Fredericksburg – Food, Beer and Wine

Fredericksburg is a great little town and a tourist hot spot. It shouldn’t be any surprise as there’s plenty to do in town. One of the great things is if you are into trying lots of need food and drinks… this is a pretty good place to go.

Candy shops. There seems to be a lot of them but don’t be “good” and pass them up. They literally have everything. I grabbed a couple chocolate truffles at one and it was so worth it!

Chocolate covered everything. Pickles…. I’m not so sure…

Fredericksburg is known for wine. Coming into town, you will notice a ton of vineyards. If you have a chance (or enough time really) be sure to stop by one. If not, head into town and check out a tasting room. I stopped by Grape Creek Vineyards on Main Street. Head on in and try out six different wines, learn a bit about each of them and you get to keep a very large wine glass. I’ve only done a few wine tastings but this one was great. One on one, I learned quite a bit about the wine and the best part, it was very savory!
Wine came before dinner while I was in Fredericksburg. Once I was done the wine tasting, I headed next door to the Fredericksburg Brewery. There couldn’t have been a better choice. The atmosphere was great, beer was phenomenal and the spinach artichoke pizza with grilled chicken was out of this world. I even had someone come up to me and ask me what I was eating so he could order it.
Have you had a chance to swing by Fredericksburg? What’s your favorite vineyard or place to eat in town?
Masons Mama

Subscriptions at Your Fingertips And A Giveaway!

(Disclaimer: I was not paid for this post, however I did receive a free subscription thru the Zinio service for this post.)


As a child, I use to love getting magazine subscriptions in the mail and then comb over every inch of what was included. Nowadays, things have changed. Instead of waiting to receive them in the mail, we can have them at our fingertips any day or time.

Zinio is an app that will give you access to the world’s largest newsstand! (Available thru most phone apps (iOS, android and Windows).) Not only can you subscribe to your favorite magazines (some at a discounted rate) but also have access to free articles each week from around the world.

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Zinio has been gracious enough to partner up with Down Home Traveler to offer nine readers a free magazine subscription! (Subscription length depends on which title is chosen.) What better time than in the middle of summer to sit next to the pool or in your comfy chair and enjoy your new subscription!

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BlogHer ’13: Blog Hop #5: Final Questions

As previously mentioned, this July I will be heading to the BlogHer conference in Chicago and I couldn’t be more excited! BlogHer is a chance to meet with other bloggers, learn more about blogging and for everyone to expand their horizons! The Kavanaugh Report and The Naptown Organizer have put together a monthly link up for everyone attending so we can get to know each other a little better!

Questions:  

1. What session are you most excited to attend?
 DSLR workshop, WordPress (I’ve been told I should switch over), Marketing and Monetization. I’m not going to lie, I think I’m going to enjoy any session I attend. Call me a nerd, I like to learn!
2. What BlogHer party are you most excited to attend?
 I honestly don’t know that much about the BlogHer parties. I’ll be stopping by though!
3. Are you attending any private parties?
 South Walton Beach VIP party – get ready to see me and my pale skin in all white (if I can find an outfit) and let’s hope that I win this free trip!!
4. Will you be attending the Expo Hall?
 Busy, busy schedules… I’m going to try and swing by during “free” time. It’d be nice to see what’s going on and meet some folks and make some relationships! There’s some great sponsors!
5. Any last minute tasks you need to finish before we leave for the conference? 
 Outfits, media kit, print all these tickets and get rid of my nerves.
Oh yea, and keeping up with running so I can run the majority of the 5k, haha!

See y’all in a week!

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