Nantsi into ekuyiyo ngokwenene ukufudukela eNew Orleans

Fumana Inombolo Yakho Yengelosi

Mna nomyeni wam sinoluhlu lwethu lwamabhakethi obomi oburhabaxa — izinto ezinkulu njengokundwendwela onke amazwekazi asixhenxe, ukuya kwiSuper Bowl (kuye), sikhenketha iDollywood (mna). Kananjalo kuluhlu lwalukuhlala eNew Orleans-kwaye emva kweminyaka esibhozo siphila ubomi beedolophu e-NYC, saqhuba i-U-Haul ezaliswe yifenitshala ye-800-square-feet ngexabiso lekati kunye nekati enye enamanqatha ukuya kwisiXeko saseCrescent. Jonga!



Ukufudukela eNew Orleans, isiKhokelo

Kukho into malunga neNew Orleans efika kuwe. Mna nomyeni wam besindwendwela rhoqo kwaye sizinikele apha emva kweNkanyamba uKatrina-kodwa ukuba ngumhlali libali elahluke kwaphela. Kwakufuneka sifumane imisebenzi rhoqo kwaye sihlala sisebenza ekhayeni lethu endaweni yokuya kumthendeleko kwisitalato iBourbon. Kodwa nangona umdala, iNew Orleans iyamangalisa kwaye iyamangalisa — kwaye imnandi kakhulu — indawo yokuhlala.



Kwimeko enje: Bambalwa abantu baseNew Orleania abangenayo ikhabethe yokunxiba. Esi sixeko sithanda ukunxiba kwaye akukho xesha lingcono kunexesha leCarnival xa i-NOLA ivuza ngamaso kwaye ichaphazelwe iiwigi ezimibalabala, kwaye umoya ugcwele zizandi zemihlangano yokuhamba. Kwaye ngelixa ixesha leMardi Gras linokuba ziiveki nje ezimbalwa, amalungiselelo aqhubeka unyaka wonke. Elona candelo lilungileyo: Ungadibana nabahlobo bakho kwangoko ngokujoyina i-krewe okanye iqela lomdaniso. Ewe, imikhosi yomdaniso yabantu abadala ikhona kwaye iyamangalisa.



Ngaphandle kwetheko elikhulu le-ol ', isixeko saziwa ngokutya okungaqhelekanga kunye nomculo unyaka wonke. Abantu baseNew Orleania banomdla wokutya kwabo kwaye bahlala bethetha malunga nesidlo sangokuhlwa ngelixa besitya isidlo sasemini. Ukutyela ngaphandle esixekweni kuqhuba i-gamut ukusuka kwiivenkile zokuntywila zamakhwenkwe ukuya kwiivenkile zokutyela zembali ezifunekayo-kwaye nganye iyintandokazi ngendlela yayo. Yitya iNew Orleans sisixhobo esikhulu sokufumanisa ukuba yintoni entsha kwaye iyaphawuleka-kwaye ndiyakuthanda ukubhala kuka-Ian McNulty ngokutya Ummeli . Umculo unokufumaneka yonke imihla, kuso sonke isixeko kwaye WWOZ , esi sixeko (esimangalisayo!) Isikhululo sikanomathotholo esixhaswa ngumphulaphuli, sibhengeza ishedyuli yomculo ophilayo rhoqo ngeyure engaqhelekanga. Ukongeza, kukho umnyhadala phantse kuwo onke amatyeli (po-boy, whisky, beignet, barbecue, blues, you name it) kwaye uninzi lwazo lukhululekile ukuzimasa.

NewOrleans.com sisixhobo esikhulu esinezihedyuli zomthendeleko ezihlaziyiweyo, iindawo zokutyela ezintsha zokutyela, kunye nolwazi ngokubanzi malunga nokwenzekayo esixekweni. Indawo yeNgqungquthela kunye nabaTyeleli apha yenziwe ngabantu abonwabisayo, abatsha nabanolwazi abanolwazi ngeNOLA ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Ndiyakuthanda Iintsana kunye neeDonuts , ukubhloga kuyo yonke into ye-NOLA, njengendawo onokufumana kuyo eyona brunches ingenasiphelo, iihacks zomthendeleko kunye nezikhokelo zerestyu.



Kwaye into enye abantu bahlala bebuza: Ewe, kushushu. Ngapha koko, kulusizi nyani ngo-Agasti, kodwa yiza ngoMatshi, ndiyakuthanda ukunxiba iimbadada kunye nelanga xa lonke ilizwe lisangcangcazela yingubo ekhukhumeleyo. Abantu bathi kukho amaxesha amane eNew Orleans: i-carnival, i-crawfish, i-sno-ball kunye nebhola.

