My Baton Rouge press trip officially concludes at the end of this week. If you have been following along you know that Baton Rouge has so much to offer families as a vacation destination. For me, it is important to include fun and education in any trip. I want my children to grow with each experience and I truly believe that Baton Rouge has so much to offer travelers. Living outside the New Orleans area culture is readily available. But our diversity is in the soil of Louisiana and why I Continue Reading
Exploring the USS KIDD – Baton Rouge Louisiana #BayouTravel
Back in January 2010, my daughter (her Girl Scout Troop) & I visited the USS KIDD in Baton Rouge Louisiana for an overnight sleepover. I have mixed feelings about our visit mostly because it was a rare freezing cold (add water and wind into the mix) January weekend + several 3rd-5th graders makes for an "interesting" weekend. But this time we visited with our family in July. I forgot that my son & husband have never visited the USS KIDD so I knew it would be an eventful day. USS Continue Reading
Tiger Football Highlights – My Day at LSU Football Stadium
Ton of pictures! Please wait a few seconds for pictures to upload or refresh for a quick reload. I promise, they are worth the few seconds of wait time. Do you remember having that once in a lifetime experience as a kid? The thought that THIS has got to be the best thing you will ever experience? My children (mostly my son) had one of those experiences with me a few weeks ago. During our recent family trip to Baton Rouge we stayed at The Cook Hotel & Conference Center at LSU. Our stay was Continue Reading
Reliving Louisiana History-Nottoway Plantation #BayouTravel
While on our recent trip to Baton Rouge, our family visited Nottoway Plantation House. Since we were trying to incorporate Louisiana History into our recent trip, we knew Nottoway Plantation would be a perfect combination of education and beauty. Nottoway Plantation is one of the largest antebellum plantation houses in the south, is composed of 64 rooms, 7 staircases, and 5 galleries. Words, nor my pictures, can truly showcase its natural beauty but I'm attempting to do so. Nottoway Continue Reading