The blog has the party hat on and it is ready to celebrate, in the streets of New Orleans (with a short detour to Mississippi today to see what’s what in Biloxi and environs).

So this is me, David, signing off, for now – I’ll be back on the horn next Tuesday. Won’t you start 2007 off on the right foot by bookmarking the blog and telling a friend to do the same? In the coming weeks, we’ll feature a complete guide to the South Florida hotel scene, a frank look at what’s great/not so in Louisiana right now, trip ideas to get you off your butt after all that holiday laying around, plus more.