Vacate or Staycate

In the modern tradition of ugly word smashing (see also: vlog, Brangelina), a nasty little neologism has woven itself into our economically depressed 2008 lives: staycation. A staycation is when you take some time off of work, but you don’t actually go anywhere, since airline rates and gas prices are through the roof, and you [...]

Day Three: Beignets and Cow Country

Wanting to savor a little more time in the Big Easy before heading into the cultural smorgasbord that is the state of Texas, we decided to take another morning stroll down Royal Street. I had a few shops in mind that were closed the evening before. One of them was some kind of voodoo shop [...]