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Why You’ll Never Want to Leave The Homestead Resort

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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Experiencing Civil War Battles: The Action at Wilson’s Wharf

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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Why the Fourth of July is My Favorite Time in Richmond

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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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Brewasana (Beer and Yoga) at a Richmond Craft Brewery

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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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Add the Williamsburg Grand Illumination to Your Bucket List

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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