Virginia Travel Blogs

We always seem to be out and about taking a daytrip or on the go here or there. In this blog I'll introduce you to the many varied regions, locales, and sites to see around Virginia. From Winchester to Williamsburg, get ready for our ramblings around the Old Dominion! There's always something new added here! Check the most recent entry!

Late September and time for a fall road trip. With Drew and Julia both at university, this was the first trip for just Susan and I in a long time. We decided to do a trip along the Eastern Shore--the parts of Virginia and Maryland on the far side of the Chesapeake Bay.  To get there, we first…

My daylily collection began about 27 years ago on the island of Ocracoke, North Caroilna. I was busy attempting to earn a living on this small island. One of my incomes was from a deli restaurant that I opened with my significant other at the time. This eatery was carry-out only with a hippy-dippy …

In the history of the creation of the USA a few men stand out as more important than the rest. The names like Washington and Jefferson are a couple of the key names among many more. And Washington is probably towering above the rest of the crowd - after all the city I am flying to is carrying his n…

Property condition surveys are an important part of commercial financing. Lenders and insurers want an accurate view of current conditions prior to lending money or providing insurance coverage. Part of these surveys would be to visit a certain percentage of the locations involve in the financ…

After a day in Norfolk, we spent the evening in downtown Portsmouth.  It was Trick-or-Treat night on High Street with all the restaurants and shops participating.  We picked the wrong time to visit Virginia.  We had to dodge ghost, pirates, witches and vampires but eventually made…

Originally a small mill, the Tredegar Iron Works grew and helped the city of Richmond become the center of iron manufacturing in the southern US.  The capacity to produce contributed to Richmond's choice as the capital of the Confederacy when the Civil War broke out. The Tredegar Iron Works i…

i went to virginia for a tb meet up it endded up being a private weekend of fun

We were supposed to drive up to Colonial Williamsburg, VA today to take advantage of the Memorial Day Weekend free admission for active duty military personnel, but after getting a late start, we never made it to Williamsburg.  Instead, Jeff noticed Jenny's thermostat showed it was running hot…

Around Norfolk,VA & surrounding areas. Theres lots to do here, these are just a few pics for now until I dig up some more to add.

We were heading to the swimming pool on base from the barracks.  The swimming pool had a high dive and a low dive.  It was our hangout spot for us Barracks living Marines.    The weekends sometimes were long and hot and boring so whatever we could do to enjoy ourselves we d…

Well, I've been to Old Town Alexandria a couple of times now. Usually I bring my visitors here. It's a nice place for just strolling and window shopping. Only one metro stop away from where I live or a short drive. Walking down King street, which is the main street through Oldtown, is always nice. …

Okay, so we didn't really plan this trip. We only knew that there were a few places that we wanted to visit somebody at and wanted to see. My friend from Germany had arrived on Sunday and we took the first day to catch up and talk about the good ol times. hahaha So tomorrow we would start our road …

Holly and Simon were already stir-crazy. We had been in Luray for exactly 2 hours and they were climbing the walls so I decided, if they’re going to act like monkeys I’ll make them hang with like minds. I took them to the Luray Zoo. The Luray Zoo is a small rescue zoo which offers safe haven fo…

The current entrance to the museums is through the Public Hospital.  This brick building served as a mental institution for over 100 years.  An exhibit on the main level looks at how the treatment of the mentally ill evolved over those decades, how at first the patients were treated littl…