Travel quotes

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley

Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles

New Orleans

When to go to New Orleans ( USA ) ?

Month	Sunlight (h/d)	Average T min (°C)	Average T max (°C)	Record T min (°C)	Record T max (°C)	Precipitations (mm)	Wet days	Rating
january	5	9	18	-9	27	116	10
february	6	11	19	-14	30	106	12
march	7	14	23	-2	31	118	9
april	8	17	26	3	33	121	7
may	9	21	29	11	35	113	8
june	9	24	32	14	40	139	13
july	8	25	33	19	38	167	15
august	8	25	33	17	39	146	14
september	8	24	31	12	36	121	10
october	8	19	27	4	35	88	7
november	6	14	22	-2	31	96	7
december	5	10	19	-7	30	116	10

How to read the charts

For example: In january, you will get 5 hours of average sunlight in New Orleans and the overall temperature will vary between -7 and 30 (Celcius) in this area of USA. Usually you shouldn't see more than 10 rainy days wich is representative of this part of America.

What to do in New Orleans : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants

Largest city in the state of Louisiana to the United States, New Orleans has more than 300,000 inhabitants.

Industrial and commercial center, the city, situated on the banks of the Mississippi, also has an active port and a vibrant cultural life. Jazz has largely contributed to its international reputation. More recently, she was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and its reconstruction is still ongoing.

Although the city is English, it is marked by its French heritage and culture of the Caribbean. You can visit the St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest of the USA, on Jackson Square, the Aquarium, the Laura Plantation transformed into a museum where you will discover the daily life before the Civil War, cemeteries so special with their stone crypts and wrought iron ornaments, but also stroll through the French Quarter, take a sternwheeler cruise on the river, or sample the local cuisine in the many restaurants in town.

You'll have no problem to choose a hosting package that suits you, between small hotel in historic Bed & Breakfast or classic. For your transportation in the city, the bus service is excellent, very regular tram, and you can even explore the French Quarter in a carriage.