New Orleans

• Use cab from airport, stay in the touristy area, the other side of the city is very artsy.

• Don't take flat tire insurance from your car rental if you are not planning to visit the other side of the city, I didn't scour the entire city but most of it seemed debris free. The city/touristy side is definitely free of debris.

• Careful when you drive, avoid wet spot since it could be a deep hole that could break your car axle, beware, since there are lots of them in the city.

• If you want to drive, GPS device is a must:
• Not all street signs, at the other side of the city, are restored after being blown away by Katrina.
• The streets near freeway are spaghetti like.
  

• Never come to this city in October. It rains every 5 minutes!

• French Quarter is asleep during the day.

• The hyped Pascal's Manale is alright, if you could afford yourself being a tourist nowadays, you could have the experience in your city.

• Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest bridge in the world.

• Any Hurricane is better than Hand Grenade.

• "Big Al" Carson is alright.

• Go straight for Bourbon St in French Quarter @ night in October.

• NOLA takes reservation for the next 6 months.