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Miles Away

Why New Orleans Is Calling to You Right Now

Miles Away

The Points Guy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re exploring New Orleans with the editorial director of special projects at the New York Times and TPG‘s social media editor, Samantha Rosen. Dan Saltzstein explains why he named the Crescent City the No. 1 place to travel in 2018, as well as some of his favorite bars and restaurants. Afterward, Samantha shares points-and-miles tips, when to book and what neighborhoods to stay in.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Catherine Ryan from telling everybody everything here to tell you about Bailey's chocolate

0:04.2

salted caramel truffles.

0:05.8

Yep, it's getting chilly and I'm 40 years old so I've decided it's Christmas when I say it is.

0:11.7

Bailey's original Irish cream was one of my favorite treats,

0:15.0

but their salted caramel truffles are on another level.

0:18.0

It's a creamy melt in your mouth milk chocolate

0:20.0

with a salted caramel center and the dreamy taste of Bailey's liqueur.

0:24.6

Find these delicious truffles in Sainsbury's, Asda, or online at a cotto.

0:28.6

Bailey's chocolates are intended for purchase and enjoyment by people of legal purchase age for alcohol beverages.

0:34.0

Please remember to drink Bailey's responsibly. Welcome to another episode of Miles Away. I am your host

0:47.7

Zach Konegg and today we're heading down south to New Orleans Louisiana. We'll

0:52.0

talk about the city's culture, how to get there, and where you should

0:54.9

stay once you arrive.

0:59.0

So on this episode of Miles Way, I am actually in the beautiful New York Times

1:05.9

building. I'm sitting down with with Dan Saltstein, who is the former

1:09.6

one of the former travel editors at the New York Times and is now the editorial director for special projects.

1:14.7

So Dan, welcome, thanks for joining us.

1:16.9

Thanks so much for having me.

1:17.9

So what are you doing your role at the New York Times?

1:20.4

So a special project sort of spans the entire newsroom in theory. It's essentially any project that either falls sort of in between or across different sections of the newsroom or projects that require extra attention and sort of help.

1:39.7

And one of your special projects is I think one that almost all TPG readers are probably

1:44.2

familiar with and that's the 50 places traveler right the two places travelers

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