By Franshisca Diaz If you live anywhere near the tri-state area, Washington D.C. is no more than four hours away by car. This makes it the perfect destination to explore on a long three-day weekend. No matter if you’re traveling with friends, family, a special someone, or even alone (no one’s judging), D.C. has so much to offer. In April of this year, my boyfriend and I found ourselves with some time off from work and nothing to do. We decided to go on a quick little trip to Washington D.C. as I had never been before. After recruiting my best friend and her boyfriend, we decided we would drive down early Thursday morning and come back Sunday afternoon. THURSDAY Upon our arrival, we had a seamless check-in into our hotel for the weekend. We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn Washington D.C. Downtown. We landed on this specific hotel not only due to the affordable nightly rates but also because it was in the center of all of the activities and places we were interested in visiting. Also, we took into account the fact that Uber rides to and from the hotel would remain economical, something that was important to us being that we would be Ubering everywhere we went. Our first stop ...
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Things to Do & See in Shenandoah National Park
I believe there is nothing more relaxing and restorative than spending time in nature. This was never more true than our road trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway, and I'm so excited to share my list of things to do and see in Shenandoah National Park. My husband and I love hiking in our beautiful wooded area of New Jersey. We were excited to plan our first ever family vacation as a family of three with our son, Gavin, when he was 10-months old. We want to share our love for the outdoors with him at an early age, and we quickly decided that the Blue Ridge Parkway would be a perfect destination for our first family adventure. We spent the first two days of vacation visiting my cousin in Washington, DC. This is another great East Coast destination for families, and we enjoyed a slow-paced visit walking the National Mall and viewing the monuments. Washington DC is a short 2 ½ hour drive from the North entrance of Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, so it’s a great stopping point or add-on. Here’s the deal: I did mention we’re traveling with a 10-month-old, right? Well, our darling baby foiled our vacation plans two days in when he woke up with a 104 fever. We ended ...