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A Raw Vegan Foodie Experience in DC!

USA | Thursday, 13 Aug 2015 | Views [496]

We all need somewhere nice to go for our birthday dinner and after hearing about a lovely 5-course prix fixe dinner that was not only vegan but raw… well, I had to check it out! Enter Elizabeth’s Gone Raw, a raw vegan foodie experience that ... Read more >

Tags: foodie, restaurant, vegan, vegetarian, washington d.c.


Let’s go to “The Beach” – at DC’s National Building Museum

USA | Friday, 24 Jul 2015 | Views [568]

This exhibit has been making the rounds on newspapers and social media. It is a completely white indoor ball pit with beach chairs and against the wall tables to buy booze and food. My inner 5-year-old was thrilled at the idea and looking at pictures ... Read more >

Tags: ball pit, beach, fun, museum, washington d.c.


D.C.'s Grand Sake Tasting Event: A Night of Fancy Booze and Great Conversations

USA | Sunday, 20 Apr 2014 | Views [1294]

April hit me like a brick of rocks and started off quite shaky. Because of that I haven’t been in the best of moods so when I was offered a spot to volunteer at the annual Taste of Japan Grand Sake Tasting event (part of the National Cherry Blossom ... Read more >

Tags: alcohol, culture, japan, sake, shochu, washington d.c.


Cyrano at the Folger Shakespeare Library

USA | Sunday, 5 Jun 2011 | Views [865]

For some D.C. culture I would highly recommend the Folger Shakespeare Library (which also doubles as a theater). Located centrally on Capitol Hill near the Supreme Court and a short walk away from the Capitol Building this is a place worth popping into ... Read more >

Tags: library, shakespeare, theater, tourist, washington d.c.


The Chocolate Lovers Festival - Fairfax, VA

USA | Thursday, 10 Mar 2011 | Views [923]

What can I say? I love chocolate. And chocolate festivals are right up my alley. I must admit that I was pining for all those amazing Melbourne chocolate cafés that I reviewed here some months back so it was a happy surprise to find out about ... Read more >

Tags: chocolate, fairfax, festival, va, washington d.c.


Nevermore: a visit to the POE Museum in Richmond, VA

USA | Sunday, 27 Feb 2011 | Views [1127]

Richmond, VA is not particularly close to Washington D.C. It was a bit of a drive to get there (2 hours!) and our first endeavor ended up poorly – we were left outside in the biting cold due to an unexpected closure from an electrical outage. Alas, ... Read more >

Tags: edgar allan poe, gothic, poe museum, richmond, va, washington d.c.



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