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Weekend trips out of New Orleans
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:38 pm
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:38 pm
Wife and I recently moved here and are looking for ideas for weekend trips within driving distance from New Orleans. Figured the OT might have some good suggestions. TIA
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Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:39 pm to Rooco
What do you like to do?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:44 pm to heatom2
Honestly up for anything. Just want to get out of New Orleans for a bit
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:46 pm to Rooco
Well, Biloxi is about an hour or so from there, lot of casinos and a pretty crappy beach. 
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:47 pm to Rooco
St. Amant, La
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:47 pm to Rooco
Just moved to New Orleans and already itching to get out?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:47 pm to Rooco
Bay St Louis is an hour away. Has a small but nice downtown and the second Saturday night of every month all the shops stay open late and they usually have a band playing on the main street. Has a new B&B/hotel that just opened that is supposed to be pretty nice.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:48 pm to Rooco
Ocean springs/Biloxi
Tatonut donuts on govt street Saturday morning in ocean springs. Let your wife look at art and shite until you guys have lunch somewhere (phonecia gourmet right there is really good) then take her out gambling/to a nice dinner in Biloxi. Only 1.5 hours away
Tatonut donuts on govt street Saturday morning in ocean springs. Let your wife look at art and shite until you guys have lunch somewhere (phonecia gourmet right there is really good) then take her out gambling/to a nice dinner in Biloxi. Only 1.5 hours away
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:50 pm to ellunchboxo
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St. Amant, La
God's country.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:51 pm to TypoKnig
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Just moved to New Orleans and already itching to get out?
Can you blame him?
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:52 pm to Rooco
Houston, San Antonio Memphis, Pensacola, Starkville.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:52 pm to Tyler9258
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Ocean springs
That's what's up.
But ya, if you want a short drive from New Orleans I think you have to head east. Anything really different is a much farther drive in the other directions.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:53 pm to Rooco
Destin is only 3.5 hours away
Orange Beach is 2.5
Grand Isle is 1.45 m
Memphis is an option
Lake Charles la burge is 3 hours
Biloxi is 1.45 m.
Unless you wanna go to Baton Rouge and catch an LSU Baseball or Basketball game those are your only options.
The fishing is good south of Houma is thats your thing.
Orange Beach is 2.5
Grand Isle is 1.45 m
Memphis is an option
Lake Charles la burge is 3 hours
Biloxi is 1.45 m.
Unless you wanna go to Baton Rouge and catch an LSU Baseball or Basketball game those are your only options.
The fishing is good south of Houma is thats your thing.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:53 pm to CC
Got to Lafayette and see a show at Blue moon.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:54 pm to CC
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Houston, San Antonio Memphis
12 hours in a car for a "short" weekend drive. Don't think so
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:55 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Can catch the Amtrak out. The schedules suck, but they are doable.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:58 pm to fightin tigers
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Can catch the Amtrak out. The schedules suck, but they are doable.
Honestly, New Orleans is poorly placed for weekend trips if you aren't going to fly. It's just too tucked away geographically.
Of course I'm not a hunter/fisherman nor all that old so I guess there are things that might appeal to me in my later years. Like antiquing or something
Posted on 2/24/15 at 7:59 pm to fightin tigers
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Can catch the Amtrak out. The schedules suck, but they are doable.
Amtrak schedule from New Orleans to San Antonio has you leaving at 1:45 pm on Friday and arriving at 9:55 pm on Sunday. 50 hour train ride one way and you have to pass thru Chicago. That's not doable.
Posted on 2/24/15 at 8:00 pm to CC
Houston is 5 hours, which is doable for a weekend. San Antonio is like 7-8, with Houston traffic, which ain't doable for a weekend drive.
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