it is well thought out and easy to navigate. Now about New Orleans. I am disgraced at the response to this catastrophy, I just want to cry as this city I love is allowed to drown in putrid swill, it’s a national disgrace, you deserve better New Orleans, you are a national treasure, and we will do everything possible to make this up to you, no money should be spared, I don’t care if it takes 100 billion dollars the city must rise again, better than it was, we owe you, we will do right by you, you are our soul.

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