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Fab Freebie: Richmond Or Bust!

***THIS GIVEAWAY HAS REACHED ITS 10,000 ENTRY CAP AND IS NOW CLOSED – SEE WHO WON BELOW!***

And our VERY lucky winner this week is… Hallie (who knows that Belle Isle was once a fishing village for the Powhatan Indians – something even we hadn’t heard). Congrats – and see you in a few weeks!

We’re spending today with the family for the holiday, but we had to drop in with our big giveaway for you guys. See, when we found out we’d be speaking at this year’s R.Home for the Holidays event on November 8th (which we’ve gone to for the past four years for fun, so it’s really crazy to think that we’ll be speakers) a hair-brained idea popped into my head: what if we gave away a trip to Richmond? And when I mentioned it to the kind folks at Richmond Magazine (the hosts of the event), they not only didn’t call me crazy – they said “let’s do it!” So with their help and the generous support of Visit Richmond VA, my hair-brained idea is coming to life (insert evil cackle here). And it’s bigger and better than I ever guessed it could be. That’s right, someone is about to get hooked up.

RVATrip 1 Airfare

The prize includes round-trip airfare from anywhere in the continental United States (arriving Thursday, Nov 8 and departing Sunday, Nov 11) and car rental for the length of your stay – all courtesy of Visit Richmond VA. While you’re here, you’ll be put up for three nights in Richmond’s most iconic and stately hotel – The Jefferson.

RVATrip 2 Jefferson Hotel

And of course, Richmond Magazine is giving you tickets to (sold out!) R.Home for the Holidays on Thursday night where we’ll be speaking and doing a book signing (psst- it has now sold out so we’re working on a free Richmond signing that we’ll share as soon as it’s finalized for any interested locals).

RVATrip 3 R Home For The Holidays

As for what else you can do while you’re here… what about a $100 gift card to one of our favorite restaurants? The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing overlooks the city and is actually the spot where Sherry and I celebrated finding out she was pregnant with Clara.

RVATrip 4 Boathouse

And since you can’t come to our town and not hit up some of our favorite stores, we’ve wrangled $100 gift cards from four of our favorite spots: La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery and the consignment store trio of Clover (kids), Clementine (adults) and Ashby (teens).

RVATrip 5 Stores

Plus, Richmond Magazine and Visit Richmond VA are tossing in a bunch of passes to various Richmond must-dos, like the Chihuly glass exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (one of our favorites!) and a Real Richmond Food Tour that’ll give you a taste of several local restaurants in one night.

RVATrip 6 Museums

  • PRIZE: As described above: a round-trip flight to Richmond for two people plus a car rental from Visit Richmond VA, a three night stay at The Jefferson Hotel, tickets to R.Home for the Holidays, $100 each to The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing, La Difference, Mongrel, Quirk Gallery, and Clover / Clementine / Ashby.
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “RICHMOND ME” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … one fact you know about Richmond. Did you know that it’s known as The River City? Or that it was recently named The Best River Town In America by Outdoor magazine? Or that it’s where Spielberg’s new Lincoln movie was filmed? Or just that it’s the capital of Virginia and where we live?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, October 10th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • ELIGIBILITY: Flights from the lower 48 United States only, must be 18 or older, tickets must be booked by October 15th. See more guidelines here. (*we really tried to get this to work as an international prize, so sorry that it couldn’t happen – maybe next year!)
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of the Richmond Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Jefferson Hotel, Richmond Magazine, R.Home Magazine, , La Difference, Mongrel.

Comments

  4. Renee says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Richmond is the capital of Virginia! I would love to come for a visit! Sounds like it would be a great trip!

    Thanks :)

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  6. Connie says

    Richmond me!

    I fail at this bonus question. But I’d absolutely study if I could win this – oh man would I study!

    Congratulations to the both of you on the book, the tour, and speaking at your event! And everything else good too!

    Reply

  11. Matt says

    RICHMOND ME ! I don’t know too much about Richmond but I do know my wife would love to visit and see her favorite bloggers in action.

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  12. Katy Napotnik says

    Richmond ME! Sadly, for the past 4 years we’ve lived a couple hours from Richmond, yet I’ve never been. I know it’s the capital of beautiful Virginia! And, of course, you guys live there :) What a great giveaway! You guys are awesome.

    Reply

  14. Laura says

    RICHMOND ME! Factoid … it’s my hometown and houses the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, a fantastic holiday light destination in December.

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  15. Amanda says

    RICHMOND ME!!! OMG! How awesome. You guys are the absolute best… Richmond is the capital of Virginia. I bet you knew that one ;)

    Reply

  16. Jenny says

    RICHMOND ME!

    It’s a place where John, Sherry, Clara and Burger live. A place I’ve driven through on my way to Maryland, or New Jersey. I’ve visited once as an adult but it was a while ago.

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  18. Emily Williams says

    RICHMOND ME!!!

    Wikipedia just taught me that Richmond has seven sister cities:
    Poland Olsztyn (Poland)
    United Kingdom Richmond-upon-Thames (United Kingdom)
    Japan Saitama (Japan)
    South Korea Uijongbu (South Korea)
    Namibia Windhoek (Namibia)
    China Zhengzhou (China)
    Mali Ségou (Mali)

    Pretty Cool! Feel free to send me to any of those places as well! ;)

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  19. Michelle says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    Did you know that Richmond has class 4 rapids that run through the city? It is also where I went to grad school (at VCU’s MCV campus). I love Richmond!!!!!!

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  23. Catie says

    Richmond Me!

    I have never been. The only fact I know about it is that it’s beautiful (because everyone says so).

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  27. amy says

    Richmond Me!
    I never win anything but thought I would toss my email in as I have been following you since day 1 : ) Always wanted to see Virginia ~ check out if it would be a great place to move one day!

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  28. Shannon K. says

    RICHMOND ME! I know it has to be a fabulous place, just based on all of ya’lls adventures! What an awesome giveaway! Would love, LOVE to visit there and the added bonus….we get to meet ya’ll too!

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  29. Kaitlyn says

    RICHMOND ME!

    The only thing I know about Richmond is that you guys live there! Would love to know/see/experience more!

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  31. jackie says

    Richmond Me! Just about everything I’ve learned about Richmond came from you guys or my friend from grad school, a Richmond native. It’d be fun to visit :)

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  35. Tammy H says

    Richmond Me! What a beautiful city. We’d love to come see you and all your favorite places in your hometown. Bummed your not coming to the San Francisco Bay Area, so we’d love to come to you!

    Reply

  36. Celeste says

    Richmond me!!! I have never been to any of the Southeast US states and Richmond has been one of the cities I’d most love to visit, so this would be a dream come true! I know that Richmond is home to Carbon Leaf–a band I enjoy. :)

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  37. Kaitlyn says

    RICHMOND ME! I drove through Richmond once on my way from Daytona Beach to Boston – just a quick glimpse, but would love to go back!

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  38. Kacie Fuselier says

    RICHMOND ME pretty please!! Bonus fact: The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy. :-)

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  44. Rachel says

    RICHMOND ME!!! Richmond has a tornado risk grade of B meaning there’s a relatively low chance of getting hit by a tornado there! Sorry, I am a weather geek in my spare time :)

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  48. bethany says

    Richmond me! I know Richmond is the River City, but only because you’ve mentioned it… And I know that my mom keeps trying to talk me into moving to VA so she’ll have an excuse to move there too! Haha

    Reply

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