Category: Washington D.C.

• USA Science and Engineering Festival This Weekend in D.C. with Scientific American Exhibit

  The 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival will be held this weekend, April 26th and April 27th in Washington D.C. Click here to see a map of this expo event whose hours each day are 9 am to 6 pm. There event has many sponsors including Scientific American. Under the theme, ¨Helping Curious Minds Achieve Great…

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  April 24, 2014

  Science Festival, science travel, Scientific American, Stories, Washington D.C.

• USA Science & Engineering Festival-Interview with Big Bang Theory’s Amy Farrah Fowler,Mayim Bialik

  My son, Alex, and I are such big fans of  the Big Bang Theory and, part of the present success of this top rated comedy has to be due to the talent of actress Mayim Bialik who plays Sheldon Cooper’s girlfriend, Amy Farah Fowler. Ms. Bialik, who in real life has earned a Ph.D in…

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  April 10, 2012

  Big Bang Theory, Celebrity Sightings, General, I Love New York, New York City, New York Travel, Science Festival, science travel, Stories, Washington D.C.

• Baltimore,Maryland-More Than Just a Stopover To Washington D.C.

  As many of us know in the Albany, New York area, one of the cheapest ways of traveling to Washington D.C. by plane is flying  Southwest Airlines from the Albany International Airport (ALB) to  Baltimore’s airport (BWI) and then taking the shuttle, train or bus to D.C. But as I learned last month, Baltimore, itself,…

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  January 3, 2012

  Baltimore travel, General, last minute getaways, Maryland travel, Stories, Travel deals, Travel dining, Travel restaurant tips, travel savings, Washington D.C.

• Top of This Year’s Bucket List-Meeting Robert Ballard, Discoverer of the Titanic

  If you’ve read my posts, you know that I have a great love for exploration, and that this has been an amazing year for fulfilling many of the goals on my bucket list. I’ve written about many adventures including going behind the scenes of  the Monterrey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), meeting famous world explorer…

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  December 29, 2011

  Adventure travel, General, National Geographic, Robert Ballard, Sea Exploration, Senior Travel, Stories, Washington D.C.

• Jewish Cookbook Author Joan Nathan to Speak at National Geographic on October 4th

  On October 4, 2011, the National Geographic in Washington D.C. will be hosting award winning cookbook author Joan Nathan who will be speaking about French Jewish Cooking. This is what they say: Enjoy a talk and tastes of French Jewish cuisine guided by Joan Nathan, the host of PBS’ Jewish Cooking in America and author of…

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  September 6, 2011

  Cooking Schools, Foodie Finds, French Cooking, Jewish Cooking, National Geographic, Senior Travel, Stories, Travel dining, Washington D.C.

• Washington D.C.-The Renwick Gallery of the American Art Museum

  Robert and I decided to spend a couple of days in Washington D.C, during this past Memorial Day weekend. We got a great package deal from Southwest Airlines and it only took us 45 minutes to get to the Baltimore Airport. I know-I had to spend another hour traveling from Baltimore to our hotel near…

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  June 2, 2010

  General, Stories, Washington D.C.

• Written In Bone-Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake

  While I was in Washington, D.C., I had the chance to visit a terrific exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Called “Written in Bone,” it involves the fascinating discovery of the lives of the 17th century colonists in Jamestown, Virginia and St. Mary’s City, Maryland through the examination of their bones. The…

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  December 25, 2009

  General, Washington D.C.

• Santarchy in Washington, D.C.

  As I’ve mentioned before, I traveled to Washington, DC on December 12, 2009 to see the National Geographic Museum’s Terracotta Warrior Exhibit.  Before I needed to get to the museum for my scheduled ticket time of 3:30 pm, I decided to visit some of the Smithsonian Museums. As I crossed the Mall, I saw a…

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  December 23, 2009

  Washington D.C.

• Single woman traveler: the Terracotta Warriors

  A little while ago, I mentioned that I was going to travel to Washington DC by myself to see  the National Geographic Museum’s exhibit of China’s Terracotta Warriors.  Well, I just got back, and I have to say that this show is amazing. I’ll discuss next time some of the adventures I experienced as a…

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  December 13, 2009

  General, Washington D.C.

• The Single Woman Traveler

  Whenever I see a reference to “single travel”, I often think that it’s only referring to a travel experience for someone who’s unattached. Perhaps for someone who’s looking to experience something new and, at the same time, meet that special person to share new travel dreams with. But what if that’s not the case? What…

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  December 6, 2009

  Single travel, Washington D.C.