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Great Ways to Spend a Day in City Park

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City Park is one of our nations oldest urban parks and it's right in our backyard. At over 150 years old and encompassing 1,300-acres, there is a plethora of space to venture out and explore everything this park has to offer! Whether you want to partake in an athletic activity, play with your dog in the dog park or stroll under ancient oaks there is something for everyone. And best of all, a lot of these activities cost little to no money! Golf - Book your tee time here for the recently opened championship level course Bayou Oaks at City Park South or the more affordable option Bayou Oaks at City Park North ($12-$119) The brand new Bayou Oaks at City Park South course Tennis - Come test your stroke out of one of 26 lighted courts (16 hard; 10 clay) at the City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center. Book a private lesson and classes available for all ages. Call the clubhouse more info @ 504-483-9383. ($12-$15/hr to rent a court) Botanical Garden - Opened in 1936, the garden today
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Day Tripping: Orvieto

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There are quite a few day trips you can take if you're based in Rome on vacation. You can head south to Naples, Pompeii (Mt. Vesuvius) or the Amalfi coast. You'll want to spend more than a day around the mountainside/seaside towns along the Amalfi coast though. Save a few days to explore this stunningly beautiful part of Italy. If you head east, you can visit Tivoli where you'll see two famous villas. Villa Adriana is the former emperor Hadrian's huge estate during the 2nd Century and Villa d'este, the Renaissance era estate with lavish gardens. Head north and you can check out the city of Florence or Pisa which also falls into the basket of 'you should stay a few days here.' But a gem halfway to Florence and a perfect day trip in Tuscany lies the quaint town of Orvieto. Orvieto funicular via Orvietoviva.com A popular destination only about 75 miles north of Rome lies this beautiful, serene hilltop town (It actually sits on a large, flat butte of v
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Ciao, Roma!

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It's been a long, long layover since my last post (over three years!), so I figured my trip to Rome was a good place to jump back into travel writing and hopefully post more frequently about some beautiful destinations around the world... There's always a nervousness that comes over me as the plane begins its decent, and I see the land of a new country coming more into focus. I worry about the language barrier, how we are going to get to the hotel or wherever it is we're trying to go or a hundred other minute details while still sitting on the plane looking out onto the land of a foreign nation. But that nervousness quickly turns into excitement at the endless possibilities of what this trip will be and all the wonderful things we'll see, eat and do. Colosseum Recently, a couple of buddies and I made our way to Rome, Italy to explore the sights and to see ancient history intertwined with modern day living. I tried to learn some basic Italian words leading up to
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Cheap flights to the Caribbean from Houston/Dallas/Philly/Phoenix/Newark/Charlotte

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Right now they have some great deals on flights to the Caribbean from several cities. From New Orleans the drive to Houston is only five hours and an easy drive to spend some time in the Caribbean on the cheap. Flights hover around the $300 mark. Check out this link to see which islands you can get to for this deal that won't last long. So jump on it and soon you'll be chilling on a beach in the warm Caribbean waters! Deals are valid for travel until June 12th or August 11th – December 17th or January – March, 2015 from the United States and until June 29th or August 24th – December 31st or January, 2015 – March, 2015 to the United States. You can book through Kayak or American Airlines . Some of the destinations include the Bahamas, Aruba and Sint Maarten! AA flight on approach to land at SXM. Photo from Wikipedia.com. Great Bay, Sint Maarten. Photo from Wikipedia.com
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Photography Portfolio

Hey y'all, I just launched my photography portfolio at spreadthelight.smugmug.com . Go check it out and maybe purchase a photo or two! Thanks!
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A Four Day Weekend in Northern California for $100

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This past weekend I took a trip to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, California. The flight, hotels and rental car only cost me $100 total and it could have ended up being a lot less! I used American Airlines miles to fly from New Orleans to San Francisco. This usually costs 25,000 miles and $10 in taxes and fees if you book before 21 days of departure. Also, if you have a Citibank American Air credit card you receive a 10% refund of points used. So it only "cost" me 22,500 points to take this flight. I didn't book before 21 days of departure so I had to pay a $75 late fee to book, which is a bummer, bringing my total amount paid for the flight to $85. Still not bad at all for a flight that would normally cost anywhere from $300-500+ depending on when you go and when you book. Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco  For my hotel rooms, I used Marriott reward points that I earned from my Chase Marriott credit card. I stayed my first night in Rancho Cordova which is just ea
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New Poll Question!

New poll question added. Go and answer it please!
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