New Orleans is alive here, with construction trucks on every single street in a frenetic renovation spree; after the city-wide devastation of Hurricane Katrina, wealthy residents have flocked to this so-called "Sliver by the River"... 

Who would have thought NOLA is a good spot to live? But it is, and further it can be one of the most interesting, fun, and yes, even heartbreaking locations on earth, certainly in the United States.

New Orleans, Louisiana, is an explosion of tiny but exquisite details, a shotgun blast of color, of aroma, of great food and music  and architecture and vitality; it's a place like no other in the United States...