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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. Shona says

    RICHMOND ME.

    I know that Richmond is 2,161 miles from where I currently live. I am also pretty sure that the closest I have ever been to Richmond is Williamsburg, where I and hundreds of other kids visited Busch Gardens on the way home from a trip to D.C. that we made with the Jacksonville, FL School Safety Patrol when I was eleven years old. That was a really, really, long time ago.

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  7. Carole White says

    RICHMOND ME! I only knew it as the capital & where y’all live & also just recently a friend of mine- I’ve been dying to visit! Please!

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  11. emi says

    Richmond me! My husband and I have been married for 5 years, but have not yet had an opportunity for a honeymoon. We love history and sight seeing. Richmond in the Fall with you lovely folks sounds like the perfect anniversary honeymoon opportunity! :-). <3 <3

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  12. Jackie Ackley says

    RICHMOND ME!!!! I know for a fact that I would love
    To come see you guys in Richmond and learn more about this great state!

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  13. Krista says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that I’m jealous when you posted pics of hanging out in the rocky pools…looks like a cool place to chill out! And I’m assuming that if we’re Canadian, but can leave from a US airport, then we’re good to enter, right?

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  14. Carole White says

    RICHMOND ME! I only knew it as the capital & where y’all live & also just recently a friend of mine- I’ve been dying to visit.

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  19. Daria says

    Richmond me!!!

    I didn’t know much about Richmond until I started reading this blog. Now I’m DYING to go! What an amazing opportunity!!!

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  22. Urban Wife says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Sadly, I just know that it’s the capital of Virginia. And obviously, that y’all live there!

    (Woo-hoo for the awesome giveaway. You guys rock. Someone will be a very lucky person!)

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  25. Arielle says

    RICHMOND ME!
    I don’t know much about Richmond other than that we drive through it on pur way from Raleigh to visit family in Pennsylvania, but I would love to do some first-hand learning!

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  28. Nikki says

    RICHMOND ME! My aunt and uncle and 4 cousins live there and recently ran the Color Me Rad 5k, I had them on YHL spotting but they missed you (I guess they were to busy running the race :) )

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  33. Kacie J says

    RICHMOND ME!!

    I know that one of the best part of Richmond is Carytown. So nice to walk the shops there and go to the Byrd for a movie, then Bevs for ice cream.

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  36. Caroline says

    I’m ready to get my Richmond ON! ‘Cause it’s THE hip city thanks to one cool chihuahua named Burger and his bloggy family ;-)

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  38. Dorothy says

    Richmond Me!!!! All I know right now is that Richmond is the capital of VA. If I won I’d sure learn a lot more though :)

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  47. Rebecca M says

    RICHMOND ME!! I know I drove past signs for Richmond every time I’d drive back down to college.. It would be a lovely place to visit!! :-)

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  49. Rachel says

    RICHMOND ME!! This is the most awesome giveaway so far. I really hope I get it! I don’t know much about your city…so you must help me by introducing me to it! One fact: it’s pretty far from Alexandria, where my sister used to live.

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