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I decided to take a train from Washington DC to Eugene, Oregon to watch my team JMU in the college football playoffs. It was an epic journey through multiple cities…. But all of a sudden, in the middle of Montana, things started to go wrong… Now the question is even though the game is not for several days will I even make it? Here’s a thread of what’s been going on… stay tuned for the second or third post to see what has happened…
DMV Adventures2,020,664 views • 10 months ago
I kept seeing different types of pictures of the reflecting pool, so I figured I’d go down there and check it out and do some reporting lol. It’s basically a tale of two perspectives. From right next to the water it looks like the ninja Turtles secret of the ooze. It’s actually so green. It’s kind of neat and interesting, but also kind of gross looking. some kind of chemical reaction happened. But then when I went up to Lincoln and looked at it, it looked much cooler and much bluer. However, from what it looks like, they’re gonna have to do some kind of treatment of the water so that it’s not neon green.
DMV Adventures548,005 views • 4 months ago
The oldest bartender in the world is serving beers right outside of Baltimore and he just turned 103 years old! And the crazy thing is, he’s serving out of his own residential home, which is basically like a secret/not so secret basement bar that’s legitimately a basement and legally a bar. Irv Koch opened up his basement bar 63 years ago after serving in the Navy during World War II. That means he’s been bartending for 63 years including right now when he’s 103 years old. I was just an out-of-town tourist today, but it was cool to see the hundreds and hundreds of people who came by to celebrate him and to see the impact he had on the local community. By the way, I don’t know that there’s even a sign and I had to park basically just on some grass on the side of the road lol. Also, his house is on the water so it’s an amazing house. Places like this don’t exist much anymore, so it’s really cool that I got to experience this. It’s Irv’s Basement Bar…What a great place!
DMV Adventures199,105 views • 1 month ago
I found another great spot to get crabs outside of Annapolis. It’s a place called the point, and it’s like a 10 minute drive from Annapolis. It’s right on the water, a cool restaurant and the crabs were good. I’m normally a Cantler’s guy, but glad I found the point because that was good as well.
DMV Adventures181,562 views • 2 months ago
The SECRET of Nats Park that should not be a secret, especially since I’ve been doing it for 18 straight years, including the World Series. YOU CAN BRING IN OUTSIDE FOOD! STILL IN 2026! And a burger outside the stadium is $9 and inside the stadium. The same exact burger is $16. Back in the day we used to make sandwiches at home and buy peanuts for a dollar at 7-11. But today I wanted to show you the difference between buying food outside the stadium and inside the stadium. So we went to Swizzler, a very popular Smashburger place in DC. It’s located right outside of Nat Park. I got a burger and then went in the stadium to compare the price. So crazy that the $9 Swizzler burger is $16 inside Nats Park and I don’t even think they sell fries at Nats Park. So yeah, do not sleep on bringing your own food from home and water into the ballpark! but maybe bring some kind of a clear plastic bag from home because they didn’t like the brown paper bag today lol 😁
DMV Adventures164,916 views • 2 months ago
can somebody tell me why it smells so terrible at Nats park especially when the wind is blowing in. We already knew that it smells terrible near MGM national Harbor, but it’s awful right now here at Nat Park. Is it the sewage plant right next-door? Or is it something across the river?
DMV Adventures54,410 views • 2 months ago
Update: #4 the Oregon fans and the JMU fans and the college football fans have been so nice since this blew up. Multiple people have offered me a ride to Eugene, many people have invited me to their tailgate, and at least one person has invited me to stay at their house for free lol. Step one is getting this train to Spokane but after that, I think the fun is gonna begin. Go Dukes!!
DMV Adventures131,267 views • 10 months ago
Why had I never been to these "secret" islands in DC? Well yesterday we went, and this is such an incredible DC Summer Activity everyone should do. We cooled down with a mango slushie at a new-ish waterfront pizza spot (ALX) and sipped on some summer crushes at an island bar by the Pentagon (DC). Plus we went back to the more well known Theodore Roosevelt Island which is one of the coolest monuments in DC. If you go to these places I highly recommend riding a bike. They are all off the Mount Vernon trail and all of them have terrible parking situations. This was an AMAZING day in and around the city...
DMV Adventures167,991 views • 1 year ago
I just spent $32 on a fish and chips lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant at the wharf in DC, and it’s not the one you think. I knew about Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s kitchen restaurant at the wharf in Washington DC, but I didn’t realize that they also put in a Gordon Ramsay fish and chips right across the walkway. it is kinda like what would happen if a fast food restaurant changed their oil appropriately. The food comes out fast, the batter is light and fluffy and crispy and not stale, and it tastes good, not great. so as a fast food restaurant, this is a very good one, but I don’t think they think it’s fast food. Because after upgrading my fries and adding an iced tea, the total price I paid for this very small portion of food was $32. so if they’re not fast food, they’re competing with Irish pubs, and that might put the price more in the same range. But now that’s where the portion of food comes in, because at some Irish pubs, they give you like two or three full fish not just too little fish sticks. So, yes, you were paying an up charge for less food, and while the food is not terrible, I would still say it’s probably kind of a tourist trap. I don’t know what do you think? i’ll probably get my fish and chips at an Irish pub next time.
