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The DC Traveler

Archive for July 2007

July 22nd, 2007

Live Like a Local, Rent a DC Condo

If you’re visiting DC for a week or more you might want to think about renting a condo versus staying at a hotel. 
Each option has it’s advantages and disadvantages.  Do you want somewhere where you and your friends can cook a meal?  Do you really need daily maid service? Do you enjoy traveling with friends […]

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July 21st, 2007

Photo of the Week

The World War II Memorial.
 
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July 21st, 2007

Before the American Idol Train Wreck

Travel back in time before there were the singing train-wrecks on American Idol to 1930s New York City high-society.  The play, Souvenir, now running at The Studio Theater, tells the real-life story of the famous (or infamous) opera “singer” and wealthy socialite, Florence Foster Jenkins strives to become a success after everyone close to her tells her to […]

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July 20th, 2007

A Great Guest Post from Family Travel

My buddy Sheila at Family Travel just returned from what sounds like a fun family trip to Virginia’s “historical triangle” - Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.  She graciously offered to write a guest post for The DC Traveler.  There’s tons going on in the triangle, and it’s not just limited to historical attractions.   
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Virginia’s Historic Triangle with Kids
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July 19th, 2007

A Unique "Garage" Sale

The Studio Theatre Annual Garage Sale is the perfect place to find that stage costume you’ve always wanted or a great Halloween costume.  Buy costumes and props, furniture and sets.
Studio Theatre 14th and P St NWWashington, DC
Date and Time - Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., but come early for […]

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July 19th, 2007

Chincoteague Pony Swim - July 25th

Back in the 1600s, (the legend goes), a Spanish galleon lost the battle with the Atlantic and sunk off the coast of the now Virginia and Maryland borders.  What survived was herd of wild mustangs that swam ashore and have been roaming the beaches, forest and salt marsh of Assateague Island ever since.  Recently, the remains of […]

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July 18th, 2007

If Indiana Jones met Tarzan for a Round of Putt-Putt Golf

Woody’s Perils of the Lost Jungle miniature golf takes putt-putt golf to a new level.
The kids will love the jungle theme, complete with monkeys hanging from trees, snakes, spiders, shrunken heads, even a headhunter that are all part of this imaginative miniature golf course about 10 minutes west from Tysons Corner in suburban Herndon, […]

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July 17th, 2007

Tour DC in Style…Segway Style!

Three years in the making, the Segway Personal Transporter is the world’s first two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric transport device.

With no accelerator or brake, the Segway is propelled simply by the rider’s posture and motion. Leaning forward causes the Segway to roll forward, lean back and it stops or reverses. A single knob on the left hand […]

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July 16th, 2007

The Best

The 2007 Washington, DC RAMMY Awards (Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington) are out and one of my favorite places, Lebanese Taverna, was voted as the “People’s Favorite” restaurant of the year.
And I agree couldn’t agree more. 
This crowd pleaser does one thing consistently well - serve great Middle Eastern food.
Unlike many kids that grew up in the 1960s and […]

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July 15th, 2007

Capital Fringe Festival - July 19-29

Explore the works of emerging DC area artists at the Capital Fringe Festival starting Thursday.
The festival invites art lovers and people not traditionally interested in art to discover “new, risk-taking art”.  So what’s this “new risk-taking art”?  Think performance art, poetry, plays, dance, music, video, visual arts, comedy, stories and more.  The list of events is […]

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