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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. Noel says

    RICHMOND ME! I used to live in Fredericksburg, Virginia… and I know Richmond is a great place for shopping =)

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  10. Alison F says

    RICHMOND ME! Seriously, can your blog get any better?!?! What a fantastic way to thank your readers. I would love to make a trip from NYC to the fresh air of Richmond! My favorite fun Richmond fact is that Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty were born there (and btw, they are brother and sister, which I always forget!)

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  12. Sheleah Fletcher says

    “Richmond Me”. Capital city, of course. What a fun giveaway! Congratulations on the book and book tour:)

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  13. Wendy says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that it is a city in Virginia and to the north of my city, Raleigh! And you guys live there!

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  21. Jorja says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I don’t know any facts about Richmond (but would love to come learn some!!!), but I know that “Virginia is for lovers.” :)

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  25. Chris says

    Richmond me!!!!!! And my wife. Richmond was the capital of the confederate staes during the civil war. Probably one of those facts that the people of Richmond aren’t that proud of, but it seems like a great place to visit/live.

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  26. Ellen says

    Richmond Me! The fact I know about Richmond is that it’s half way between Chapel Hill, NC and Washington, DC. Not exciting to you perhaps, but it was half way between myself and my now husband when we started dating!

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  30. Adam S. says

    Richmond me! I could really use a fall getaway. Being a football fan, my fun fact is that I know the Washington Redskins do their summer training camp there.

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  31. Erin K. says

    RICHMOND ME!!!! My husband has a high school friend who lives and works in Richmond. Other than that I have only driven through on our way to other destinations. I would love to visit!!

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  34. Larissa says

    Richmond Me! I know that it has a super cool area called the Bottom and used to have a great restaurant called the Tobacco Company. Is it still there? Oh, and Monument Avenue has an at-the-time controversial, but amazing monument to Arthur Ashe.

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  35. Lina says

    RICHMOND ME! (Please?) My Richmond fact is that it was the capitol of the confederacy — high school social studies teachers represent!

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  40. Emily says

    RICHMOND ME!

    I know that I have never been to that part of the country, and I wonder how similar it is to my home state of Michigan given the latitude similarities.

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  44. Linden says

    RICHMOND ME!! It’s the home of the spiders!!! I had a close friend who attended university of Richmond and loved it!!

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  46. Meredith says

    Richmond Me! I know that you guys live there, and it seems to be a great place to grab things for your house!!!

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  47. Mia Gallivan says

    RICHMOND ME!!!!! Hey, it’s the capital; you guys live there; AND I grew up on Richmond Avenue…. Fate, right??!

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  48. Leslie says

    Richmond ME!!!! I know it’s the capital of Virginia, which has been my home state for almost EIGHT years and I have never been to Richmond. And I live relatively close — about 15 miles west of D.C.!

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  49. Megan says

    Richmond Me!
    This is such an awesome prize! All I know about Richmond is that it’s the capitol of VA, you live there, and it’s on my list of places I need to visit. This would be awesome!

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