When Do You Need a DC Tour Guide?
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 [...]
Earthquake Assessment
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 [...]
Washington DC Tour Guide License
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 [...]
Washington DC Private Tours and Union Station
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?
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 [...]