Glen Abbott

Glen Abbott is a freelance travel writer/photographer based in New Orleans. He writes for Harley-Davidson's HOG magazine and other motorcycle and general-interest travel publications. Follow Glen at: http://www.travelingringo.com

Video: Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus parade from Mardi Gras 2013

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Mardi Gras 2013 may be a distant, blurry memory for its hardcore celebrants, so NolaVie contributor Glen Abbott offers a sober look back at one of the season's funkier parades. The motto of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus [...]

Video: Krewe of Barkus Parade, or Here Comes Honey Bow Wow

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Now that Super Bowl 2013 is a memory, Carnival continues unabated throughout Orleans Parish. And to help set the mood for the upcoming activities, NolaVie contributor Glen Abbott offers a look at the Mystic Krewe of Barkus parade [...]

Video: ‘tit Rəx parade

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‘tit Rəx bills itself as "New Orleans' First and Only MicroKrewe" ('tit is short for "petite"). This pint-size procession rolls through Faubourg Marigny at Carnival time each year with satirical, shoebox-size floats and tiny throws. The parade's theme [...]

Video: Krewe du Vieux

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For those who missed it, or those whose memories of it are a bit fuzzy (that is, after all, the nature of the beast), NolaVie contributor Glen Abbott offers a brief review of Saturday's Krewe du Vieux. It's [...]

NOLA Urban Icons: Metairie's Muffler Man, battered and bruised by Isaac, down but not out

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He survived Hurricane Katrina and numerous tropical torments large and small. But Isaac proved too much for Metairie’s Big Man statue, knocking him from the perch he’s occupied for more than 35 years near the corner of Clearview [...]

NOLA Travel: Goats on a hot sod roof - a quirky landmark in Door County, WI

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Just to show you that New Orleans hasn't cornered the market on the offbeat and quirky, here's a look at something you don't see everyday, and likely won't find anywhere in Louisiana. That would be your standard-issue, sod-roofed [...]