DIARY OF A GHOST HUNTER

 Considering we travelled all day yesterday we woke up pretty well after a good night's sleep. I woke at 6am and Anne just a little later after me. We were not waiting around for the breakfast that was included in the B and B accommodation as we were not expecting a huge choice so we got dressed and headed out to find a local place closeby. Only a few blocks away was WAKIN' BAKIN! This turned out to be a great little spot for breakfast and we chose the pancakes and bacon and eggs (all combined into one meal) and I got a cappuccino and Anne got filtered coffee. We had heard that American's don't do coffee well and yes..the cappuccino was awful.  We shared the pancakes, eggs and bacon and that was an assault on the taste buds! Sweet and savoury all at once - delicious but overwhelming.  After that it was a search for a SIM CARD - and I can tell you that there are none to be found in the French Quarter of town.  The closest was another 30 minute walk from where we were and

 And just like that we found ourselves in New Orleans - well, not just like that really. It took almost 26 hours of travel to get there. Out first leg was the longest but the nicest with a wonderful upgrade to Business class and it was the first time I could experience laying down in one of those fancy capsules reserved for the well to do. The food was wonderful too with proper linen napkins and silver ware. We landed in LAX late and so when it came to the transfer everyone was panicked to get to their next plane on time and there was chaos. We boarded American Airways to Dallas just in time and then sat there waiting for the last passengers to board! It was three hours from LAX to Dallas and then we had much more time as our next plane was and hour late. We didn't arrive in New Orleans until after 9.30pm and by that stage everything in the airport was closed. The airport is huge too and so modern - I will love to go through it on the way back, although by that stage I will be penn

 I am not sure just how much sleep I am going to get tonight. We have set the alarm for 6.30am  and it's now 9.15pm and we sit in bed in our jammies ( we are SOOOO exciting) and just relaxing. I have a really bad back ache which came on around 2pm today so I'll be taking some pain meds and riding it out. We got to our hotel without too much trouble and Anne left the hire car at the drop off point and walked to the Hotel. We decided to celebrate with a glass of Moscato for me and a Cocktail for Anne and we shared a plate of pickles and salami. That will do us until the morning. We are going to pace ourselves with food until we get onto the plane. Why? Cause something super awesome happened today. Anne informed me that she had bid on an upgrade and got it!! Yes...we are flying in business class to LAX. How did she manage that? I don't know - pure unadulterated luck. But I will make sure that I tell you all about it as I have never experienced this luxury. You should have seen

  I am writing this just before midnight. It's been a long day. I have been at work and then Anne and I spent three hours recording the last portions of our SPOOKY SUNDAYS podcast so that we can still deliver the show while we are away. That done I drove home and looked at my empty suitcase thinking that it is all too hard and I am too tired to make decisions right now. But, I persevered and threw some clothes in. Then it was some last minute washing and sorting out a few more things before I give up for today and just go to bed. I think I will be going over things in my head tonight to make sure that I have everything that I need and worrying about the three flights on Saturday to get us from Sydney to LAX to TEXAS to New Orleans. Why must Australia be so far away? There are a lot of cool places I want to go when we get to NOLA. Our job will be to make sure everyone is looked after though so I am really glad that we are going there two days earlier. Tomorrow - I am going to collec

 As I write this I am so much closer to our trip to New Orleans. I still have not packed a bag, but I have changed my money over. Mind you, I don't have a lot but after exchange (and our dollar with disgusting at the moment)  I really understood that there will be savage budgeting happening to last me three weeks. Still, there are plenty of options in America so I won't feel badly done by. I am still rather stressed about everyone's safety and I just feel responsible for everyone having a good time. It's a different ball game being free to just head off and look after yourself on a tour (we did that in Germany) but this time we are part of the deal. I know we both want to give our group a good time. This is why we chose to arrive two days earlier so we have a chance to suss out the city, do some videoing, get over jet lag and be in best shape for when we are together. I've been looking at all of the sites on our itinerary and the list is hefty. I'm tired just lo

 Our countdown to New Orleans is starting today.  Twelve more sleeps until we board a plane for my very first visit to the United States. I am excited but a little tentative. I don't know how I will react to some of the new experiences awaiting me. One of the quirky things I want to do is taste the delights of drive thru's - I've heard of many of them but I can only image what they are like until I try them for myself. I have heard on In-N-Out and Popeyes - what is Biscuitville? If there is one you think we should sample, let me know in the comments. Other than the food, I have never experienced the tipping culture that is in the US so that will be quite different and also currently our AUS$ is absolute shit so I will still have to count my pennies. New Orleans is a bucket list destination for me as I have done a number of podcast episodes on   True Hauntings Podcast  and we have talked about some of the more haunted sites in the area. But, actually visiting and setting foo