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Home is Where the World Is: 15 spring global activities in DC
APRIL International Pillow Fight Day, massive pillow fights breakout in cities around the world. Check out the following photos of the pillow fights in Washington, DC. April 6th, National Mall. (Note: No Down Pillows, they make too much mess!) Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is the more »
Around the world in one global city – Washington, DC
This post is part of the initiative “100 cities to home swap before you die” from Knok.com. One of my favorite things about Washington, DC is its global nature. Yes, it is the capital of the U.S. of A., and you could easily spend a day or a week immersing yourself in Americana. But as more »
Home is Where the World Is: 14 Winter global activities in DC
Here it is: your winter guide to global family fun that will make you forget the weather. So read it, print it, put a magnet on it, post it in a place of honor on your fridge and go, go, go! 1. La Chandeleur, February 2, Hillwood Estate, DC The Alliance Francaise and Hillwood Estate, more »
Christmas Past and Christmas Presents in Old Town Alexandria
Stroll down Old Town Alexandria’s King Street on a cold winter Saturday morning and you’ll walk right past Market Square with its vegetable vendors and cheese mongers, the spice shop with its exotic powders, and the old toy store with its inviting holiday display. The pubs near the river still emit a faint whiff of more »
Home is Where the World Is: DC Global Family Events, Fall 2012
Loving the cooler weather? Fall is my favorite season in DC. To help you make the most of it, I’ve rounded up some (mostly) free DC-area global fun to take your family around the world in the comfort of your metro car. After all, isn’t access to free, or mostly free, cultural treasures the reason more »
Home is Where the World Is: DC Global Family Events, Summer 2012
If your budget won’t take you and your family abroad this summer, you’re not alone. Other than a weekend at the Jersey Shore (my first—more on that later), and a drive up to Maine in late August, we’ll be vacationing locally. But fear not! I’ve rounded up some free DC-area global fun to take your more »
Raising Global Kids at Home
I’ve gotta be honest. One reason we started this website about traveling with kids is because neither of us is doing it as much as we’d like to. We’re pretty firmly established here in our neighborhoods, the kids are doing sports and theater and swim team and, by the way, it’s kind of expensive to more »
Winter Frolic Attack: The U.S. Navy Museum
An occasional series on cool places to take your kids in and around DC to run off their winter wiggles. “Getting there is half the battle,” said the museum docent when we finally found our way to the U.S. Navy Museum. That’s because this museum sits on a working naval base and security is pretty more »
