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New Orleans honestly felt like nowhere else I’ve ever travelled ✨ it honestly feels like stepping into someone’s fever dream

Not just because of the music, food or festivals, but because the city feels so alive. There’s an energy that courses through your body from the moment you arrive 🔥

One minute you’re dancing to a brass band in the street, the next you’re inside a tiny jazz bar at midnight listening to musicians completely blow the roof off the place.

Some of my favourite experiences:
🎺 Live music on Frenchmen Street @themaison
🍲 The incredible @doctorgumbo food tour
✨ Learning about Louisiana Voodoo & Marie Laveau @voodoomuseum
🎨 Exploring @jam.nola
🍸 Cocktail tastings at @sazerachouse
👻 Ghost tours through the French Quarter @nosecretstours
🖼️ Browsing local artists at the Frenchmen Art Bazaar

If you’re visiting New Orleans, don’t just see the city.. feel it
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Here’s the mistake so many travellers make on a Louisiana road trip: they visit New Orleans… and completely skip Lafayette 😮

And honestly? I think Lafayette was where I truly understood Louisiana.

Driving across the 18-mile Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, surrounded by endless swamp and moss-draped waterways, already felt like entering another world.

But it was the people, music and sense of community that stayed with me most. One night at @rocknbowllafayette , locals of every age were two-stepping together for hours to live Cajun music like it was the most natural thing in the world.

At The Cajun Table, a waitress patiently taught us how to peel crawfish properly while huge trays of spicy seafood covered the table.

And somewhere between biking through hidden corners of the city, eating the best shrimp & grits of my trip at Laura’s II and gliding through the Atchafalaya Basin spotting alligators on an airboat tour, I realised this is the side of Louisiana most travellers never see.

Lafayette feels connected to its Cajun roots in a way that never feels performative for tourists.

If you’re planning a Deep South USA road trip, don’t stop at New Orleans.

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POV: You’re eating your way through the Deep South 👀

From the barbecues and smokehouses of Mississippi, to the Cajun spice and Creole flavours of Louisiana…

We chomped, we chewed, we learned to peel crawfish and scranned shrimp & grits out of the back of a truck.

Because eating in the USA is a whole other world - so warn your waistband and brace your blood sugar 😍🇺🇸😮

📍 Clarksdale, Jackson and Natchez in Mississippi
📍 Lafayette & New Orleans in Louisiana

All restaurants & food tours tagged - full foodie guide coming soon to the blog 💻

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Most people drive straight past this Mississippi town without realizing they’re passing through one of the most important places in American history.

📍Natchez, Mississippi

A town filled with blues music, grand old homes, hidden stories… and some of the darkest history in the Deep South.

From driving the Natchez Trace Parkway to visiting the site of one of the deadliest nightclub fires in US history, this place will stay with you long after you leave.

Natchez, Mississippi was once the largest slave port in the state, yet today it’s a quiet riverside town full of blues music, retro streets, incredible food, and stories you’ll never forget.

If you love hidden gems with REAL history, this belongs on your bucket list.

Follow @absolutelylucy for the lesser-known spots that will transform your travels 😍🇺🇸

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New Orleans honestly felt like nowhere else I’ve ever travelled ✨

Not just because of the music, food or festivals, but because the city feels so alive. There’s an energy that courses through your body from the moment you arrive 🔥

One minute you’re dancing to a brass band in the street, the next you’re inside a tiny jazz bar at midnight listening to musicians completely blow the roof off the place.

Some of my favourite experiences:�🎺 Live music on Frenchmen Street�🍲 The incredible Doctor Gumbo food tour�✨ Learning about Louisiana Voodoo & Marie Laveau�🎨 Exploring JAMNOLA�🍸 Cocktail tastings at Sazerac House�👻 Ghost tours through the French Quarter�🖼️ Browsing local artists at the Frenchmen Art Bazaar

If you’re visiting New Orleans, don’t just see the city.. feel it
📌 Save this for your future trip to New Orleans 💛

#neworleanslouisiana #visitneworleans #neworleansfood #exploreneworleans #explorelouisiana | things to do New Orleans | places to go New Orleans | best tours New Orleans | festivals New Orleans