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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. Sarah says

    RICHMOND ME! The last time we went through Richmond was after a trip to Jamestown – complete with period outfits for us kiddos. Dad used to speak at an environmental law conference every year around Halloween and we’d hit Williamsburg, Jamestown and Richmond (for a hotel and restaurant my parents loved!). For some reason, it was easier to get excited about fruit (and only fruit) given out at Halloween! Seriously though, no candy!

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  2. Tamara says

    RICHMOND ME! Even though I’ve lived less than 2 hours from Richmond for quite a few years now, I learned just last year that Richmond has a river!

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  3. Olivia says

    RICHMOND ME! Gosh, this sounds like so much fun!! Maybe this isn’t so much a fact as a myth, but didn’t that awesome 90s cartoon “Doug” take place in Richmond? Or was inspired by Richmond? I could be making that up though, haha.

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  10. Kenny Gomez says

    RICHMOND ME!!! I know that my fave bloggers live in Richmond, and that this trip would be a fabulous babymoon!!!

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  20. Rachel says

    Richmond me!! Pretty much the only thing I know about Richmond is that it’s the capital of Virginia, but I would love to visit and learn more!

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  21. Stephanie says

    RICHMOND ME! I live in VA Beach so I know ALL about Richmond! You can get to it via I-64 and it is home to a River Rock Festival. Okay, so I’ve only been there once but I drove through it just yesterday! Great giveaway, thanks! :)

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  24. Stefanie says

    Richmond Me! Everything I know about Richmond, I learned from Wikipedia or Whitley Gilbert on A Different World… more accurate education would be most welcome!

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  25. Melissa S says

    Richmond me!!

    The University of Richmonds mascot is a spider and my high school football team played for states there.

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  28. Carrie says

    Richmond me! Was there for a wedding and the IKEA once, and it was not nearly long enough to properly appreciate the place. Also, we used to live farther up the James River (Lynchburg), and I feel a deep fondness for the towns along its length.

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  34. Theresa says

    Richmond me!
    I’ll be honest- don’t know a thing about Richmond besides that it’s in VA and where you guys live. It looks lovely. :D

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  37. Ben S says

    RICHMOND ME!

    After seeing pictures of Daniel Day-Lewis walking around a town in his Lincoln makeup, I had to know where Lincoln had been reincarnated…turns out it was Richmond.

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  39. Amanda says

    Richmond me! I knew it had a huge river running through it and that it’s beautiful, but I’ve never been. Would love to make this my first time! :)

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  42. Whitney Dupuis says

    RICHMOND ME

    I don’t really know much about Richmond, but I will be so happy to be given the opportunity to learn more about it if I win!!!

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