Author name: himanshusharma

Thinking about the coronavirus in New Orleans and elsewhere got me to thinking about past epidemics in New Orleans,  Ours is a city that is very familiar with fatal diseases.  The last outbreak of bubonic plague was in 1914.  Luckily, only ten people died.  It wasn’t just luck.  The city quarantined the Warehouse and the […]

If the future isn’t bright, what’s the point of moving forward?  New Orleans is here for you.  Pandemic or not, New Orleans will be here for you.  A century ago, New Orleans used to be a hotbed of yellow fever and cholera.  It takes more than disease to keep a good city down.  More than

The moon is beautiful. The sun is more beautiful New Orleans is the most beautiful thing of all. Being an innkeeper in New Orleans is a good job to have. It is a really good job. Don’t be afraid of New Orleans. New Orleans is here for you. Good memories begin at La Belle Esplanade.

Do you want to elope in New Orleans?  Many a good marriage has been made in this wonderful city we call home.  When you elope in New Orleans, you deserve the best. If you want to be happy for the rest of your life, you’ll elope in New Orleans. No regrets. Countless good marriages and

Mardi Gras is over.  What’s normal in New Orleans?  It’s not like where you’re from. Every day in New Orleans is a good day.  I know.  I live here.  You can live here, too, at least as long as a vacation. You never know what you’ll see in New Orleans.  Every day is a parade.

A flâneur is a boulevardier, someone who strolls the streets and soaks up as much atmosphere as he or she lends to his or her surroundings.  While a flâneur can be either male or female, I am more familiar with the male variety because I am one.  If you want to know which city is

There are plenty of streets in New Orleans.  We live in a kaleidoscope of a city where you never know what pleasant surprise you’ll find when you turn a corner.  If you are bored in New Orleans, it isn’t the city’s fault.  There is always something groovy going on everywhere in New Orleans, even when

You do belong in New Orleans.  New Orleans has something for everyone, everyone from every walk of life.  Don’t be embarrassed by what you are in New Orleans.  New Orleans loves you.  How do I know?  Because I see New Orleans’ love touch people every day.  Visit New Orleans like you belong here and you’ll

Esplanade Avenue is a street in New Orleans that is a world unto itself.  Esplanade Ridge is what we call the neighborhood that runs along Esplanade Avenue, which is a colorful and historic street lined with whimsical gingerbread manor homes.  Our Esplanade Ridge neighborhood is is the spine of this part of the city.  New

If you haven’t gotten your New Orleans groove on yet, you are long overdue.  Where do you go to experience real New Orleans, to really savor the flavor of a New Orleans week?  You don’t go to Bourbon Street.  Unless you are bartender or a server or a musician, if you live in New Orleans,