London, Paris and Istanbul only just their own Foursquare badges, and now the location-based social networking app has gone even further afield with an additional four badges for more world cities. If you're traveling to New Orleans, Atlanta, Singapore or Sao Paulo, you're going to want to make sure you're not only hitting the top spots in the city, but that you're checking into them as well.

How to get the badges: First, follow 4sqCities, and just to be safe, it wouldn't hurt to also follow the individual city lists here: New Orleans, Atlanta, Singapore, Sao Paulo. Then travel to one or all of the cities and clickety-click to check-in to the places on the recommended lists. Five places earns the badge.

Now with a total of 8 city badges (a Chicago "Windy City" one has existed for a little longer than all the rest), Foursquare is still looking for more cities that deserve the creation of a badge and must-visit list. Suggest another city here.]]> JetSetCD 2011-12-28T10:12:12-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/11/30/6257/9439

To us it seems like just yesterday we were first talking about the status of the creepy ghost town that is Six Flags New Orleans, but it was actually like two years ago. Since then there really hasn’t been too much going on, and all the tentative plans to revitalize, revamp, and return the park to its former glory have come and gone. Things are looking up again, as the city is now looking at eight different options to bring back another part of the city following Hurricane Katrina.

City officials were presented with the new options and bids for redevelopment earlier this month, and now they’re getting ready to think them all over. Of course there are a couple new theme park options—including a green theme park to be called "Crescent City Amusement Park."

It’s hot in NOLA, so a couple of the other options also include water parks, and one of them even proposed a Hollywood-style backlot for movie production. ]]> kjb 2011-11-30T09:43:08-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/10/27/10284/027

While in New Orleans this last weekend to check out the newly reopened Hyatt Regency, we managed some us-time to see the Saints walk all over the Colts at the Superdome. But the thing we can't stop talking about now we're home? The booze.

While no one needs instruction on how to drink when in NOLA, we decided to take the New Orleans Original Cocktail Tour, so we could wash down our history of the French Quarter with a delightful tonic or two. If you like learning a little somethin' as you get lit, we highly recommend this leisurely afternoon pursuit.

One of the most popular tours in town, it is not a pub crawl but a sophisticated stroll through some of New Orleans' most historic bars and restaurants, with plenty of colorful commentary along the way. Groups are capped at a maximum of 10 to keep things orderly, and our guide was a master at entertaining everyone and moving things along.

Since the tour kicks off at 4pm, the streets of the quarter are already filled with happy, buzzy souls, but we had no trouble finding ourselves a spot at the bar each time we called in for some stories and refreshments.]]> MsRebecca 2011-10-27T10:58:26-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/6/27/91648/1525

You've heard of Christmas in July, but we're about to get all Halloween in June as the fourth season of HBO's True Blood debuts. Any juicy suggestions or questions? Let us know, but already we're adding new vampire must-visit spots to our True Blood Travel Guide.

We've shown you everything from where to Find Bill Compton's mansion to where to go for your own custom fangs, and expect more deliciousness as this season of the show progresses. ]]> JetSetCD 2011-06-27T13:30:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/4/13/113653/149

In honor of National Volunteer Month, several hotels are offering special package deals to those willing to volunteer during their stay. One of those hotels, the New Orleans Marriott has created the Spirit to Serve New Orleans package which includes overnight accommodations for two, a boxed lunch for two, and transportation to and from a volunteer site where guests will help Habitat for Humanity rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. ]]> cmb 2011-04-13T13:01:57-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/10/26/142113/69

Today is the last day you can purchase tickets to the The Memnoch Resurrection Ball in New Orleans. The annual event will be held on Friday, October 29, at Republic, 828 South Peters Street, from 9:00 The show starts at 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. The ball is being sponsored by the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club in celebration of her book, Memnoch The Devil.

Though Anne Rice won't actually be attending the ball, it will feature live bands and special guests, like Dacre Stoker, the great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker. There will even be a fangsmith on hand to make custom fangs for guests as they wait. ]]> cmb 2010-10-26T15:30:09-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/10/15/1390/3045

Today, RED, which stands for "Retired Extremely Dangerous," opens in theaters. The movie follows a group of ex-CIA operatives (played by Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, and John Malkovich) who have to come out of retirement after leaked government secrets makes them all targets for assassins.

Bruce Willis and company and shot most of the movie in Toronto, but they did wrap up the last few weeks of filming in the French Quarter of New Orleans. ]]> cmb 2010-10-15T14:36:21-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/