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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

  1. Kesley says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Well originally Richmond was pretty much just the place my fav bloggers lived. But thanks to you guys, I’ve learned a bunch and now would really love to come and visit such an interesting city (even if I don’t win the giveaway), just because it sounds so charming and amazing!

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  2. MaryAZ says

    RICHMOND ME! It would be fun to visit the weekend before my birthday -Nov. 15th! I have never been to Richmond…but the river walk looks beautiful!

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  5. Savannah says

    RICHMOND ME! I just read that it was named The Best River Town In America by Outdoor magazine. I’ve been trying to convince my husband to move there for a couple years now. It looks amazing!

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  7. MC says

    Richmond me! I just know that it’s the capital of Virginia – I’d love to visit and see if it is really a better river city than the Twin Cities!

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  8. Abbie says

    RICHMOND ME!! I know it is the capital of Virginia, where you guys live, and a place I have never been & would love to visit!!

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  9. Melissa says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I didn’t know any fun facts about Richmond except that it’s the capital and you guys live there. Hopefully, I’ll get picked and I’ll be able to find out much more!

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  10. Penny says

    RICHMOND ME!! I know the city has a lot of history–I live in middle America, so this would be a fun trip! I also have a cousin that lives there and it would be great to see her.

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  11. Barbara Lee says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Isn’t the Dave Mathews Band out of Richmond? I seem to remember they met at music school there. Dave is from South Africa of course but I believe the rest of the original band came together there. My college friend Katie (from Richmond) forced us to go to a Dave Mathews Band concert at the Wetlands in NYC. Didn’t want to go but indulged her and fell. in. love!

    Hope I win the trip :)

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  12. Kelly says

    Oh. My. Gosh! What an exciting give-away!

    RICHMOND ME!

    Patrick Henry gave the famous speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” in Richmond.

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  16. Lizz says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    One fact I know about Richmond is that it is where I ran my first marathon…and it’s gorgeous (especially in the fall!)

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  19. Miranda says

    RICHMOND ME!!!

    The river state! I heard about this when doing river stuff on vacay in Colorado. VA sounds even better!!

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  20. Laura M. says

    RICHMOND ME

    All I know is that Richmond is beautiful. My brother visited once (years ago) and came back with gorgeous photos! Would love to check it out for ourselves! :)

    Thanks for the chance to win!!

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  22. Rachel Palmer says

    Richmond Me!!!
    I would love love love to come Richmond VA, besides being one of the most beautiful places in the world, it’s the birth place of Vince Gilligan, who is a writer for the series “Breaking Bad”. (My current guilty pleasure on Netflix.)

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  24. Deanna says

    RICHMOND ME – pretty please! I know that Richmond has some of the most beautiful seasons and country around it with lots of fun places to explore :) Would love to be able to that, say…Nov 8-10? Thanks for the chance!

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  27. Lauren says

    Richmond Me!
    All I really knew about Richmond was that it was the capital of VA, but after reading about all of your Richmond adventures, I’ve actually looked into weekend trips there for hubby and me! You make it look like an amazing city to visit!

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  29. Brandy says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I only thing I know about Richmond is that I really would like to move there one day…but first I need to visit!

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  31. Kris says

    RICHMOND ME!!! I’d love to know more about Richmond, but currently about all I know is it is the capital of Virginia.

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  32. Melissa Humbert says

    RICHMOND ME! Richmond is not part of any county, it’s an independent city and I hope I get to visit soon!!

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  34. Ann Dunham says

    Richmond me!!! I’m such a history buff and would love to see your city. I know that Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy and was a key city in that civil war.

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  37. margaret says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond has a neighborhood called “The Fan” and that’s about it. I could learn a lot from a long weekend there! Thanks, guys!

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  39. Kim Vincent says

    RICHMOND ME! I’ve never been but have always wanted to especially since John and Sherry live there. That’s the only thing I know about Richmond.

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  49. Mallory says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I don’t know very much about Richmond, but you guys make it sound like an awesome place to live when you write about all the places you visit, shop, and eat at!

    Oh and that I’m super jealous of that movie theater you guys have been to with the food service!

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