A Family Exploring the Worlds of Fandom Together
Welcome to our Traveling archives—where adventure meets nerd culture!
While Nola Nerd Couple began as CookTravelEat, exploring the world is still at the heart of what we do. We share our family’s journeys, from epic European adventures to local road trips, all with a nerdy twist.
Here you’ll find:
Whether you’re planning your own adventure or just love reading about travel, join us as we explore the world—one nerdy destination at a time!
At the end of May, we took a family trip to Houston, Texas. Being a short ride from New Orleans, a Houston family vacation is the perfect weekend getaway! Heading to the Johnson Space Center At the end of May, we took a family trip to Houston, Texas. Our first…
After missing the 2018 and 2019 parades, we were ready for Mardi Gras 2020. The weather was perfect. The people were as friendly as ever. The 2020 Lockport Parade (aka Krewe of Apollo 2020) featured beautiful floats and great throws. Family from out of town thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the parade.
And it was a special little girl’s second birthday.
The Krewe of Apollo 2017 , aka The Lockport Parade, is a small town parade that still decorates their own floats. It’s a parade for families and fun!
Every year, when we can, we love to go to The Lockport Parade. With the 2020 parade clear in our sights, we take a look back at the 2015 Krewe of Apollo Parade.
In 2014, we did a college trip to Scotland and Ireland. One of the day we were looking forward to was visiting Trinity College the Book of Kells. Plus, we just planned on enjoying Dublin and taking in some of the sights. We couldn’t fit Ireland in on our 2010…
In 2010, the Nola Nerd Couple embarked upon a 30 day backpack tour of Europe. We were often asked what was our favorite city of this tour. We loved every second in Florence. There are so many great places to visit in Florence in one day.
Luckily, we had two.
A First for Us Well, the unthinkable happened. During the summer, Star Wars Celebration tickets went on sale. We didn’t purchase any. For the first time since Celebration IV, it looks as if we are missing Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2020. We don’t want to miss Celebration, but a combination…
Finally Feeling Like Myself As many of you know, I had an extremely hard pregnancy and post-birth. Finally, I started to feel more like my old self again earlier this year and decided to apply for some summer professional development. I applied for three summer institutes within the United States…
One Day to Explore Chicago Even though we were in Chicago primarily for Star Wars Celebration, we still took the time to explore Chicago in our one extra day. Even though it is the 3rd largest city in the United States, neither one of us had ever visited before, so…
