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The DC Traveler

Archive for March 2008

March 20th, 2008

Adventure Travel Expo

Interested in adventure travel?  Want to vacation to an exotic destination? Planning a quick get-away, but not sure where to go?
The Adventures in Travel Expo in Washington, DC is an ideal place for travelers to explore destinations, visit with foreign and domestic travel and tourism bureaus, and learn about exotic places to visit.  No […]

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March 20th, 2008

The Nationals Home Opener

Tickets for the Washington Nationals home opener against the Atlanta Brave on March 30th sold out in just 6 minutes.  Partly because Nationals fans want to be there for the first game in the DC’s new $611 million, 41,222-seat Nationals Park stadium.
But if you missed the 6 minute window, there will be 500 seats available […]

By Jon -- 4 comments

March 19th, 2008

Photo of the Week

This week, around parts of the Washington, DC area, Spring has started to bloom!!! 
The latest update form the National Park Service is that peak blooming of the cherry trees on the National Mall will be between March 27th and April 3rd this year.

Images - from personal collection - © 2008 - Jon […]

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March 19th, 2008

White House Easter Egg Roll

It’s time for the children’s event at the South Lawn of the White House. The Annual White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition dating back to 1878.
Kids of all ages get to to hunt for Easter eggs and listen to stories.  The Easter Bunny is even going to make a visit. 
While at […]

By Jon -- 3 comments

March 18th, 2008

Chicago City Limits

Created by a few of Chicago’s famous Second City improve and comedy players, Chicago City Limits is one of New York City’s longest-running improvisational comedy revues, having performed over 8,500 shows.
With skits such as “torture the actor”, where one of the cast has to guess an unusual or obscure phrase, supported only by limited clues […]

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March 18th, 2008

Bad Dates…And 600 Pairs of Shoes

In the play Bad Dates, a divorced single mom from Texas moves to the Big Apple and decides to look for romance. We watch a six-week period of Haley Walker’s life unfold in her bedroom as she experiences the up, downs and utterly bizarre life of a New York dater.
Over the course of her reintroduction […]

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March 17th, 2008

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

Hoping you enjoy some of the luck of the Irish today!!

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March 17th, 2008

Monument Monday - The Cherry Blossoms

You know it’s Springtime when the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC start to bloom.  And while they are not an official DC monument, the cherry trees in full blossom are one of Washington, DC’s most prized and loved attractions.

The 2-week festival begins Saturday, March 29th and runs until Sunday, April 13th, with peak viewing some […]

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March 16th, 2008

A Garden Hike Under a Full Moon

Enjoy a five-mile-long, mildly strenuous guided hike, through the moonlit gardens, woods and meadows during a Full Moon Hike at the National Arboretum in Washington, DC.
These tours, led by Arboretum specialists, are offered only a couple days a month, at 8:00 p.m., when the moon is full.
But reserve your walk quickly, as the limited […]

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March 16th, 2008

The Third Air & Space Museum

Actually, there are in fact just two Smithsonian Air & Space Museums* in Washington, DC.  But there is a third aviation museum, the College Park Aviation Museum, located at the world’s oldest continually operating airport, in suburban College Park, Maryland. With just 27,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, it is tiny compared to the Air […]

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