Comments on: Exploring Louisiana: Monroe and Ruston http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: anna http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-16634 anna Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:33:19 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-16634 hi- am thinking of going to poverty point from baton rouge? is it worth the trip really? and is there anything left of the "circles" or can you just see the mounds? i can't seem to find anything online that looks like an actual photograph of the circles, just the mounds. Thank you! hi- am thinking of going to poverty point from baton rouge? is it worth the trip really? and is there anything left of the “circles” or can you just see the mounds? i can’t seem to find anything online that looks like an actual photograph of the circles, just the mounds.

Thank you!

]]> By: Sheila Scarborough http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12734 Sheila Scarborough Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:08:42 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12734 Thanks for this post, Shannon - I just finished a great book about Bonnie and Clyde ("Go Down Together" by Jeff Guinn) so I'd like to visit the museums at Gibsland and Arcadia and well, look at icky mortuary photos! :) Thanks for this post, Shannon – I just finished a great book about Bonnie and Clyde (”Go Down Together” by Jeff Guinn) so I’d like to visit the museums at Gibsland and Arcadia and well, look at icky mortuary photos! :)

]]> By: CajunMama http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12726 CajunMama Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:15:00 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12726 Thanks for catching that. I'll be sure to take that up with my copy editor :) Thanks for catching that. I’ll be sure to take that up with my copy editor :)

]]> By: Editor http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12725 Editor Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:27:04 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12725 Shannon, your first paragraph has a grammatical error that needs to be fixed: "...as we see how detrimental the lack of travel is having on our economy..." delete having. Shannon, your first paragraph has a grammatical error that needs to be fixed: “…as we see how detrimental the lack of travel is having on our economy…” delete having.

]]> By: Keith http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12702 Keith Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:27:54 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12702 By rough measurement, I reckon Ruston is about 200 miles from Baton Rouge, so I'd say a trip there is in no way a 'staycation' If I travelled the same distance from my home, I could go up to the Lake District, Paris or almost to Dublin! By rough measurement, I reckon Ruston is about 200 miles from Baton Rouge, so I’d say a trip there is in no way a ’staycation’

If I travelled the same distance from my home, I could go up to the Lake District, Paris or almost to Dublin!

]]> By: MountainMama http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12695 MountainMama Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:17:36 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12695 I am SO with you on the "explore your own backyard (state)" but just don't call it a staycation! I haven't mapped out our family's Colorado camping trips or city escapes this summer yet, but I look forward to our weekend getaways, that's for sure! I am SO with you on the “explore your own backyard (state)” but just don’t call it a staycation!

I haven’t mapped out our family’s Colorado camping trips or city escapes this summer yet, but I look forward to our weekend getaways, that’s for sure!

]]> By: Topics about Travel » Exploring Louisiana: Monroe and Ruston http://travelingmamas.com/2009/04/07/exploring-louisiana-monroe-and-ruston/#comment-12691 Topics about Travel » Exploring Louisiana: Monroe and Ruston Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:01:51 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=5447#comment-12691 [...] Traveling Mamas placed an observative post today on Exploring Louisiana: Monroe and RustonHere’s a quick excerptA few weeks ago I had the chance to explore the northern part of Louisiana. I’ve lived in this state my entire life, but as any average American, when it comes to vacation time, we always venture far from home. I’m the first one that will tell you to “Boycott the Staycation” as we see how detrimental the lack of travel is having on our economy, but I’ll also be the first one to tell you to get out there and see what is in your own backyard. I really think the idea of a “staycation” is just pla [...] [...] Traveling Mamas placed an observative post today on Exploring Louisiana: Monroe and RustonHere’s a quick excerptA few weeks ago I had the chance to explore the northern part of Louisiana. I’ve lived in this state my entire life, but as any average American, when it comes to vacation time, we always venture far from home. I’m the first one that will tell you to “Boycott the Staycation” as we see how detrimental the lack of travel is having on our economy, but I’ll also be the first one to tell you to get out there and see what is in your own backyard. I really think the idea of a “staycation” is just pla [...]

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