“And so the two young heroes embarked on their first grand adventure in the great new world” – Some Adventure Story… probably… (Or at the very least, the two adolescent girls decided to take a trip to New Orleans on their own dime.).
Planning a trip, any trip, on the budget of two college age girls working just barely above minimum wage jobs is never easy; especially when the trip includes attending a music festival and finding a place to stay during a time when prices get jacked up across the board, but that is exactly what I (and my partner in crime for this endeavor) decided to do. This marks the beginning of my travel adventures, a trip to New Orleans during one of the busiest seasons in the city, Halloween.
It all started with Voodoo Fest. Voodoo Fest is a annual music festival that takes place in New Orleans every Halloween weekend, it often features a variety of artists from new up and coming musicians to popular well established performers. And it was this event that spurred the trip to NOLA. For quite some time I had been sitting on my ass, dreaming of travel and grand adventures without actually making the effort to just go, but with the help of a good friend in a similar situation we took the leap and bought tickets to the festival. Now we were already a hundred dollars in, and my dreams to travel became a very expensive reality.
The Rundown:
What: Spooky-Ookie Adventure
Where: New Orleans
Residing in: Air Bnb listing ($22 per night)
When October 27, 2016- October 31, 2016
Concrete Plan(s): Voodoo Fest
3 day tickets- $165
Who: Portobella Princess and Lorelei
Transportation: Megabus ( $40 Round trip)
Why: This is the beginning of my independent travel adventures, I want it too be not too far from home but still somewhere I’d never been before. Our plans kind of fell into place perfectly, and what better place to spend Halloween than New Orleans?
Extraordinarily Ordinary 