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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. Mary says

    RICHMOND ME :) PLEASE!!! My favorite blog is based out of Richmond, VA. Otherwise I KNOW NOTHING… But I would LOVE to learn lots :)

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  2. Sarah says

    Richmond Me! I’ve driven through it, but didn’t really stop (maybe lunch? I don’t remember) (it was on my way from an internship near DC back to school in Atlanta)

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  8. anne says

    Richmond me! I lived there for a year and somehow forgot my U.S. history and its place in the Confederacy. Embarrassing, but true.

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  10. Emile Houser says

    RICHMOND ME

    I know that Richmond if near Colonial Williamsburg, where my family vacationed once years ago and both my siblings ended up sick with a stomach virus! :) lol

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  11. Cristen McMains says

    Richmond me!
    I have never been there but would love to spend my “baby moon” there at the beginning of November! I know it is where you live, and not much else.

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  14. April says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that the University of Richmond’s mascot is the spider. Even though spiders gross me out, I’d still love to visit!

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  16. Sydney says

    Richmond Me! Richmond was named the best outdoor city!! I would DIE if I won these – I already live in Richond but was just a few hours too late to buy tickets!

    Reply

  18. Carly says

    Richmond Me!

    Being from Dallas and an advertising nerd, all I know about Richmond is that it is home to The Martin Agency. (Always fun to see good ad agencies in non-“ad towns”.

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  19. Joscelynne says

    RICHMOND ME!!!
    Richmond is an independent city, not part of any county.
    And was ranked #3 for best places to retire a couple of years ago

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  20. Meredith O. says

    RICHMOND ME

    I know that Richmond is the capital of Virgina and was once the capital of the Confederacy. Also, U of Richmond has a lovely campus. That’s all I’ve got!

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  23. Juliet says

    Richmond Me!

    I know nothing except that it looks super charming. In my fantasy life, I have convinced my husband to leave Chicago to return me to the East Coast for less extreme weather. I have always thought NC would be ideal, but it looks like I’ve been sleeping on Richmond!

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  24. Andrew says

    Richmond me – Richmond is also known as the velvet coffin because so many people leave and then come back to stay and get stuck here! I’m signing this for my wife – she would love tickets!

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  26. Kayla says

    Richmond Me! I am kind of ashamed that the only thing I really know about it is that you guys live there! I’ve never been but would love to :)

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  29. Heidi says

    RICHMOND ME!!
    Don’t know really anything about your neck of the woods but I’ve heard there is a lot of great antiquing in those parts!!
    Exciting give away!!
    Thank you

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  30. Beth Garrett says

    RICHMOND ME!
    That sounds like an awesome trip, the only improvement would be if it could include the Richmond Folk Festival which is this-coming weekend.

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  32. Maggie says

    RICHMOND ME!

    Things I know about Richmond: you guys live there, someone I know ran a marathon there, the valedictorian of my high school class went to college there, and a girl I work with is from there.

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  36. Carly says

    RICHMOND ME!!!

    I only know what you guys have shown. I have a friend and his wife who just moved there last week too! I know it’s a place I want to visit!

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  38. Jennifer C. says

    RICHMOND ME! I know it’s the capitol of virginia, because I live in VA. I’m wondering what the flight time would be to get to Richmond….15 minutes in a bitty plane, maybe?

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  39. Usha says

    RICHMOND ME! I know that Richmond is a beautiful city…..I know that locals refer to themselves as Richmonders, and I also know that a talented, sweet, awesome & world-famous DIY couple call it home!!

    Reply

  40. Angie says

    Richmond me!

    The University of Richmond is the “Hottest School in America” for international studies (according to Newsweek).

    Am I disqualified if I am newly relocated to Richmond? But I didn’t get tickets to the event in time and would love to experience everything else (minus the flight of course)

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  41. Whitney says

    RICHMOND ME!!! We used to live in Raleigh and on our trips up north we would drive past Richmond. We stopped once and checked out the pretty little downtown area (the one with all the great stores) and took lots of photos of the pretty houses- would love to go back when we aren’t in a hurry! THANK YOU!!!

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  42. Melissa says

    RICHMOND ME!!! I think Richmond is a lot like my hometown Grand Rapids, MI! I know it has a cool river and I’d love to come see it! :)

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  49. Emily Puckett says

    RICHMOND ME One fact is my husband and I almost moved there for graduate school. Instead we ended up in Baltimore.

    Reply

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