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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

  3. Kelly B. says

    RICHMOND ME!! Of course you live there, but my best friend does too!! I haven’t seen her since her wedding!! Would love to go back!!

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  5. Angela says

    RICHMOND ME! I did a report on Virginia in 5th grade…but most of the facts escape me, except that Richmond is the capital. And the dogwood is the state flower…ok, state fact, not Richmond fact.

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  6. Katie says

    RICHMOND ME! It’s where y’all live — and some of our family friends we’ve never made it up to visit yet :) Would be awesome to come there and visit some of the places y’all blog about — including that decorators outlet!!

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  9. Lindsey says

    Richmond me! I literally know nothing about Richmond. I’ve never even been to Virginia. It sounds awesome, though!

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  11. Samantha says

    Richmond me! I know very little about it other than it’s the capital of Virginia… so it would be a great new place to explore :)

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  18. Sarah says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Richmond was also the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War, Oh and John and Sherry live there with Clara and the Burgs! …

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  19. Angie says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I really don’t anything about Richmond, so I Googled and Wikepedia told me that Richmond is a independent city and not a part of a county. Interesting, but what I am most interested in is the shopping and parks! ;) Hope to see you there! Fingers crossed.

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  21. Katie says

    RICHMOND ME! Richmond is on the map for me thanks to you two! And I’d love to go to the dog bakery Burger gets his treats from!

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  24. Danielle says

    RICHMOND ME!

    All I know of Richmond is that you live there, but you guys always make it sound like SUCH a fun town and I’d love to visit!

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  25. Lauren W. says

    Richmond me!

    The only thing I know about Richmond is that it’s in Virginia, you live there, and it looks like a beautiful place to experience the outdoors (based on John’s instagram morning run pics)! And that I’d love to visit!

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  26. Bridgit says

    RICHMOND ME
    You haven’t seen Richmond until you have witnessed someone eat the Rochester Garbage Plate at River City Diner!

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  27. Alyssa D says

    RICHMOND ME! I don’t know much about Richmond, other than it’s the capital of Virginia. I would love to know more, y’all make it seem like a great place to be!
    I’ve always wanted to visit.

    What an awesome give away! :)

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  30. Denise says

    RICHMOND ME!

    The only thing I know about Richmond is that it is the capital of Virginia and it has better weather than Seattle!

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  35. Corie says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know nothing about Richmond, exactly… but it seems very charming!! I hope I get to see it for myself!

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  38. Alison Sutter says

    Richmond me!! I know very little about Richmond, but I’m sure it’s gorgeous in the fall. I would love to go!!

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  39. Kerry says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Wow, as a reader whose state (CA) is sadly not on the book tour, I would be so THRILLED to win this giveaway!

    Let’s see, one strange (no clue how I know this) fact I know about Richmond is that it was the capital of the Confederacy…

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  42. Pam M says

    RICHMOND ME!

    We are hoping to move there, so we would love the opportunity to come and do some house hunting at the same time!

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  43. stlunatic06 says

    Richmond Me!!

    I just know that you all live there. I’ve definitely been looking into the Richmond/Baltimore/DC area of the Eastern seaboard for my next city to live in, though! Would love to visit!

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  44. Kelly says

    RICHMOND ME!!
    I’ve only been there once for a wedding, so I know very little about it. Now that I am a Virginian, after living in Maryland all my life, I guess I should learn a little more about my state’s capital.

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  45. Kris says

    Richmond Me!
    My dad lived there briefly as a youngen’. Other than that, everything I know about Richmond I just learned from you just now! Sounds amazing!

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  46. Kaitlin says

    Richmond Me!! I flew in and out once for a quick business trip and had no time to explore! I would love a real visit!

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  47. Dawn says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!

    All I really know is that Richmond is more than halfway from Roanoke Rapids, NC and Fredericksburg, VA (I used to work with projects in those two cities and was constantly having to drive back and forth so I knew that heading north, once I hit Richmond, I was more than halfway to my destination).

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  48. Michelle (aka mybelle101) says

    Richmond me! I love the east coast…and you guys live in Richmond…and the river is beautiful (and I bet the trees are, too!)…and I know that Chihuly has a new exhibit in your fine arts museum right now!

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  49. Lisa says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond has a fantastic marathon, and that the only places I’ve ever been in the city are Cary Street and RIC! :)

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  50. Mandy says

    RICHMOND ME it’s only a short hour and a half drive from Monticello… I want to visit so bad!!!!! please random picker thingy… pick me!!!!!!!

    Reply

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