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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. Sami says

    RICHMOND ME!!! Honestly I don’t know a lot about Richmond. You live and love it there and I’ve never been. The things you show us about it on the blog makes me think it is similar to my home in Portland.

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  5. Mahareen says

    Richmond Me! I have to say all I know about Richmond, I learned from you guys! You’re such great ambasadors for your city :)

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  8. Misti says

    Richmond Me!!!! I only know that it is where you live, but would love to spend time there finding out more…with my husband….without kids:)

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  14. Elizabeth S. says

    Richmond me! Despite being a history major, I’ve got nothing – let’s chalk it up to you four being the most entertaining current Richmond residents :-)

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  16. Sara says

    Richmond me! My best friend used to live in Richmond. I miss going to Carytown and shopping at Lane Sanson and eating at Carytown Burgers and Fries. Yum!

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  17. Megan W says

    Richmond Me!! I really know nothing about Richmond except that it’s the capital. But i’d be happy to learn more by coming to visit!

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  18. Courtney says

    Richmond me!
    All I really know about Richmond is that I’d love to win a trip there! And of course that you all adore it.

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  24. Christy says

    Richmond Me! I just read Richmond’s Wikipedia page and it sounds like an amazing city with a long and interesting history. What a great place to live!

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  25. Michelle Griffin says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Richmond, VA is a beautiful place, and one I hope to someday visit. The Richmond Hotel is amazing too, I hear. In fact, here’s an obscure fact: alligators were kept in marble pools in the Palm Court of the Jefferson Hotel until 1948! Can you imagine that today, yikes!

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  28. Barb Carr says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know that Richmond is an independent city/not part of a county like most other state capitals.

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  34. Lucy says

    Richmond me!! In my typical nerd fashion, as soon as you said to know one fact about Richmond, I immediately began to research Richmond. Though there are many things I learned about Richmond, I am fascinated with the history of Richmond, and the many historical events that took place in and around Richmond :) Hopefully, this is only the beginning of my fascination with Richmond!

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  37. Laura says

    Richmond me! I know that Richmond has two of the coolest museums I’ve ever been too, and I’ve done film work on the John Adams set near there!

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  40. Natalie Wright says

    RICHMOND ME! It’s in Virginia … obviously I need to come visit so I can learn more about a great city!

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  41. Elizabeth says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I haven’t had too much experience, except for always oohing and ahhing when you guys post awesome updates about your city. Would love a visit!!

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  42. Nicole says

    Richmond me!! I put together a map for my school to show a path from Kansas to DC, and Richmond was one of the stops. The fact I included was Richmond was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. I really wanted to put it is where John, Sherry, Clara, and Burger live but I figured the kids at my school might not get that… :)

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  44. Natalie Royall says

    Richmond Me!!! Ok… I totally want to win this, AND I live here :) Our baseball team is called the “Flying Squirrels” Doesn’t that evoke terror?!?! Ha!

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  49. kristin says

    RICHMOND ME

    My husband’s ancestors were French huguenots that settled in Richmond. There is an old church there that they helped build that I need to see.

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