DMV Adventures47,978 views • 3 months ago
I discovered a crazy Dukes Of Hazzard museum in the middle of the mountains in Virginia and it is a FREE activity less than 2 hours from DC. It is called "Cooter's Place" and it is run by one of the old cast members of the show. It has the famous car from the show, and some other vehicles and a lot of old merch. They also have a cafe with smash burgers and live music on weekends. It is pretty small, so unless you are the biggest fan ever, not worth going for alone. But It's right down the street from Luray Caverns, so you can do both. You can even do some of Skyline Drive on the trip if you want.
DMV Adventures71,554 views • 7 months ago
I went to the DMV legend the Italian Store and they actually made me a fresh sandwich on the spot. No More Premades! If you ever went to the original Italian Store in Arlington years ago it was always crowded and there was always a buzz. This year I went there and was very disappointed with the premade sandwich I ate, and I had given up hope. However, right down the street in the Arlington Neighborhood of Westover is the newer (11 years old wow) location that is just bustling with people and smiling faces. And I was beyond happy to be talking face to face to someone making me my custom sandwich easy on the peppers. My first Italian Store non pre-made sandwich since 2018!!! All they need to do is bring back the 'take a number' even if they don't need it lol. It was part of the fun.
DMV Adventures43,333 views • 4 months ago
A slice of cheese pizza at the national zoo from S’barro is $10… so I did the lunchtime zoo hack, and it worked out perfect. I got my hand stamped, walked across the street from the zoo, and went to the bamboo bar at Duke’s Counter and spent $30 on lunch instead lol. But seriously, this is great for tourists because they get out of the busy zoo, and they get to try a local DC burger that I love (the Proper Burger). As a sidenote, this needs to be planned because the DC zoo is built on a ski slope, so you want to plan lunch for the moment you hit the Apex or else you’ll be walking up a big hill lol.
DMV Adventures42,445 views • 5 months ago
we did it! We made it to Eugene, Oregon together! After eight days in trains, planes, automobiles, and hotels, I have arrived in Eugene, Oregon to watch the college football playoff and my team JMU! It’s actually kind of crazy because I started to get emotional. When I stepped off the train people were waving at me, honking at me, and shaking my hand. And I just started to kind of tear up in my eyes. People are awesome. I didn’t even really do anything, but I feel like people were smiling and being positive about it, and that made me feel happy. Everybody in Oregon has welcomed me and people that aren’t even fans recognized the purple and we’re wishing me luck. The game hasn’t even started yet and fans of every team have already won. I love sports! #jmu #oregonducks #collegefootball #cfp #eugeneoregon
DMV Adventures72,722 views • 10 months ago
just when I thought I was a little bit sad. I end this game with the biggest smile on my face of all time. JMU fans are amazing. We stayed till the end. We fought back a little bit and man do I just love the entire college football experience. The college football playoff was incredible. Eugene, Oregon was the perfect toast,. The ducks were classy. You couldn’t ask for a better ending to the trip that didn’t involve a win. So love you JMU and love you college football fans who followed along! We ain’t going anywhere!
DMV Adventures72,390 views • 10 months ago
today I found myself in a place called Lucketts Virginia. It’s north of Leesburg and south of point of rocks Maryland. I don’t know if it’s a town or if it’s just an intersection. But they have a couple antique shops, and who would’ve ever thought but I just went “antiquing”. The place I went is called the old Lucketts store and it’s an old big house with a dozen rooms and multiple levels filled with everything and anything you can imagine. I can certainly imagine people would love to go here on a weekend.
DMV Adventures61,786 views • 9 months ago
Last week I was going to this place called Harris crabhouse near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, but I got there so late. It was closed so I went to a different crab house instead where the crabs were not quite so amazing. So on Monday after work, I drove an hour and a half just to go to this crab house, and they had a really awesome second deck with a view, and I think it slides into my top five. Very informal non-finalized rankings for Maryland crab houses so far: Cantlers - Annapolis Johns - Cobb Island Mikes - Riva The Point - Arnold Harris Crab House - Kent Narrows LP Steamers - Baltimore Crab Claw - St Michael’s Fat Boys - Crofton Fisherman’s Crab Deck - Kent Narrows
DMV Adventures16,384 views • 1 month ago
