Frommer's Irreverent Guide to New Orleans (Frommer's Irreverent Guides) - Softcover

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9780764566417: Frommer's Irreverent Guide to New Orleans (Frommer's Irreverent Guides)

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ISBN 10: 0764566415 ISBN 13: 9780764566417

Publisher: Hungry Minds Inc,U.S., 2002

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad–copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination′s sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer′s Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider′s perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You′ll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times . "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. Let the good times roll with Frommer′s Irreverent Guide to New Orleans , the travel guide that unabashedly gives the insider perspective on one of America′s most popular destinations. You′ll discover where the locals go for real gumbo, how to eat mudbugs, why you should avoid at all costs during Mardi Gras, and how to survive anyway if you just can′t help yourself. Learn why burial tombs were built aboveground, and why so many people buried in the local cemeteries died in one year. We′ll direct you to favorite psychics, voodoo parlors, and zydeco dance halls and away from the touristed nightclubs locals avoid like the plague (did someone say Planet Hollywood?). The Irreverent Guide to New Orleans will show you the real New Orleans of hothouse music and romance, and clue you in on where to have the most fun in the ultimate party town.

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"Like being taken around by a savvy local." The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." —Diversion magazine Are you tired of clich�–ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend. Look inside for the lowdown on: How to be a high roller in the new casino scene The only place locals will stand in line for gumbo Where to find Dixieland, dead celebrities, and voodoo queens or talk to Anne Rice Where to buy the best pralines and tacky lingerie Jazz and zydeco joints where the tourists never go And much more! Your Guide to a World of Travel Experience

About the Author:

Heather Morgan is a freelance writer currently living in Manhattan.

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