Ixabiso laseNew Orleans lokuPhila

Ngokwe- Isalathiso sexabiso leLizwe leZumper , INew Orleans ibekwe njengeyona dolophu yama-21 ibiza kakhulu ukurenta e-US ngendlu enamagumbi okulala alinganiselwa kwi-1,360 ka-Epreli 2018. Sathenga igumbi lethu lokulala elinamagumbi amabini okulala, igumbi lokuhlambela elinamagumbi amabini okuhlambela (isitayile se-NOLA esinde nesimxinwa) emva kokuqesha iminyaka emininzi kwisiXeko saseNew York; Umnqweno wokuba ngumnini khaya sesinye sezizathu zokuba sifudukele eNew Orleans.

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Thumela umfanekiso Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso

(Ityala lemifanekiso: UJacqueline Marque)



Ikhaya lethu lakhiwa ngo-1900, ke ngeli lixa lihle kwaye linembali, ukugquma kuyinto embi. Izixhobo zasehlotyeni zihlala zinyuka ziye kuthi ga kwi-300 yeedola ngenyanga, kodwa oku kuyancipha xa ubusika bethu obuzolileyo buqengqeleka kwaye amaxabiso ehla aya kuthi ga kwi-100 leedola.

Iindleko ezingakumbi zokuqwalaselwa: Ukuhamba koluntu eNew Orleans kuyenzeka, kodwa umonde uyafuneka. Njengazo zonke izinto ezikule dolophu, abantu balapha abayi kungxama kakhulu. Ungakhwela ibhasi okanye isithuthi setrato se I-1.25 yeedola ngendlela nganye okanye uthenge ipasile engenamda yenyanga yeJazzy nge $ 55. Kodwa ndikhetha ukukhwela ibhayisekile yam: INew Orleans iflethi kwaye isimahla.

Esi sixeko sikhulu ngeyure yokonwaba, nakwiindawo ezintle kakhulu. Iindawo zokutyela zide zikukhuthaze ukuba u-odole kwimenyu yeeyure ezimnandi, ngenxa yoko awuziva ngathi nguBhajethi uBetty ocela enye. Isiphu eyenziwe kakuhle kwindawo yokuphela ye-cocktail iya kuba malunga ne-10- $ 15, kodwa inokufumana i-5 yeedola nje ngeyure yokonwaba ( IBouligny Tavern , ICavan , kunye Philisa lukhetho oluhle) kwaye ibha yokuntywila iya kuhlala ikhonza iibhiya ezi- $ 2. Kwezinye zezona ziluma zibalaseleyo, ungatya i-po'boy malunga ne-10-ndawo kwaye uzonwabise ngesidlo sasemini esimangalisayo esikhethekileyo Ibhotwe loMlawuli $ 39 (Ibhonasi: isidlo sasemini semartinis yikota nje). Ndiyithanda kakhulu into entsha UJack Rose yokutyela e-Pontchartrain Ihotele, enikezela nge-Veuve Clicquot brunch engenasiphelo ngeedola ezingama-25 nje kuphela- kunye nemenyu yabo yokutya okuphezulu kodwa engalunganga iyamnandi, nayo. Emva kokufuduka sisuka e-NYC, ukutya eNew Orleans — ngakumbi ukutya okubalaseleyo kunye nokugxininisa ekubukeni iindwendwe — kusenze saziva ngathi sisebukhosini.

Thumela umfanekiso Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso

(Ityala lemifanekiso: Tara Donne)

Ukufudukela eNew Orleans, apho uhlala khona

Ngaphambi kokuba sihambe, sasindwendwela iNew Orleans rhoqo kwaye safumanisa ukuba ukuhlala kwii-Airbnbs yeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokufumanisa ukuba yeyiphi indawo esebenza kakuhle kuthi. Apha, uninzi lweehotele zikwiKota yesiFrentshi nakwiSithili soShishino oluphakathi (nangona zivela kwiindawo ezininzi inyanga nenyanga) kwaye sasifuna ukwandisa ukukhangela kwethu ngaphaya kwemimandla yabakhenkethi eyaziwayo. Sahlala kwisinqe esikhulu samanzi iBywater, kude neUptown eCarrolton, nakwiGarden District. Ekugqibeleni, sahlala kwi-Irish Channel. Lo mmelwane usivumela ukuba sihambe ngokulula okanye siye ezantsi edolophini, kwaye silapha ngapha kumakhaya amahle kwiSithili saseGarden kunye nebhloko enye kwiMagazini. Ukuba kwindawo exakekileyo nasembindini kwanciphisa utshintsho ukusuka eNew York City ukuya eNew Orleans njengoko kunqabile ukuba sisebenzise imoto. Ngapha koko, ndiqhube kuphela amaxesha ambalwa ukusukela oko ndafudukela eNOLA. ELouisiana Inqanaba njengelona lizwe libiza kakhulu kwi-inshurensi yemoto, ke sabelana ngesithuthi. Imfuneko enye kwikhaya lethu: iveranda, ekunzima ukuyifumana. I-Porching sisenzi kwi-NOLA, kwaye ukuba nekofu okanye i-cocktail al fresco yindlela elungileyo yokuncokola nomntu.

