The DC Traveler

National Geographic is selling truckloads and truckloads of books, maps, globes, toys, puzzles, travel accessories, clothing, luggage, gifts and more to its Holiday Warehouse Sale at the Washington DC Armory.
Expect discounts of at least 25% on just about everything that National Geographic sells, with some books and other products discounted up to 90%.
National Geographic’s Holiday Warehouse Sale DC Armory 2001 East Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 2003  (map it) 888-647-6733
Dates and Times – Friday – Sunday, November 14-16, 2008. Hours:

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This month, National Geographic magazine has a feature story about Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Family Ties – The Elephants of Samburu. He has been studying elephants for over 40 years.  And today, he’s considered a foremost biologists and a leading expert on the African elephant. He’s also the founder of Save the Elephants.

His organization fights the poaching of these majestic animals and helps educate the world about the lives and habits of elephants. He helped secure a global ban ivory trade and as a result, elephant populations are growing, especially around the Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya.  An estimated 5,400 African …read more

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When I’ve written about events at the National Geographic Explorers Hall, it’s usually about animals, nature or extreme travel.  But in April and May, National Geographic Explorers Hall is hosting three international food events; all that look really fun.
The Grand Sushi and Saki Event – Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

Join grand master sushi chefs as they present sustainable sushi offerings, Japanese Saki and beer selections. The tasting is immediately after a presentation by the author of  The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket, Trevor Corson. Cost – $95.00

The Master Cheese Monger’s Favorites – …read more

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Over 75 years before Christopher Columbus set sail to discover The New World, Chinese explorer and seafarer Zheng He led seven expeditions from the coast of China to all parts of the known and then unknown world. 
 
While Christopher Columbus used a fleet consisting of just three ships and just over 100 men to cross the Atlantic, Zheng’s mostly unknown voyages in the early part of the 1400s included fleets of up to 300 ships, requiring crews of up to 27,000 men.
 
In contrast to the ships in the Columbus fleet, which were all less than 60 feet in length, the largest of Zheng’s ships were …read more

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