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9 Locally Owned Restaurants in Lafayette Louisiana I Enjoyed, and You Will Too

January 4, 2023 By Bob Bales Leave a Comment

The following article contains affiliate links I love to find those locally owned restaurants when I travel. You can find some really great places to eat and a lot of them have interesting stories behind them. It is a lot more satisfying to me to eat at a local owned restaurant than some chain restaurant. Yes, I know most chains are franchises and some owned by local … [Read more...]

The Emotional Little Known Story of The Orphan Train Museum

October 23, 2022 By Bob Bales 3 Comments

Louisiana Orphan Train Museum

I had the opportunity to visit the museum as part of a hosted trip provided by St Landry Parish tourism. You might have never heard about the orphan trains in the United States, but the Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas Louisiana is keeping the history alive. The museum tells the story of those that arrived in Louisiana on the orphan trains and since opening has sought out … [Read more...]

If You Want To Really experience Louisiana You Need to Go Here

October 30, 2016 By Bob Bales 18 Comments

When I was invited to attend a press trip to experience Louisiana courtesy of North Louisiana and Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau’s, highlighting historical sites, I jumped at the chance.   Louisiana is a great place for historic travel. I have always been interested in visiting historical places. Whether it be an old European church or an Spanish fort, I … [Read more...]

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Profile Flipped Hi and welcome to The Traveling Fool. Born with a passion of learning about the history of different cultures, Bob Bales (aka The Traveling Fool) enjoys discovering people and places he finds off the beaten path that most tourists don’t know about. Often found with a cigar in one hand and a good whiskey in the other, Bob likes to write about what makes those people and places he visits special. Being retired military and having lived, worked and traveled from Europe to Asia and North America there is always a history and story to be told. To learn more about The Traveling Fool check out my About Me page.

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