Lonely Planet New Orleans

by Lonely Planet, Amy C. Balfour, Adam Karlin

Lonely The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet New Orleans is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. March with a brass band through the French Quarter, eat everything from jambalaya to beignets, or take a walking tour past the Garden District's plantation-style mansions; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of New Orleans and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's New Orleans Travel The Perfect Lonely Planet New Orleans , our most comprehensive guide to New Orleans, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled. Written and researched by Lonely Planet. About Lonely Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveler community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travelers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Amazon, Reference

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Lesley Looper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I didn't finish this book until on my way home yesterday, I enjoyed reading about the different things to do (so many things!) in New Orleans! I also enjoyed the section on the history of New Orleans, which added to the local color. Nice guide!

[atom_box Evan G]

The author is very funny. And the condensed history of Reconstruction, et cetera is worth the price of the book. A standout in the already-great Lonely Planet series.

Even if you never visit New Orleans this is a great history and armchair travelogue.

[Bill Rand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lonely planet writes a good travel guide.

[_ teafunny · Rating 4 out of 5]

A perfect guide for starting your trip planning. I downloaded the eBook to use the maps while traveling in New Orleans. The guide breaks down each neighborhood, starting with a top five list and continuing on with the sights, places to eat/drink, entertainment, and shopping. The guide includes history, local tips, itinerary ideas, and day trip options from New Orleans. Very useful for the planners out there like me. I will definitely use Lonely Planet travel guides again for other travel destinations.

[Jan Sjostrand · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good information and pictures

[Lisa Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

History, food, drinks, what to see, do & much more! Even though I am a Louisiana native, I will use this book on my next trip south.

[J.B. Jamison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Carried this around during our visit to NOLA. Many of the sites were the usual ones everyone talks about, but I found the occasional 'unique' ones as well.

[Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standard lonely planet guide, nothing special.

[Deirdre K]

Seems silly to count, but seriously, I spent hours reading this in August. :) Still LOVE the Lonely Planet guides over all the others.

[Austin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used @Voice Aloud Reader to listen to it while walking to prep for an upcoming trip. Worked great.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this while traveling in no. Really enjoyed the history and background parts

[Ariadna73 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Up to date, very complete and entertaining guide to this magical place. I took it with me to a trip there and it was really useful.

This are the cover and first few pages of the guide I used:



These are some pages about the most interesting things in the city. It seems as if everything revolts around jazz:



These are some ideas on transportation, partying, clubs and some outdoors activity too. Recall that there were huge plantations there at a time.



And finally, this is the story of the couple that invented the Lonely Planet franchise, and the writers of this particular volume. Adam Karlin looks like a mortal sin here (ha!)



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[Jim Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was bought for a holiday we took to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. It's useful, giving a lot of useful information about sites to see, places to eat, things to do, and the history of the city, and when I spoke to seemingly knowledgeable locals they confirmed the accuracy of the information I'd read in the book.

[Alexis Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is exactly what you'd expect. Provided a great overview of what New Orleans has to offer for a typical tourist, as well as a few less trafficked treats. Overall, the perfect starting point when traveling a trip.

[Anne Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great. Nice maps, good history and orientation, and usually steered us in the right direction. Even with apps, online reviews, and smartphone maps, there is still nothing like a good guidebook to help plan a worthwhile trip.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Complete and detailed guidebook to New Orleans. Highly readable style and interesting off the beaten path things to do

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I tried to take notes, but so much good information on many pages. I guess I have to buy a copy to take with me. Glad I found this book.