A 2-Day New Orleans Itinerary Inspired By 'People We Meet On Vacation'

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Rom-coms are supposed to make us curl up on the couch, grab our favorite delivery order, and dream about finding that special someone. But for all of its great love scenes, People We Meet on Vacation may evoke an entirely different feeling: missing your long-distance best friend — and wanting to plan your next trip with them.

I’m actually very familiar with that feeling. My college bestie, Jaime, lives in Denver, Colorado, and I live in New York City. And since Jaime cannot stand the crowds of NYC and I cannot stand the altitude near the Rockies, we always try to meet elsewhere.

Enter the People We Meet on Vacation-style yearly friendship getaway, where we meet up in a place neither of us has ever experienced before. For our most recent excursion, Jaime and I took a page out of the PWMOV playbook and headed to New Orleans, which was arguably the best location from the movie. P...