So you're living in Northern Virginia. Last night, for fun, you went on a drive into DC. Only twelve miles away, so you could cruise past the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and the State Department in an easy half hour drive. Except for the crazy traffic circle of death, it was a great trip all around.
But now you're thinking, you'd like to travel to somewhere a little more relaxing. Fewer cars. Less construction. More vacationy.
And then it hits you... South! Not just a little south, to that irritating overlap of hick and metropolitan that is Woodbridge, but a lot south to North Carolina.
To explore the Mysteries of the Lost Colony, and maybe take part in the Fall Getaway program sponsored, as is this post, by the good people of the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Now, living in Northern Virginia, as you do, you could just drive down there. Or you could trade your marketing information for a chance at a FREE Raleigh Getaway. The advantage of the free trip would be all the included tickets and gift certificates; the advantage of driving yourself would be that it's statistically more likely to happen.
But who am I to say? I'm just a corporate shill out for my Nintendo Wii. I'm the sort of adventure-seeking soul who would sell out his own blog just for fun and money. So when I say that I'd actually like to go visit Raleigh, you're welcome to roll your eyes and wonder why you actually read this blog. But remember that while you're rolling your eyes, I'm on vacation.