Posted by Andrew Hickey on Jan 1, 2010 in
Travel
N'awlins, here I come.
Ten Cities…nine weeks…hundred of votes. It started out as a close battle between easily the two most popular cities throughout the entire competition, but in the end the Crescent City fans just wanted it more…a lot more!
You have decided to send me to New Orleans, Louisiana. While the exact dates will not be set for a few weeks, I am excited to visit one of the most unique, interesting, and downright fun looking cities in all of North America. This city has been through so much over the last few years and I can not wait to spend my tourism dollars upon visiting.
Since this will be my inaugural stay in NOLA, I would love to hear from any of you who have been to this great Louisiana city. What bars should I check out? Where should I eat? Any particular hotel you prefer? Which attractions should I visit and which should I skip? Lay it all on me and I will jot down the recommendations and make good use of them for my trip.
I would like to thank everyone that voted, left a comment and even “re-tweeted” about voting throughout the competition. Although Montreal got stuck with the silver medal, I plan on being back in that great city soon. Below are the results from the final week of voting and thanks again!
Results:
New Orleans: 68%
Montreal: 32%
Tags: canada, montreal, new orleans, Travel, united states
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 26, 2009 in
Travel Tags: canada, montreal, quebec, Travel
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 18, 2009 in
Travel
No live music and BBQ for me this go around. Austin has been eliminated.
…and then there were two. After seven weeks of voting for where to send me on my next trip, only two cities remain. If you have been following the voting each week than it should come as no surprise that both Montreal and New Orleans are now in the finals. That means Austin joins Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Quebec City, San Diego and Vancouver, which were all taken down by your votes each week.
What surprised me the most about this voting was that for all seven weeks, either New Orleans (weeks 1, 3 and 4) or Montreal (weeks 2, 5, 6 and 7) were in first place. Voting will last two weeks and on January 1, 2010 the announcement will be made about which city I will check out on an upcoming trip early next year.
So which French influenced city will get your vote? Will it be Montreal? Perhaps New Orleans?
Update – January 1: The winning city has been announced. Click here to find out where you are sending me.
Results:
Montreal: 50%
New Orleans: 29%
Austin: 21%
Tags: austin, canada, louisiana, montreal, new orleans, quebec, texas
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 11, 2009 in
Travel 
Then there were three. After showing some signs of life the Windy City just could not hang out in the final weeks. Chicago has been eliminated from the “Send Me Somewhere” competition. For most of the week the four cities stayed in the same position, except for one day when there was a tie for first.
Claiming first place for another week is Montreal. I am amazed at how many of you want me to go either here or to New Orleans. Since starting “Send Me Somewhere” back in October, only Montreal and New Orleans have claimed the top spot. The two cities might be different in climate, but they both offer cuisine with a heavy French influence.
Week seven voting is now underway. Will Montreal stay on top? Can New Orleans reclaim first? Or is Austin going to shock everyone and take both cities down? Make your vote count…get clicking. Only three cities remain and after this week’s voting, the final two will face off with the winning city announced on January 1, 2010.
Below are the results from week six:
Montreal - 34%
New Orleans – 29%
Austin - 26%
Tags: austin, chicago, montreal, new orleans
Posted by Andrew Hickey on Dec 4, 2009 in
Travel 
I have been singing in the shower for a few weeks now in preparation for tonight’s first ever “Twitaoke” (Twitter Karaoke). Hosted by the travel geek’s at SoSauce.com, it will be a little get together of about 20 travel writers, travel bloggers and just plain travel addicts. Hope to see some of you there. But be forewarned, I enjoy a tune or two after a few pints of Guinness.
Now on to this week’s “Send Me Somewhere” results. Oh Canada…another one of your cities has been eliminated. Just one week after Vancouver got the boot, Quebec City will join the host of the 2010 winter Olympics and the other sorry cities that just could not get enough votes to survive the weekly elimination.
Voting for week six is underway and it is down to New Orleans and Montreal, who have both dominated the weekly voting and the cities of Chicago and Austin. Remember to vote each week in order to keep your favorite city alive until the finals on January 1, 2010. Here are this week’s results:
1. Montreal – 35%
2. New Orleans - 24%
3. Chicago - 19%
4. Austin - 17%
5. Quebec City – 5%
Tags: austin, chicago, montreal, new orleans, quebec city, texas
