80 Famous People and Where They Lived in DC Although our Washington DC bus tours don't drive you to the rich and famous like Hollywood, this is an interesting post about where some of the folks have lived during their time in our city. by UrbanTurf Staff The DC homes of these people and many others, [...]
When Do You Need a Washington DC Tour Guide? Here at IndependentTraveler.com, we tend to be go-it-alone types when we travel -- the name of the Web site would almost demand it. We believe in the fundamental fun and value of hitting the road with only your wits and experience (and a credit card, admittedly).That [...]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012 Washington Monument Earthquake Assessment Report Nathan King,Washington, D.C., Nathan King is a park ranger. Over Christmas, the National Mall quietly released the Washington Monument Earthquake Assessment (opens .pdf file). It's not exactly a page-turner; it's a scientific report. But if you read it, you will find some neat pictures of missing hunks of [...]
Why You Need a Private Tour Guide Audio guides provide visitors to museums or any kind of exhibitions all the necessary information to interpret the different objects they are looking at. They help us to find out more details and get a better understanding of what we are looking at. But why do we use [...]
DC Guides @ Bi-Partisan Tour Company Bi-Partisan Tour Company is always looking for new Washington DC tour guides, if you want the best part-time job out there and are willing to work for it, you can't earn as much anywhere else and still have fun. Whether you are a parent at home, a student, or [...]
The only requirement Bi-Partisan Tour Company has for hiring DC tour guides is that staff must have a current license or be scheduled to take the exam before getting scheduled for tours. We support training guides all year and part of this is to work as a partner with one of our experienced guides. Our [...]
Nzinga Baker, Vice President, Union Station Redevelopment Corporation has clarified the new drop-off/pick-up/off-site parking system to take effect no earlier than April 1. Union Station is not charging buses merely to drop-off and pickup. The fee is for a 4-step process: Step 1) drop-off at Union Station, Step 2) drive to offsite lot?less than 10 [...]
Private DC Tour Guides: Worth It? Most times I like poking around cities on my own. But sometimes a great tour guide offers glimpes of a place that I would have a tough time discovering on my own. Not long ago, I found myself in need of a guide who could take visiting friends around Washington. Bill [...]
