I personally feel every person should experience their 21 birthday in the great city of New Orleans, LA! Still to this day NOLA is one of my favorite cities. They have everything from good drinks, amazing food, live music, and lots of interesting people.

For people looking to experience all of what New Orleans has to offer I highly recommend spending a long weekend on bourbon street. My first experience was filled with some amazing drinks—-I highly suggest a hurricane or fish bowl. Once the drinks got flowing I actually ended up at my very first male strip club which is for sure something I will never forget! The men looked great, and I even hung out with one of the dancers late into the night. He showed my friends and I an amazing time all around the city. Finding a local is the key to seeing what else the city has to offer besides the tourist areas! We went to about 10 bars that night, had wayyy too many shots, rode a bull, and stayed out until the sun came up.

I recently heard a story from my friend about her time down in NOLA, when she casually ran into a celebrity and ended up hanging out with him all night! According to her what happens in New Orleans stays in New Orleans!!

Personally, a weekend of drinking and half naked people walking around is a blast for me, but I also wanted to see what else there was to do in the city. We decided to go on a swamp tour which was an amazing experience! The air boats were pretty loud, and a lot faster than I thought, but we saw about 30 alligators come right up to our boat! Our tour guide was awesome and so knowledgable about the alligators. At the end of the tour we even got to hold a baby alligator. I do not think the swamp tour is for everyone but if you really want to get a full experience of Louisana it is a must!

New Orleans is very well known for paranormal activity and their unique ghost tours. Our ghost tour started on Royal street and was about a 2 hour walk around the city. We saw all different kinds of cemeteries and learned a lot about the history of New Orleans. It was a very unique activity that I was unsure about at first, but ended up loving!!!

Overall, I love New Orleans, and their party atmosphere is right up my ally, but there is so much more New Orleans has to offer than just a party.

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton