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I've posted on New Orleans before , but promised an update. Here it is. We again went over Halloween, well technically the weekend before, which I think is a great time to visit. The weather is nice and it's a happening place then (probably always is). Getting There This year we flew American Airlines round trip and instead of taking a taxi to our hotel, an Uber was actually cheaper and easier. The airport has convenient ride share pickup spots making it easy to find. We also Ubered back to the airport upon leaving, and that driver made us promise to go to his house for dinner when we return! The locals are just super nice and welcoming and both of our Uber drivers were very nice and offered great tips. Where We Stayed We couldn't resist another stay at Hotel Provincial . It's such a cute place in the perfect spot in the French Quarter. You're close enough to everything, but far enough to be able to sleep at night. Unfortunately, there were n...

To wrap up this theme of my favorite October trips, I have to post about Rocky Point, or Puerto Penasco as it's also known. Since it's about a 4 hour drive from home, I've been heading here almost every year at least once since I was 18. It's now become our favorite October break family trip.  Getting There We make the 4 hour drive, but not before buying car insurance. You need to insure your car since your own insurance won't cover outside of the US. We like to book online and use Sanborn's . The trip is pretty easy and straightforward, but there are often unsafe drivers heading the same way that like to pass other cars blindly. Be careful! There are long stretches where cars will go too fast and it's too often that this reckless driving results in a bad accident. Be safe. There is often a wait at the border, and the border now closes usually at 8 pm, no matter how long the line might be. They may have you pull off to search your car as you ente...

Remember when I said I wanted to visit Disneyland over Halloween ? Well, we did it. For the kids' October break this year, we headed to California. We hit up Universal Studios first, and then a couple days at Disneyland followed. Universal Studios It's been years since I've visited Universal Studios, so we decided to add this as our first stop. We drove straight there and hung out at the CityWalk area after we arrived. It was a fun area. There was a candy shop full of TikTok famous candy that the kids liked. We stayed at BLVD Hotel , which is a more budget friendly option but still walkable location. Thankfully, there is a Universal Studios tram that you can take to drive you up the large hill to enter the Universal Studios area. The stop is on Universal Hollywood Dr just east of Lankershim Blvd. They drop you off right at the entrance of Universal Studios.  We had one day planned here, so we arrived at opening and headed straight back to the Harry P...