Guide to Washington, D.C. Gardens - FemaleSoloTrek
Spending time in Washington D.C. gardens is a great way to take a break from museum-hopping in the nation’s capital.| FemaleSoloTrek
Hunting gigantic trolls is not the typical pastime associated with visiting Maine, but I guarantee you’ll have as much fun as eating a lobster roll. In August, my friend and I visited Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG). We were on a mission to find all five of the trolls hidden in the woods. Danish artist Thomas Dambo created these giant wooden sculptures from salvage wood as part of a larger project focused on biodiversity and sustainability. Sculptor Thomas Dambo Dambo describes his...| FemaleSoloTrek
Spending time in Washington D.C. gardens is a great way to take a break from museum-hopping in the nation’s capital.| FemaleSoloTrek
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(Publisher’s Note: This article is now featured on GPSmyCity. To download this article for offline reading or create a self-guided walking tour to visit the attractions highlighted in this article, go to Walking Tours and Articles in San Sebastian…| FemaleSoloTrek
(Publisher’s Note: This article is now featured on GPSmyCity. To download this article for offline reading or create a self-guided walking tour to visit the attractions highlighted in this article, go to Walking Tours and Articles in San Sebastian…| FemaleSoloTrek
On the Pacific side of Mexico, you can step back into the colonial life and times of San Sebastián del Oeste.| FemaleSoloTrek
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Come explore Occoquan, Virginia, a riverfront town in Northern Virginia, if you love 18th-century buildings, river walks, parks, and boating activities. The operative verb is “love” as Occoquan is famous for its 8 feet tall and 20 feet wide “LOVE” sculpture. The historic town is home to just over 1,000 residents and 80+ small and family-owned businesses, including restaurants, art galleries, and unique shops and boutiques. “The Town of Occoquan has been voted #1 Tourist Destinatio...| FemaleSoloTrek
The National Mall in Washington, DC is a place that every visitor should walk at least once. Come see “America’s front yard.” “This is where the nation comes to remember and where history is made. As America’s Front Yard, the National Mall and Memorial Parks is home to many of our country’s most iconic memorials telling the story of people and events that shaped us as a nation.”—National Park Service (NPS) Walk along the main paved paths that lead past various monuments, memor...| FemaleSoloTrek
Rennes is the capital of Brittany. I visited in June, taking the express train from Paris. Although the journey lasted only two hours, I felt as though I had traveled back to medieval times. “Rennes is a truly eclectic cityscape, shaped by its colourful history – its half-timbered houses hark back to the Middle Ages …”—Brittany Tourism Vieux Rennes The heart of Rennes is Vieux Rennes, also known as Centre Historique. I wandered down its maze of narrow cobblestone streets early in th...| FemaleSoloTrek
DC neighborhoods vary in their architecture. Get off the National Mall. There is more to DC than the monuments, memorials, and museums.| FemaleSoloTrek
Musée de Montmartre is a history and art museum documenting the life and times of this bohemian Parisian neighborhood. I skipped visiting the museum last October as I ran out of time after my walking tour of Montmartre. But I didn’t forget that my Paris Walks guide raved about this museum (click here to read about the guided Montmartre walking tour). So when I returned to Paris in June, I dedicated a morning to visiting it. Historic Home Musée de Montmartre opened in 1960 in one of the ...| FemaleSoloTrek
Marais is a Parisian neighborhood that tempts you to turn back the clock, wander down its narrow streets, and marvel at its mansions.| FemaleSoloTrek
Mont-Saint-Michel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site perched on a rocky islet amongst vast sandbanks in Normandy, France.| FemaleSoloTrek
(Publisher’s Note: This article is now featured on GPSmyCity. To download this article for offline reading or create a self-guided walking tour to visit the attractions highlighted in this article, go to Walking Tours and Articles in San Sebastian de La Gomera.) San Sebastián de La Gomera is a town in the Canary Islands that invites you to slow down and wander aimlessly through its historic quarter. No turn is wrong because you want to get hopelessly lost in La Gomera’s capital. Pause ...| FemaleSoloTrek
