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Didn't grow up in the city, but relatives came from there, I still have an "ear to the ground" so to speak, am Saints fan and visit occasionally. Pros: - Great food - History (relative to the US at least) - Laid back culture - Decent public transit. Not as good as NYC or SF, but in the city and even outlying areas like Metarie the streetcar gets you alot of places - Interesting architechture in places like the Garden…
Didn't grow up in the city, but relatives came from there, I still have an "ear to the ground" so to speak, am Saints fan and visit occasionally. Pros: - Great food - History (relative to the US at least) - Laid back culture - Decent public transit. Not as good as NYC or SF, but in the city and even outlying areas like Metarie the streetcar gets you alot of places - Interesting architechture in places like the Garden…
Chip Forstall takes care of it all!
Didn't grow up in the city, but relatives came from there, I still have an "ear to the ground" so to speak, am Saints fan and visit occasionally. Pros: - Great food - History (relative to the US at least) - Laid back culture - Decent public transit. Not as good as NYC or SF, but in the city and even outlying areas like Metarie the streetcar gets you alot of places - Interesting architechture in places like the Garden…
- Setting for Gabriel Knight I: Sins of the Fathers. The most atmospheric game I've ever played. It was basically a tour of New Orleans (St Johns cemetery, Lake Ponchartrain, Tulane, etc.)
- Yes, food. Even though Antoine's, Commander's Palace, Mothers are touristy, they're the best touristy food I've ever had. Then there's the usual suspects like Cafe du Monde beignet's, jambalayas, crawfish etouffees, gumbos, po-boys and mufulettas.
I also wandered out to Metarie (which I learned was pronounced Meta-ree, not Me-taree). It's a suburb.
America doesn't really have any other destinations quite like it.
Speaking of community, there is a really nice little tech community going strong in New Orleans that I think reflects the culture talked about here. If you are ever in town you should stop by an event https://www.noladevs.org/ . Feel free to reach out to me if you want some intros.
Any recommendations on which meetups are worth attending?
Didn't grow up in the city, but relatives came from there, I still have an "ear to the ground" so to speak, am Saints fan and visit occasionally. Pros: - Great food - History (relative to the US at least) - Laid back culture - Decent public transit. Not as good as NYC or SF, but in the city and even outlying areas like Metarie the streetcar gets you alot of places - Interesting architechture in places like the Garden…
New Orleans is not a place I would settle in, but it's one of the most interesting places I've ever visited in the U.S. - Setting for Gabriel Knight I: Sins of the Fathers. The most atmospheric game I've ever played. It was basically a tour of New Orleans (St Johns cemetery, Lake Ponchartrain, Tulane, etc.) - Yes, food. Even though Antoine's, Commander's Palace, Mothers are touristy, they're the best touristy food I'…
2025 makes it hard to be far from SF for me again because there's so much interesting stuff getting built. FOMO follows me around though.
did they mention abundant specialized prostitution? like San Francisco too