Louisiana Dayride: Fifty-two Short Trips from New Orleans [Paperback]

Shelley N. C. Holl (Author)

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From Library Journal

Holl, who writes "L'Attitude," a travel column for New Orleans's Times-Picayune, adapted her columns to produce this book of lively prose detailing interesting things to see and fun things to do in southern Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf. Each dayride from New Orleans takes from less than one hour to four hours of travel time. Holl describes far-ranging activities such as touring historic mansions, shrimping, and watching a rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Interspersed are historical facts, places to eat, and bits of conversation with the locals. Sidebars give additional information about each site, including how to go, the best time to go, addresses and phone numbers, hours of operation, and admission fees. A tantalizing and informative book; highly recommended.?Lucille Corbo, MLS, Scranton, Pa.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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A guidebook to hundreds of exciting places to visit while radiating from the hub of the Crescent City

Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi (September 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878058222
• ISBN-13: 978-0878058228
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,042,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the 2 best guidebooks we used on our trip, July 7, 2000

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Al B. (Rome, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Louisiana Dayride: Fifty-two Short Trips from New Orleans (Paperback)

We used several guidebooks to plan a long weekend in southern Louisiana in connection with a family wedding in Lafayette. This was one of the most useful of the books.

The author gives a short 1 or 2-page pithy description of each excursion along with good directions.

Slightly more useful (to us) as a guidebook was Cajun Country Guide by Macon Fry and Julie Posner. I say this because that book also covers lodging (we were traveling overnight).

Two final notes: Neither guidebook covers the city of New Orleans itself; and every guidebook we read had the wrong area codes for many telephone numbers (Louisiana has 2 brand-new area codes -- 225 and 337)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book is Out-of-Date, April 19, 2009

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C. Amos (US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Louisiana Dayride: Fifty-two Short Trips from New Orleans (Paperback)

This book is so out-of-date in March 2009 that it was practically useless for anything other than a starting point to do research on the Web.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!, July 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Louisiana Dayride: Fifty-two Short Trips from New Orleans (Paperback)

This book is a must have if you're unfamiliar with the Louisiana area. The book allowed us to better plan our trip and make the most of our time to get in all the site we read about.