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You could be a thousand miles from a big city – but in reality, you are about an hour outside the Nation’s Capital. Gently curving rural two-lane roads are the norm here. Tucked away down one of these roads is the 418-acre site, Oatlands. Now a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oatlands is more than 200 years old and its history is entwined with the early trials, tribulations, successes,… Read More
Special Note: I was pleasantly surprised to be notified my blog was selected as one of the Top 100 Luxury Travel Blogs on the web. Thank you to feedspot for the honor and for all the readers who follow me! A short drive outside frenetic Washington DC you’ll find pastoral Loudoun County, Virginia. The area is a destination for two notable things: the DC Wine Country (with 40+ wineries) and a notable… Read More
We’ve always enjoyed driving around exploring new areas, keeping away from big highways, and taking country roads whenever we can. On a recent visit to Loudoun County Virginia, I was looking for a fairly isolated activity (due to the pandemic) when I came across an old article about several of the area’s 19 remaining historic bridges. No, not covered bridges, these are constructed of stone, concrete, and iron. Loudoun is a beautiful… Read More
