Author: WORLD 2 GO TRAVEL
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Walking Through History at Manassas Battlefield
It was a gorgeous fall day in Northern Virginia, with temperatures hovering around 60 degrees and the kind of crisp, comfortable air that makes you want to get outside and explore. We headed to Manassas National Battlefield Park, expecting to share the trails with plenty of other visitors. After all, this is one of the…
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Dressing Up for The Marriage of Figaro
November 15, 2025. Washington, DC. This evening we returned to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. We arrived early for a one-hour talk on the opera’s history and an insight into both Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, the librettist. The speaker masterfully took us back to a theater…
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An Evening of Exquisite Musicality at the Kennedy Center
November 14, 2025. Washington, DC. Today, we were fortunate enough to witness a wonderful and FREE concert at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The phenomenal Last Stand Quartet took the Millennium Stage by storm, delivering a truly wonderful rendition of Mendelssohn’s 13th. Securing front-row seats, we were treated to a flawless, perfect execution…
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Experience An Evening with Ibsen: The Wild Duck at Shakespeare Theatre Company
November 13, 2025. Washington, DC. We traveled into the capital today, met our son and daughter-in-law, and together we experienced a wonderful delivery of the play The Wild Duck. The performance was hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Washington, D.C. STC is widely regarded as one of the nation’s premier classical theatre companies,…
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Discover Front Royal: A Hidden Golf Treasure in Virginia
November 12, 2025. Front Royal, Virginia. Just when we thought the golfing season was over for the year, the sun came out, and we simply had to hit the links. We drove to the small, historic town of Front Royal, often called the “Gateway to the Shenandoah Valley.” Geographically, the town is beautifully situated at…
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A Cold Veterans Day Golf Outing at East Potomac Links
November 11, 2025. Washington, DC. What a privilege to spend Veterans Day playing golf at the heart of our Nation’s Capital. East Potomac Golf Links, situated in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., has a rich history. To think of all the history on that course—it opened on March 15, 1921, with then-President Warren G.…
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Golf and Art. Abolish The Scorecard and Find Joy
November 5, 2025. Jeffersonton, Virginia. The warm days are few now, and we cherish every opportunity to be outside. We ventured away from the city once again to the South Wales Golf Course. The scene is now different from that perfect fall day a few weeks ago. The trees have shed most of their leaves,…
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New Dominion Chorale’s Masterful Delivery of Yizkor Requiem at the National Presbyterian Church
November 2, 2025. Washington, District of Columbia. Our search for the performing arts brought us to the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. The performance, a unique encounter with the Yizkor Requiem, was delivered superbly by the New Dominion Chorale. The price? Free! It was a gift from the New Dominion Chorale as they embarked…
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The Emotional Journey of LSO’s ‘Motives that Move You’
November 1, 2025. Ashburn, Virginia. Listening to a symphony perform live is like getting a vaccination from world noise. We got a much-needed booster shot today! The Loudoun Symphony Orchestra (LSO) was performing at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Ashburn, Virginia, and we decided to go. St. David’s Episcopal Church is a relatively modern and…
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Perfect Pairing at Forest Greens Golf Club
October 27, 2025. Triangle, Virginia. As winter approaches, any opportunity to play golf must be seized. Today, we returned to Forest Greens Golf Club and were rewarded, not only with great weather but with truly great company. Forest Greens is busy, and you can expect to be paired up every time, but this time, we…