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Jill from Southern Sounds special Birthday year and a Busman’s Holiday for Christmas This year I have been celebrating a ‘special’ birthday and I have tried to experience or do something different throughout the year that I have never done before.  This has been quite a challenge...

Monday 10th April This morning we headed out of town to the Honey Island Swamp for a boat trip led by jazz pianist, Captain John Royen. John has excellent knowledge about flora and fauna and dedicated to preserving the swamp and the animals that inhabit this beautiful area.  The...

Thursday 6th April After breakfast the group congregated in our hospitality room, all dressed in red, white and blue with some going that extra mile! Well done everyone you looked fantastic.  Donned with flags and as many beads as we could wear we set off for the starting point...

WOW – the word says it all! Welcoming people, Outstanding music, Wonderful weather……. Days 1 – 3 Monday 3rd April As British Airways started a direct flight from London to New Orleans in March 2017, we were lucky to make use of this service and what a...

Time is now ticking away and it is less than 50 days until we depart the UK for our 26th annual pilgrimage to New Orleans for the French Quarter Festival.  Everyone is getting very excited and contacting us to talk through the tours and events that we have planned for this year –...