In the middle of nowhere — and yet somewhere Mike and I have driven by countless times — is Virginia’s old-school resort: The Homestead. The original lodge was built in 1766 and even though many things have changed since then, the century-old allure hasn’t changed. After five or six years of saying “maybe next time” whenever we …
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Growing up, it was a joke in my family that every good vacation included a fort tour. Year after year, I rolled my eyes in boredom at battlefields and battleships, a sign that even then I preferred sightDOING to static walk-throughs. But now that I live in Richmond, revolutionary and civil war history is a big piece …
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All over the country, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture has become a part of Independence Day celebrations. I’m not sure how exactly it became a staple of the Fourth of July, but Richmond, VA might be the only place in the world where it’s performed as intended when it was written: with real artillery and carillon bells. Fewer than …
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Sometime when I wasn’t looking, Richmond’s craft beer scene exploded. The old standbys like Legend Brewing Co (the best view in Richmond) now have some stiff competition. I’ve made it a mission to sample all of the beers at all of the breweries — I’m still in progress — and to be honest, simply drinking beer flights …
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It’s easy to tune out your surroundings when you’re going about daily life. I take my surroundings for granted in Richmond, though it’s one of my goals to “re-discover” my city in 2015. To explore the city with a sense of purpose, I purchased a mobile app scavenger hunt of Richmond, VA. Stray Boots is essentially …
While I’m on vacation this week, I’m delighted to share travel tips and stories from a different point of view. Please welcome Deborah, from Fishing4Deals. She knows where to stay for the best deal in Paris. Paris, Virginia, that is. If you like hiking, but don’t relish the thought of backpacking or camping out, you may …
Without a doubt, fall is my favorite time of year in Virginia for the bright, scenic colors and brisk air. This beautiful setting, combined with my personal goal of seeing more on my east coast bucket list, was an inspiration to head to lovely Charlottesville, VA. My main goal for the day was to …
I’ve long known that holding elite status with an airline comes with a few perks, but I recently became aware that United Airlines has a few unpublished benefits as well. In appreciation for their “most important customers”, United is scheduling Premier events around the country to go behind the scenes of your home airport. While …
I am not a shopper. Some people love to hunt through racks of clothing to find that perfect clearance dress and others will score through ads to find ways to save tons on electronics. While I don’t shop in the conventional sense very often, I lose all sense when it comes to wading through travel …
I tend to fall victim to the mindset that travel has to be far away to “count”, forgetting that sometimes there are wonderful attractions right in my own backyard. However, when life got in the way of my existing travel plans for last weekend, a “near-cation” became an incredible back-up plan. For this particular experience, …
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