What Happens in New Orleans Ends up on Facebook

You made it. The Big Easy. The place where beads are currency, streetcars are your newest set of wheels, your feet are moving to Jazz music and your hands are never empty of a drink, absinthe included. What’s next? Your updated Facebook status. Before the plane touches the ground, let’s get one thing straight. It’s not New Orleans. It’s Naw-lins. Say it out loud. Say it again. Third time’s a charm. Add the Valencia filter on Instagram and feed it to Facebook because that’s #foodporn, Big Easy style. Crawl around the city of crawfish the same way as the locals – by streetcar. (This one might be Vine-worthy). Used as the backdrop in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and your next selfie. You’ve had your fair share of walking. It’s time for a little whiskey or Cognac if you prefer, Peychaud’s Bitters, and absinthe in the form of The Crescent City’s infamous cocktail – the Sazerac. Now that you’ve got a little liquor in you, time to bust a move to regional Cajun sounds like one of Nawlins’ most famous natives, Ellen DeGeneres. It’s not quite Mardi Gras, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a head start. Get wild…on the other side of Bourbon Street take a walk on the wild side at the Audubon Zoo. Chances are it’s much wamer in NOLA than your hometown. Embrace it with a bayou tour. Fingers crossed you get to snap a gator pic. End the trip with more than 300 companies showcasing the latest products and services at the IFA’s 54^th Annual Convention.