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Read about Focused Travels’ sights, hotels and itineraries for visiting the United States. Cities visited include Washington DC and New York.
After spending a few days in Washington DC, we flew from Reagan airport to JF Kennedy Airport in New York. We did not know what to expect as neither of us had ever visited New York before. My brother had visited it a few months before and fell head over heals with the city that …
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For once Lady Luck was smiling on me as my work meetings in Washington finished just before Independence Day! We rushed to the Capitol Hill Hotel where we would spend two days celebrating with the Americans. Please note that this post includes affiliate links. Clicking on the links and purchasing through them will cause me …
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When we were in New York City, we bought the New York Pass since it includes so many attractions for free or at discount prices. We went on a cruise to see the Statue of Liberty and the Immigration Museum on Ellis Island, which was free with the New York Pass. The New York Pass …
While in Washington, DC, we wanted to try some popular American food that we do not have back in South Africa. One of the free guidebooks from the Capitol Inn hotel recommended Ben’s Chilli Bowl at it’s original U Street location. Ben’s Chili Bowl was started over 50 years ago in 1958, and they still …
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