The Foreign Service Journal, June 2009

52 F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L / J U N E 2 0 0 9 A F S A N E W S TRANSPORTATION 110 / 220 VOLT TRANSFORMERS, MULTI-SYSTEM TV, ETC. VISIT EMBASSY SHOWROOM 5810 Seminary Road Falls Church, VA 22041 Tel: (703) 845-0800 E-mail: embassy@embassy-USA.com CRAVING GROCERIES FROM HOME? We ship non-perishable groceries to you via the Dulles mail-sorting facility or your choice of U.S. shipping facility. www.lowesfoodstogo.com Choose the store listed under the “Over- seas” heading, choose “pickup” with a note providing the mailing address and shipping restrictions. You will receive a confirmation e-mail from your Personal Shopper. REAL ESTATE PET MOVING MADE EASY. Club Pet International is a full-service animal shipper specializing in domestic and international trips. Club Pet is the ultimate pet-care boarding facility in the Washington Metro- politan area. Tel: (703) 471-7818 or (800) 871-2535. E-mail: dogman@clubpet.com U.S. AUTOMOBILE PARTS WORLD- WIDE: Express Parts has over 30 years ex- perience shipping original and aftermarket parts for U.S. specification vehicles. Give us the year, make, model and serial number of your car and we will supply the parts you need. Tel: (440) 234-8381. Fax: (440) 234-2660. E-mail: dastanley@expresspartsinc.com Web site: www.expresspartsinc.com SHOP IN AN AMERICAN DRUG STORE BY MAIL! Morgan Pharmacy 3001 P St NW Washington, DC 20007 Tel: (202) 337-4100. Fax: (202) 337-4102. E-mail: care@morganRx.com www.carepharmacies.com SELLING YOUR VEHICLE? LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE? Since 1979, Steve Hart has been helping Foreign Service members with their auto- motive buying and selling needs. AUTO BUYING SERVICE BUYS and SELLS ALL MAKES AND MODELS Steve Hart, Auto Buying Service 2971 Prosperity Ave, Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: (703) 849-0080. Fax: (703) 849-9248. E-mail: Steve@autobuyingservice.com DC FURNISHED EXTENDED STAY in Penn Quarter/Chinatown. The Lansburgh, 425 8th Street, NW. 1BR and 2BR apart- ments w/fully equipped kitchens, CAC & heat, high-speed Internet, digital cable TV w/ HBO, fitness center w/indoor pool, resi- dent business center, 24-hour reception desk, full concierge service, secure parking available, controlled-entry building, 30-day minimum stay. Walk to Metro, FBI, DOJ, EPA, IRS, DOE, DHH, U.S. Capitol. Rates within government per diem. Discount for government, diplomats. Visit our Web site at: www.TheLansburgh.com or call the Leasing Office at (888) 313-6240. JOANN PIEKNEY/REMAX REAL- TORS: Complete professional dedication to residential sales in Northern Virginia. I pro- vide you with personal attention. Over 25 years’ real estate experience and Foreign Service overseas living experience. JOANN PIEKNEY. Tel: (703) 624-1594. Fax: (703) 757-9137. E-mail: jpiekney@yahoo.com Web site: www.movetonorthernvirginia.com SARASOTA, FL. PAUL BYRNES, FSO retired, and Loretta Friedman, Coldwell Banker, offer vast real estate experience in assisting diplomats. Enjoy gracious living, no state income tax, and a current “buyer’s market.” Contact Tel: (941) 377-8181, or E-mail: byrnes68@gmail.com (Paul) or lorbfried@msn.com (Loretta). GREAT TIME TO BUY! Looking to buy, sell or rent property in Northern Virginia? This former FSO knows the market and can help. Dave Olinger, GRI Long and Fos- ter, Realtors® Tel: (703) 864-3196. E-mail: david.olinger@longandfoster.com Web site: www.davidolinger.lnfre.com BURN CALORIES, NOT GAS! Lovely 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath townhouse, 1,900 sq. ft. Oversized 2-car garage, landscaped fenced backyard. Vienna Metro 5-min. walk. Convenient access to major routes. Be in D.C. in minutes! $498,876. For more info/pics: elcobbler-fsbo@yahoo.com . HOUSE FOR RENT, ARLINGTON, VIR- GINIA North Arlington, furnished two-story. Available July 15. One-year lease, $2,300 per month. Three bedrooms, two baths, of- fice. Fenced backyard. Excellent schools: Tuckahoe Elementary, Williamsburg, York- town. Five blocks to Metro; convenient to Hwy 66, GW Parkway. Tel.: (703) 532-5204 E-mail: daynaslane@aol.com PORT TOWNSEND, WA. KALA PT. WATERFRONT CUSTOM HOME 3000 sq. ft. Massive stone fireplace, den/office, sunroom, 2BR/3BA, 4-car garage, carport, guest apartment, association amenities. $475K. Tel: (360-379-9300). Cell: (360) 301-4048. E-mail: knlfish71@cablespeed.com CLOSE-KNIT DIPLOMATIC family's adventures in Tel Aviv, Paris, Helsinki and Washington, and retirement in England: Sweet Magnolias & English Lavender: An Anglo-American Romance , an autobiogra- phy of James O’Donald Mays. Web site: www.newforestleaves.com HOUSING IS AVAILABLE in a remod- eled 4-unit townhouse, about a block and a half from the Dupont Circle Metro station (Red Line). Each unit is furnished with a full- size washer and dryer, fully equipped kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite counter and stainless steel appliances, cable, wire- less Internet, security system and a shared, private, enclosed backyard. Utilities in- cluded. Garage parking available. Special- ized in renting to government employees on detail, we work with per diem. Contact signman73@hotmail.com. PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD $1.40/word (10-word min.). 3 words bolded free, ad- ditional bold text 85¢/word. Header or box-shading $12 each. Tel: (202) 577- 3588. E-mail: classifieds@afsa.org BOOKS SHOPPING TEMPORARY HOUSING REAL ESTATE ONE-BEDROOM BEAUTIFULLY fur- nished condo, including queen-size bed, nice linens, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans, and wonderful art in secure building, for rent by a single person or couple, from May 18. Freshly painted, with 2008 appliances (stove, microwave, flat-screen TV). Living room has leather sofa with queen-size sofa bed. One block to Trader Joe’s and Penn. Ave; two blocks to Georgetown; Foggy Bottom/GWU Metro station 3 blocks away. Close proximity to State Department, World Bank, IMF, PAHO, GWU. Rent includes condo fees, water/sewage; you pay for electricity and cable TV/Internet fees. $1,900/month, plus $1,900 refundable move-in security deposit. Minimum one- year lease, which may be abrogated for needs of service, with 30 days' written no- tice. Preference given to longer leases. Contact Caroline Moncure Taylor at (202) 669-7100 or cmtaylor@cbmove.com . FOR SALE: BEAUTIFUL CAPE COD on 1/3 acre of gardens in North Arlington (Yorktown H.S.). 4 brs, 2- 1 / 2 baths, sepa- rate music room and dining room, formal living room, large recreation room, 2 fire- places, full basement. Perfect for FS or military family leaving on assignment but coming back later. Retiring FSO not quite ready to leave the area offers to sell for $699K, with leaseback at $3,500 per month for at least two years. Lock in a de- lightful home for the future at a bargain price, with a tenant to pay down mortgage while you are away. Call (703) 536-9658 evenings; ask for Bill.