New Orleans is known as a party town. With Labor Day just around the corner, everyone is preparing for Southern Decadence, which is New Orleans largest gay street fair.  Parades, parties, celebrity DJ’s and a whole lot of hotness, this year’s party will be off the charts. As New Orleans is already commemorating Katrina’s five year anniversary, this is just another reason to visit the Big Easy. Add in some outrageous costumes, cocktails and a few contests I can’t mention here and you’ll be begging for some homemade hangover remedies from the queen of voodoo.  Need a place to stay? Check out our TAG approved hotels in New Orleans for decadent deals and don’t wait too long because these deals will go fast!

The price of airline tickets seems to be on the rise, and then there are those darn luggage fees. What person in their right mind can pack a week’s worth of stuff into a carry-on to save some money? (If you have ideas, please let us know!) The cool thing about travel this year is all the amazing hotel deals that are out there. But, is that going to help sway you in one direction or another? Sure, you can save some money by being frugal on your hotel, but this IS vacation, right? Whatever you decide to do, your vacation or staycation should be more than choosing the perfect hotel or finding the perfect flight. It has to ignite a passion in you, a desire to do something you’ve never done before, to see places you’ve never seen.  It’s about a tandem skydive over Phoenix, doing a canopy tour in Costa Rica, or getting a Eurail pass, a map and your backpack and discovering Europe.  Find your passion and share it with us. We’d love to hear all the juicy details!

Hello there, chaps! It’s the Travelocity Roaming Gnome here. Just wanted to pop in and give you all a cheeky wink.

I’m thinking of taking a little trip to GayWhistler’s WinterPRIDE 2010, which is happening March 1 through March 8. Will I see any of you there? I’m looking forward to the WHOOSSH Martini Party, the Shred Betties Bash, and particularly the WinterPRIDE Oscars party on Saturday night. Anyone got a tux I can borrow? Or a date that looks like George Clooney?

Hope to see you at WinterPRIDE 2010! I’ll be the one in the pointy red hat. You can pinch my cheeks if you like. I mean the ones on my face.

Toodles!
The Travelocity Roaming Gnome