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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

  2. Serena says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Thanks to being mid-way through “Killing Lincoln”, I know Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy during the civil war.

    Reply

  3. MamaG says

    Richmond Me! I wish I knew more since I’ve lived in the state of VA for 6 years now but I do know that the University of Richmond’s mascot is the spiders..very threatening…

    Reply

  7. Keri says

    RICHMOND ME!
    I know nothing about Richmond, but I do love the power of Google, so I now know that Richmond is the capital of Virginia. Would love to come and learn more! Great give away, great bloggers! :)

    Keri

    Reply

  8. Rebecca says

    RICHMOND ME! Well, I think you used up my store of “facts about Richmond” in your question :) BUT, thanks to Wikipedia I just found out that Richmond is “an independent city and not part of any county.”

    Reply

  9. Cindy says

    RICHMOND ME!
    All I know about Richmond is that its the capital of Virginia. I would like to visit all of the individual states so this would be a wonderful way to knock another one off my list :)

    Reply

  10. Sarah says

    Richmond me!! I know that the beautiful James river runs through Richmond. And that it is almost identical to the view of the Thames river in London.

    Reply

  12. Shanna says

    RICHMOND ME! I pretty much only know that you live there and that it’s a historical city. I have wanted to visit Virginia since I heard it’s beautiful.

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  13. Sus says

    “RICHMOND ME”

    As others have said, sadly I only fact I know about Richmond is that it’s in Virginia. Don’t hate me; I’m from the North!

    Reply

  19. Meredith says

    Richmond me! While not really a fact per se, I do know that Richmond has gorgeous architecture from the one time I visited a few years ago. I would love to go back!

    Reply

  20. Anessa says

    RICHMOND ME! Please!
    I said PLEASE :)
    To be very honest I know very little about Richmond except that you live there and I would LOVE to visit there.

    Reply

  26. Jess says

    Richmond Me! I don’t know much about Richmond, but San Antonio (where I live) is also called The River City! Our river is not as beautiful as the river I’ve seen in your Instagram pics. It’s more of a night-life/restaurant spot.

    Reply

  28. Amy D says

    RICHMOND ME!!
    Lets see… I know its where you live…that’s about it…but I promise I’d be full of Richmond knowledge when I left from this fabulous trip!

    Reply

  29. Melissa p says

    Richmond me!

    I know one of the cutest families with some awesome design diys live there! Hopefully after my trip I’ll know a lot more :)

    Reply

  33. Ashley says

    Richmond me!
    I’ve never been and don’t know anything about it… I think i need to re-take my US Geography class… :/

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  40. Ali says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that there’s a lot of gorgeous scenery in Richmond, thanks to John’s morning instragram posts. My 1st wedding anniversary falls durning the trip, it would be a great way to celebrate!

    Reply

  46. Shawna says

    RICHMOND ME!!
    Here’s a fun fact about my relationship with Richmond, VA – my hubby and I got LOST driving through through Richmond 10 years ago on our way from Minnesota to Williamsburg, VA to celebrate our 1st anniversary. Crazy lost. Kinda thought the city was gonna swallow us up! Another fun fact? We didn’t do ANYTHING colonial in Williamsburg – we were there just for the roller coasters!!

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  48. Brooke says

    Richmond ME!! I know from working at a sports architecture firm that Richmond is home to a minor league team called the Flying Squirrels- great mascot choice!

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  49. melissa says

    “RICHMOND ME”

    One fact I know about Richmond…it is where DIY Home Bloggers
    Sherry and John Petersik call home.

    Reply

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