A few weeks ago my best friend Tig said “goodbye” to Atlanta and packed her bags for Texas. Though I hate to see her leave Georgia, I can’t be upset about someone moving back to the Homeland. I jumped at the oppurtunity to road trip with her to Houston and as we planned the drive she casually mentioned that she’d never been to New Orleans before. In my opinion, a night is all you need, so we made a stop. Road trips are a wonderful way to see things you might not normally encounter. However, if you want your road trip to be a success, then you need to make sure that your car is up to the job. An old colleague of mine recently found some great Salina used cars online at conklincars.com if you are considering upgrading your own car. It’s important to have a reliable vehicle to go on a road trip. You don’t want to break down in an unfamiliar area! If you need to purchase a new vehicle for the road trip, make sure that you’ve added this vehicle to your insurance policy. Of course, if you wanted to find the cheapest insurance for your car trip, you could always consider looking online. That should save you some money whilst you’re traveling. For more cost-cutting ideas, it might be worth reading this article here. Hopefully, that will help more people to have more money for traveling. Road trips can be expensive, so it might be worth trying out some of those ideas. For now though, here are some highlights from our trip.
We went straight from the highway to Erin Rose Bar for beers and – well – killer po’ boys!
The Carousel Bar in Hotel Monteleone was a must for me. Sure, touristy, but it’s an institution. I had to have a Vieux Carré in the bar where it was created. For me, it was a bit like checking off “Champagne at The Plaza.”
We picked Kingfish for dinner and were so happy we did (thanks to Patrick King for recommending it via Twitter). We had an epic 4 hour meal and savoured every bite and sip. Add this place to your NOLA list.
Onward to Texas! While on the road (and before refueling our bellies at The Chimes in Baton Rouge), one of us mentioned how we wished we’d have time that weekend to go to an Astros game. A few minutes later, Tig’s brother texted her “‘game tonight, roof open, 70 degrees.” Could we get there in time? We sure could. What better way to welcome Tig back to Houston than driving straight to the ballpark for some ‘Stros, overpriced beers and nachos in the Crawford Boxes.
Texas forever.
Special thanks to Sam Hunt for providing our soundtrack for 90% of the drive.
Thanks to the Undisclosed Podcast for filling the other 10%.