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Washington DC Video Tour Posted by sasha on Nov 28, 2014
While I’m sure you all enjoyed reading about the capital city of the USA last week, you’d probably like to see a bit more of Washington, D.C. See what you can do on a half-day walking tour of the National Mall in this short video. Featuring the US Capitol, Washington Monument, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Lincoln…
Great American Cities – Washington, D.C. Posted by sasha on Nov 21, 2014
As promised, we’re going to start exploring some “Great American Cities” here after finishing up a long series on the national parks. It makes sense to start with the capital, so our journey around America will begin in Washington, D.C. Name: The city was named after the first American president, George Washington. The “D.C” part…
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Posted by sasha on Sep 8, 2014
Our journey around the USA to some of the country’s many national parks continues today. This park is actually located in two states – read on for more! Name: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Year Established: 1934 Location: Tennessee and North Carolina Season: The park is opened 24 hours all year long. Some roads, campgrounds…
English slang for the word ‘cheap’ Posted by Gabriele on Jun 5, 2014
When you are out buying something you are usually looking for a good price, for a deal, for something cheap, right? I know I am. Well, today I have a whole bunch of English vocabulary you can use to talk about things that are cheap or priced right. Let’s start with a look at the…
Bryce Canyon National Park Posted by sasha on Dec 27, 2013
We’re sticking in Utah for the next couple of posts about national parks in the USA. Check out our post on Zion if you missed it last month. Name: Bryce Canyon Year Established: 1928 Location: Southwestern Utah Season: Open year-round 24 hours a day except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day Cost: …
The many meanings of “gig” Posted by Gabriele on Dec 12, 2013
Have you seen or heard the word gig used before? Click here to listen to how it pronounced. I use this word relatively frequently to talk about work, but there are a number of meanings for this word, not just about work, and I thought it would be interesting to look at all of those…
Top travel destination in the US: Where would you go? Posted by Gabriele on Oct 17, 2013
The travel website TripAdvisor has a list of the top 25 travel destinations in the United States, most of them are cities, and many of them you have probably heard of, but there are a few in this list that may be new to some people and are certainly worth looking at as they…