The level of excited for this trip is out of this world.
I have been waiting forever and ever to go to New Orleans. As much as I love Chicago and it is one of my favourite places on the planet, my American friends tell me that New Orleans may be good competition for that. I finally get to find out. I finally get to eat all the good stuff!
Below is a photo of the budget breakdown I keep on my Excel spreadsheet:
I happened to see this flight deal back in February, and I though it was pretty darn good so I told my boyfriend LETS GOOOOOO. Another bonus was that there was no layover in Atlanta required to get there, because I rather go through four root canals with no painkillers than do that ever again.
What I didn’t know at the time of booking was that this was also Essence weekend in New Orleans? Therefore, I believe I got an exceptional deal for that happening + it being a long weekend in both countries.
Cost of flight with Air Canada = $503.00 roundtrip, per person
With is being Essence Fest weekend, and a long weekend, the cost of stays was pretty high. I still wanted to stay somewhere that would be accessible to the shenanigans though.
We had found one AirBnB but they booked it within two days, I should have acted faster.
There was another one I was able to score. It is very simple, but it had great reviews and checking the address vs. what we wanted to do? Seemed like a good location. I also don’t intend on being inside this place very often, as my time will be spent eating and drinking, possibly getting into some debauchery…..
For two nights it was $341.01, so $170.50 per per person. That works for me.
Here is the link to it, when I return I will give it a full review.
Before I even booked a place to stay, I booked a food tour though!
You can see where my priorities are.
We booked the ‘New Orleans Cocktail and Food History Tour‘ and the cost was $387.56, therefore coming to $192.78 per person.
I am probably MOST excited for this. I can’t wait to try a bunch of food and cocktails.
If you are interested in this tour, click here. I will give a thorough review when we return.
For spending money I went with $500.00 CAD which came to $350.00 USD. I have no idea if this will be too little or too much? With me you just never know if a random trip to a strip club will happen or if I want a bottle at a night club. It’s like Goosebumps, I choose my own adventure.
The total budget for this trip is $1367.28 Canadian for me.
I know that sounds wild for just a weekend away, but, I have a great feeling it will be totally worth it. I hope I don’t get addicted to New Orleans.
See you when I get back!
- Mirna