The Mardi Gras Survival Guide - Episode #004

Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans

Mark Bologna

Society & Culture, Music, History, Places & Travel, Neworleans, Jazzfest, Nola, Dining, Mardigras, Bourbonstreet, Food

4.8 • 891 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2016

⏱️ 51 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, music, places, people and events that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, currently living in New Orleans or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, you’ve come to the right place!

During today’s episode we discuss how to get the most out of your Mardi Gras experience. We go over a pre-travel planning checklist including when to visit, where to stay and what to pack. Next, we cover what to do and see once you arrive in New Orleans. We also cover parking and safety as the essentials you need to take with you on the parade route.

We go into detail about the two weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, and cover the parades and where to watch, as well as some of the history of the Carnival organizations (much more detail about the history in episode 3: www.beyondbourbonst.com/itunes).

Mark provides information about how you can experience Mardi Gras even if you aren’t in New Orleans. Here’s a few tips:

Order a king cake and have it shipped to you from one of these favorites:

Haydel’s Bakery

1-800-442-1342

https://www.haydelbakery.com/site.php

Manny Randazzo’s King Cakes

1-866-456-1476

https://www.randazzokingcake.com

Joe Gambino’s Bakery

1-800-246-2466

http://www.gambinos.com

Watch the parades as they roll via a series of parade cams: http://www.nola.com/paradecam

Watch the meeting of the courts of Comus & Rex via live streaming on Mardi Gras evening: http://www.wyes.org

Near the end of the show, Mark also explains how the podcast got the name Beyond Bourbon Street.

For more information, visit us at BeyondBourbonSt.com. You can also catch up with us on Twitter @BeyondBourbonSt

Thanks for listening!

Mark

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast
0:14.9	where we explore the food, music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans
0:19.6	unique. Whether you are planning a trip, living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, you've come to the right place.
0:30.0	And now, your host, Mark Bologna.
0:36.7	Hi everyone, this is Mark.
0:38.5	Thanks for tuning in to episode four.
0:40.9	It's been great to hear from so many of you who have listened to the first couple of shows.
0:45.0	A special thanks to those of you have taken the time to leave a rating on iTunes.
0:49.0	We're up to 31 reviews now, including A.J. D. Leon, Nolamam 504, Tasha 4N 6, Mel Mill, and 9 Felix 99 who wrote,
1:01.6	Mark loves New Orleans and it shows. I sure do feel like
1:04.8	feel like thanks if any of you leave me a review I'll mention it on an upcoming
1:08.7	episode I really appreciate the feedback and support y'all and it makes a big difference in helping others
1:14.5	discover this little community we're creating here.
1:17.6	As you can tell I have my Mardi Gras voice after a weekend of enjoying beautiful weather
1:21.6	and a host of parades. I was worried about it at first,
1:25.3	then I remembered here at Beyond Bourbon Street we try to give you the insiders perspective.
1:30.0	This voice is a real world example of which you can expect after a couple days out on the parade route.
1:35.0	The show must go on, so let's get this party started.
1:39.0	In the last episode, we discussed the history of Mardi Gras, Carnival, 12 Night and King Cakes.
1:44.0	If you missed that one you might want to go back and listen.
1:47.0	This show will be a little different though.
1:49.0	I'll certainly provide some education in history
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