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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will probably get flamed for this one: New Orleans. I've been there three times over the past 15 years and just don't get the appeal at all. Paris, Outer Banks, and Amsterdam I really enjoy though! [/quote]

How many of those times were post-Katrina? It's not the same city, and never will be. That said, New Orleans has always had a history of kind of lawlessness and seediness, and that's part of the city's vibe. It's one of very few places I've been that scare me (hello, cemeteries that are historic and awesome and DANGEROUS), and I've been several times pre- and post-Katrina (including volunteering in the recovery effort) but I still love it. Just to visit though, I would never live there.

Did you eat there? Go out on Frenchman? See the Garden District? These are all better things to do than hit Mardi Gras parades and Bourbon Street and the Riverwalk. Not that those things don't have their time and place, IMO.[/quote]

PP here -- twice before Katrina, once after. I did eat and do the Garden District, spent time in the French Quarter, was not there for Mardi Gras. I think you hit the nail on the head with seediness as part of the city's vibe maybe? I'm not really certain. I've just always not quite understood the hype. [/quote]

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