Thumela umfanekiso Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso

(Ityala lemifanekiso: Tara Donne)

Nje ukuba uhleli, Kumnyango olandelayo Kunye noFacebook zizinto eziluncedo kakhulu ekuhlaleni. Iphepha lethu le-Irish Channel le-Facebook lihlala lizaliswa ngabahlali abatsha abajonge amaqela abahlobo; abamelwane bonwabile ukudibana kumngxunya wokunkcenkceshela wendawo. Ngehlobo lasehlotyeni, eli qela laququzelela amaqela emingxuma yemifula xa iziseko ezingaziwayo ze-NOLA zikhula ngaphandle kolawulo kangangokuba imingxunya yazaliswa zizitulo, iitafile, ichibi losana, kunye nemihombiso eyahlukeneyo. Olu hlobo lwento yeyona nkcazo yokuba kunjani ukuhlala eNew Orleans.

Ukufudukela eNew Orleans, Ingcebiso

Musa ukulinda ujikeleze isimemo-sisingatha itheko kwiqela labasemzini! Sibeka isimemo kuwo wonke umnyango wabamelwane othe, Molo, sisibini esitsha esangena ku-2424, kwaye singathanda ukudibana nawe. Yiza iziselo kunye nokulunywa ezincinci. Ngokungafaniyo nezixeko ezikhulu njenge-NYC okanye iSan Francisco (apho ndaya khona kwikholeji), abantu baseNew Orleans banobuhlobo kakhulu nabamelwane babo. Kodwa yazi oku: Abantu baseNew Orleani abayithandi into ethe kratya kunetheko, ke thenga ngaphezulu kwewayini kunokuba ucinga ukuba uza kuyidinga. Kwaye uthenge enye ngakumbi xa kunokwenzeka. Olo dibano lincinci lwakhokelela kubahlobo bethu abasenyongweni abahlala kude nje.

Ukufudukela eNew Orleans Ndedwa

Omnye umntu wakhe wandixelela ukuba uhlala ushiya indlu yakho imizuzu eli-10 ngaphambi kwexesha ukuba ufike ngexesha kuba wonke umntu ombona eNew Orleans uyema ancokole. U-NOLA uziva ngathi uyidolophu encinci, kwaye wonke umntu unobungane kakhulu. Emva kweveki enye ndihlala apha, ndadibana nomhlobo wam omkhulu ngoku kwisidlo sangokuhlwa seendaba. Wayekhuphela kwaye wenza inethiwekhi enkulu yabahlobo eNew Orleans kwaye wacela ukundazisa kwiqela lakhe. Iphantse yaziva ngathi ngumhla wokuqala: Ngaba angatsalela umnxeba? Ngaba ikhona into esifana ngayo? Ngosuku olulandelayo, wathumela i-imeyile kwaye wandimemela kwiklabhu yencwadi, iklabhu yewayini, kunye neklasi yeyoga kunye neqela lakhe lamantombazana-bonke ngoku baba ngabahlobo bam. Ndiyathemba ukubuyisa ubabalo. Isifundo sam: Vulela izimemo, kwaye ziya kuza. Yiya kwimihla yomhlobo, imihla yeTinder, imihla yomhlobo womama, okanye imihla yokupaka inja-abantu bakule dolophu bahlala ukuhlala. Amavolontiya yindlela entle yokuhlangana nabantu abatsha, nayo (iJunior League iyaziwa kakhulu kwaye inamandla eMzantsi), kodwa abantu balapha basebenzela ukuhlala, hayi enye indlela, ngenxa yoko kuhlala kukho into emnandi ukuyenza.

Ukufudukela eNew Orleans ngaphandle koMsebenzi

INew Orleans iye yaqokelela ukubulawa kwabantu amawonga kuphuhliso lwezoqoqosho kubandakanya indawo eyi # 1 ekhulayo yeMetro yeNgqesho, # 2 iBoomtown eMelika, kunye # 3 Isixeko Esikhulu Ukuphumelela i-IT Jobs Battle (emva kweSan Francisco neSilicon Valley). Ikwabekwa kwinqanaba # 7 ukuya phambili Isigebenga 'IziXeko eziBalaseleyo zaBasetyhini kwiTeknoloji. Kwaye ngo-2012 ukufunda yiLebhu yeSixeko, iNew Orleans inqanaba loku-1 kwinani lemivalo kumakhaya ayi-10,000. Ukuba uyazi ukudibanisa ii-cocktails, sisixeko sakho. Kwaye ukuba akunjalo, iNew Orleans ineendawo zokutyela ezininzi kunye neehotele-ijolise kukhenketho. Kwaye kuba sisixeko esinobuchule apho amagcisa anokuchuma, uyakufumanisa ukuba uninzi lweentlobo zokuyila-cinga iimvumi, amagcisa, kunye nababhali-bahlala bongeza umvuzo wabo ngokuqhuba u-Uber.

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