Georgetown

Living in DC is very different than traveling to it. The average traveler goes to the monuments, and a few of the top restaurants. My job is to introduce you to things other than that. I travel cheap but I also travel fun. If you're looking for something cheap to eat in Georgetown I would recommend Thai Coast www.thaicoast.com/. 2514 L St NW Washington DC 20037

The food is both delicious and filling. Evan and I shared an entree and were both full. You can even get the food to go which is a huge bonus for those busy site seeing, but you don't get the "fast food" taste or after eating heartburn.

If you're looking for dessert and you love frosting you cannot leave Georgetown without stopping by Georgetown cupcake. I personally don't love frosting but thought all three flavors I tried were yummy yummy cupcakes. The line is very long unless you get there first thing in the morning and beware of their odd closure date- which is Monday. The cupcakes are also a bit pricey $2.75 for one- but keep in mind this is coming from a very frugal Utah girl. Go in with a buddy and split a half dozen and each cupcake becomes $2.50 a piece.

What's Georgetown without the shopping?! There a a gazillion overly priced designer stores and small boutiques. Expect to spend $395 on a pair of shoes... that in my opinion I wouldn't buy for $20... or go to stores like Banana Republic, H&M, Barnes and Noble etc. for more reasonable prices. One store I would recommend is LUSH. Try out their soft hands scrub kit and you will never want to go back to Bath and Bodyworks or Mary Kay Satin Hands again. They use all natural products and their prices aren't completely ridiculous when you compare the quality of their products.

Walking around Georgetown and just photographing the architecture is great too. Don't forget to pack a mini umbrella though. It's rained every single day since I got here. It looks like the weather will be great and then you get sneak attacked by an early evening thunderstorm that leaves you drenched in 2.5 seconds. It also gets very chilly when this happens so pack a fall/spring coat. Don't go through Rock Creek Park without a large group though. The park is too large to be patrolled so it's not exactly safe. But be sure to smile at all of the "homeless" people, they're pretty nice even if you don't give them any cash.

And of course, most importantly, Have fun!