Australia today....America tomorrow...excited: Bags packed, passports in order, ready for our big trip. Fly out of Brisbane at midnight, 4 hours to a 16 hour stopover in Fiji, then 10...

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

Bags packed, passports in order, ready for our big trip. Fly out of Brisbane at midnight, 4 hours to a 16 hour stopover in Fiji, then 10 hours to LA. 2 days there then on to New Orleans.
Only taking my smart phone, but will do my best to take some half decent photos, will post a few along the way on our month long adventure.
Happy days!

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

koalaroo wrote:

Bags packed, passports in order, ready for our big trip. Fly out of Brisbane at midnight, 4 hours to a 16 hour stopover in Fiji, then 10 hours to LA. 2 days there then on to New Orleans.
Only taking my smart phone, but will do my best to take some half decent photos, will post a few along the way on our month long adventure.
Happy days!

Enjoy your trip. Be aware of your surroundings. Depending on what areas you go to, both LA and New Orleans can be dangerous. Wish you could have taken more than a smartphone. New Orleans food is fantastic.

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

Thanks. We will be careful. Oh dear...my husband just walked in and said "1600 Aussies died overseas last year and 1400 of them were murdered." So yes...We will be sensible, especially in light of all the shocking things that have happened in the US and Mexico since we booked our trip a few months ago. There are no words for what happened in Las Vegas. I'm so sorry.

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

Thanks. We will be careful. Oh dear...my husband just walked in and said "1600 Aussies died overseas last year and 1400 of them were murdered." So yes...We will be sensible, especially in light of all the shocking things that have happened in the US and Mexico since we booked our trip a few months ago. There are no words for what happened in Las Vegas. I'm so sorry.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Enjoy your stay in New Orleans. You will be safe, just don't wander off by yourselves with no crowds around. I wish you were taking more than your phone for photos. There will be so much to see and photograph.

GrumpyOldBeardGuy

The numbers aren't quite that dire.

www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-05/49-australians-murdered-overseas-in-201617/9016706

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

[Aha! Paul got it wrong.
49 is not so dire for sure. Thanks quote=GrumpyOldBeardGuy]The numbers aren't quite that dire.

www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-05/49-australians-murdered-overseas-in-201617/9016706[/quote]

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

I will be taking a better camera, but I won't be taking my laptop to upload them. Just too bulky, as I found last time. My phone takes a quite good photo, and edits nicely.
So as we go, I won't be posting super quality pics, but will try to make them interesting and I'm hoping some of you might enjoy the journey.

Texcaster Loc: Queensland

New Orleans is one of the American musical mother lodes. You wouldn't go wrong seeing any of these folks but good music is all around.

Zachary Richard - Bonsoir, Bonsoir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTjj5dMeR9E

Zachary Richard - Laisse le vent souffler - Let the storm wind blow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSfFDl5AQkA

Anders Osborne with Monk Boudreaux - Letters from Rome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veKapH-HO6c

Jon Cleary - History of New Orleans Piano - Cleary demonstrated the evolution of N.O. piano using Lawdy Miss Clawdy. He was in Bonny Rait's tour band playing the Tivoli, Bris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0cLdJCgTA

koalaroo Loc: Gold Coast, Australia

[Thank you so much for taking your time Texcaster. I listened to them all and love them. To be able to be in Nola and be a part of the music is special and a privilege. We are not fans of Jazz, but love blues and I've been reading up on the different roots of the music. Thanks again.

.rquote=Texcaster]New Orleans is one of the American musical mother lodes. You wouldn't go wrong seeing any of these folks but good music is all around.

Zachary Richard - Bonsoir, Bonsoir
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTjj5dMeR9E

Zachary Richard - Laisse le vent souffler - Let the storm wind blow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSfFDl5AQkA

Anders Osborne with Monk Boudreaux - Letters from Rome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veKapH-HO6c

Jon Cleary - History of New Orleans Piano - Cleary demonstrated the evolution of N.O. piano using Lawdy Miss Clawdy. He was in Bonny Rait's tour band playing the Tivoli, Bris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0cLdJCgTA[/quote]

Rich2236 Loc: E. Hampstead, New Hampshire

koalaroo wrote:

I will be taking a better camera, but I won't be taking my laptop to upload them. Just too bulky, as I found last time. My phone takes a quite good photo, and edits nicely.
So as we go, I won't be posting super quality pics, but will try to make them interesting and I'm hoping some of you might enjoy the journey.

Hi koalaroo, I am glad you are taking a better camera. Does this camera use Sandisc cards? If so, get a bunch of 8gb cards. You can record many pictures on it, and when you go to a new city, or state here, use a new card for each. That way you don't have to carry a laptop or any other device. All you have to do is label the sandisc where you were. When you get home download and re-use the sandisc or just store it as a backup. This is what I do and I haven't lost a disc yet.
Rich...

Bunko.T Loc: Western Australia.

koalaroo wrote:

Bags packed, passports in order, ready for our big trip. Fly out of Brisbane at midnight, 4 hours to a 16 hour stopover in Fiji, then 10 hours to LA. 2 days there then on to New Orleans.
Only taking my smart phone, but will do my best to take some half decent photos, will post a few along the way on our month long adventure.
Happy days!

Keep ya head down mate & look over your shoulder regular like. Not a nice place to be.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

koalaroo wrote:

Bags packed, passports in order, ready for our big trip. Fly out of Brisbane at midnight, 4 hours to a 16 hour stopover in Fiji, then 10 hours to LA. 2 days there then on to New Orleans.
Only taking my smart phone, but will do my best to take some half decent photos, will post a few along the way on our month long adventure.
Happy days!

Have fun!

MTG44 Loc: Corryton, Tennessee

There is a lot more to see in USA than NO. Make sure you go to some national parks.

Bunko.T Loc: Western Australia.

kpmac wrote:

Enjoy your stay in New Orleans. You will be safe, just don't wander off by yourselves with no crowds around. I wish you were taking more than your phone for photos. There will be so much to see and photograph.

I'm going to Bali soon, we don't need those sorts of warnings. I guess the worse that can befall us is being cooked by a volcano. But there's no guns or crazies there.