Double rooms start from $85 (£45), including breakfast.Further InformationDukefest, a fan-fuelled car rally featuring hundreds of Dodge Chargers is held annually (May/June) in Bristol, Tennessee; .The Dukes of Hazzard will be in cinemas from 26 August.. Who hasn't dreamt of escaping to an island of their own? I certainly had, so when I heard that there was a g? on the uninhabited Ile Milliau, the prospect of my very own lump of Brittany for the night was too good an opportunity to miss. Private islands usually conjure up visions of film-star hideaways in the Caribbean, however, this one sounded more Robinson Crusoe than Johnny Depp. Doubles start at $95 (£52) room only.The Stockade, 8860 Highland Road, Baton Rouge (001 225 769 7358; ) is a smart B&B.
The writer travelled as a guest of Louisiana State Tourism (020-8460 8473; ).Stayin' There Hotel Richelieu, 1234 Chartres Street, New Orleans (001 504 529 2492; hotel ) is an old Southern-style "motor inn". Emotionally speaking, of course, I'm more stuck on the car than ever.TRAVELLER'S GUIDEGetting There There are no longer direct flights between the UK and New Orleans, but any of the big US airlines will get you there via a gateway city: the widest range of UK departure points is offered by Continental (0845 607 6760; ) via Newark from Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick or Manchester. I steal out for one last look and can't resist another attempt at window entry; this time I don't get stuck. "We woulda loved to keep 'em but they weren't up to health and safety spec." This from the woman hosting the Moonlight's "raciest tattoo" contest later that evening.I take the opportunity to bounce my beer bottle on the fake wooden support beam, against which Johnny Knoxville (aka Luke Duke) was thrown - a cop out when you consider his Jackass past - while the boys gather round the bar to ogle the still shots of Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke But the real star is parked outside. They even lend us their roadmap to direct us to Clinton's picture perfect courthouse - thankfully for sightseeing purposes only.In the blink-and-miss-it Bayou town of Port Vincent our journey ends.
Rather than clapping on the cuffs for reckless rubber-burning, however, the law just want their photo taken next to the car. Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaw!We pull up outside the garage that doubled as Cooter's Place, the Dukes' trusty mechanic. We're hoping to get some water (the Charger is boiling over) but unfortunately "Cooter" seems to have gone to lunch. Troy is midway through explaining how Catherine Bach used to "drive the hell outta this car" between shooting scenes for the TV series when the State Troopers pull up.
