This week we are profiling Heritage Park in Slidell. Heritage Park has been a mainstay in the Slidell community for a long time and has recently begun a series of improvements including a marina and the improved Slidell Community Playground. It is right on the beautiful Bayou Bonfouca and next…
Over Mardi Gras last year, like half of Louisianians, we went to Disney World. Since we camp/glamp in our trusty Airstream, we opted to bring her to Fort Wilderness for our stay. Here are a few things we think might be helpful for you to know. Booking a Camp Site…
Welcome to Glamping With Gigi! We are at the Bogue Chitto State Park for a few nights. My husband loves to bike and was eager to check out the mountain bike trails up here. Slim and I came along to check out the campground and also to explore the regular…
If you are from Greater New Orleans or the Gulf Coast, you probably went to Buccaneer State Park as a kid—piled in the back of a pick up truck headed for Buccaneer Bay Water Park or covered in Skin So Soft ready to camp out. Following Hurricane Katrina, they have…
Strap grandma on the roof, Sparky, it’s time for a Road Trip! We go on several through out the year- one hour trips to 9 hours to even multiple days! With a four-year old, it can be hard. Thankfully he’s pretty chill and is content listening to our Classic Rock…
Need someplace new to discover? Just across the Lake in New Orleans East, lies the newly refurbished (and continuously blossoming) Audubon Nature Center. While it’s not new to many of us from around here, it has been out of commission for nearly a whole generation of children and parents, since…
In Slidell, the trend in restaurants leans either to chains or Cajun/Creole faire for the local spots. This Uptown girl turned Slidellian is always on the hunt for some fabulous food, great wine and cocktails, and amazing service. My prayers were answered with the Wine Garden. The wine bar and…
Picture it. Loving the Northshore, new job, child in a great preschool program….but you have to commute for it. This is a reality for a lot of people on our side of the lake. My husband commutes from Slidell to the CBD daily and my 3 year old son and…