Virginia Warnings Or Dangers

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Bad Neighbourhoods   Richmond

Bad Neighbourhoods, Richmond

 10 Reviews  Well there is great things about it, Crime,Violence,Gangs and Etc isn't.So please beware,It isn't to friendly there.Watch the news so many times,Just to much to handle in richmond,so many crazy people... 

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Behave yourself   Richmond

Behave yourself, Richmond

 5 Reviews  If you happen to be walking on Broad Street in the downtown area, you will see alot of people standing by their selves . When you walk by them, don't be suprised if they say hello as if they know you.... 

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Those bloody taxes   Richmond

Those bloody taxes, Richmond

 3 Reviews  When you dine in Richmond make sure you bring a few extra bucks for the dreaded meals tax. Richmond is the only place in the metro area which includes Henrico, Hanover, and Chesterfield that has a... 

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Driving Headaches   Richmond

Driving Headaches, Richmond

 2 Reviews  I found the following info on official page of the Museum of the Confederacy: "Parking is available in the MCVH Visitor Patient Parking deck at the end of Clay Street. Bring your parking ticket to the... 

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Funny Warnings   Richmond

Funny Warnings, Richmond

 2 Reviews  Richmond is like many other cities... it is not exempt from people who do not pick up after themselves, so as a warning to you and to keep you shoe clean from poo, make sure to be conscious of where... 

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Local Ways   Richmond

Local Ways, Richmond

 2 Reviews  Sometimes when you are indoors, picture taking can be a tough challenge. Whether or not to use flash, how far to stand away from an object, which angle to shoot from... if you need any advice while in... 

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Lack of time   Richmond

Lack of time, Richmond

 2 Reviews  We arrived in Richmond in the early afternoon. It was a quarter past 4 pm (look at my picture) when we finished our visit to the Museum of the Confederacy. It was too late to visit anything more in... 

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Overpriced Stores   Richmond

Overpriced Stores, Richmond

 1 Review  There was a store called the Haversack Store in the Museum of the Confederacy (details in my shopping tips). Unfortunetely, because we were at the start of a fairly expensive trip around the South I... 

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Smoking Restrictions   Richmond

Smoking Restrictions, Richmond

 1 Review  Warning for smoking Richmond and Virginia was not as strict about smoking in public places and restaurants like say Utah or California. However, in most restaurants I visited, smoking was not allowed.... 

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Construction and Renovation   Richmond

Construction and Renovation, Richmond

 1 Review  Because of renovations and restoration most of the Capitol Square, some sidewalks around and buildings were closed to pedestrian traffic in October 2004. I could see the buildings behind a fence, some... 

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Bugs and Bears

by Suet

You really need to be aware of the many parasites while travelling the Skyline Drive or indeed any park. Ticks are a real threat as they carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. No, I am not joking, my husband contracted exactly that from a tick bite while we were birdwatching. Of course, being mere youngsters at the time, we had no idea what he had, but a Naval Officer and medic diagnosed him correctly and saved his life. This disease affects both humans and dogs.http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/otis/Gives you the pathology and you can research the symptoms online. PLEASE DO use DEET insect repellent on your shoes, legs and clothing if you are expecting to be walking in the Park and stopping to examine a plant, tree or do a bit of birdwatching.The other problem is bears. They can smell food from miles away and love to rummage through your campsite, your cabin and your car. It is imperative...

Taking Prison Photos

by b1bob

Isn't it funny how American prisons are called correctional centres on the false premise that those incarcerated will be reformed? The term is especially ironic here since Mecklenburg Correctional Centre once housed death row. It was the site of a famous prison breakout on death row when 7 condemned prisoners escaped and were on the loose for as much as 19 days in June, 1984. I figured that they closed the prison entirely when they moved death row to Sussex State Prison, southeast of Waverly. On taking a photo of the prison, you would think we had committed the biggest sin. I mean, this big, fat, and dumb middle-aged guard (I hope he's reading this, incidentally, or having this read to him) asked us all sorts of questions and I was prepared to hide my memory card in my socks because there was no way he was confiscating it with a weekend full of photos on it. We shuck and jived our way...

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Drive cautiously on all roads in the region

by Faiza-Ifrah

Drive extremely cautiously on Skyline Drive, as well as on any road in this entire region. Deers and bears routinely cross the road and you don't want to hit them. Our best encounter with wildlife on the Skyline Drive was a mother deer that cut across the road followed by a fawn that could hardly trot (see the pictures). It was at a time when I was driving. Since I drive slowly in any case, drawing criticism of my hubby all the time, it was easy to apply breaks. We stopped and watched in awe as the fawn and the mother crossed the road and stood on the other side of the road looking back at us for 30 seconds and then scampering into the thick forest.In the pictures we could see that there was a road sign alerting everybody to deer crossing the road. How did the mother and her fawn chose this exact spot to cross the road beats me :-)

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Do not follow the First Ladies!

by matcrazy1

I found a lot of pretty copper (a reddish-coloured metal) and brass (alloy of copper and zinc) cookware in numerous gift stores incuding those at Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's property close Charlottesville) and Colonial Williamsburg.Do look at them, do buy them if you like but please never use them for preparing or cooking any food unless you want to catch copper toxicity syndrome. The most common symptoms are headaches, fatigue, insomnia, depression, spaciness, learning disorders or premenstrual syndrome. Brrr...Some folks told me that both Hillary Clinton and Theresa Heinz-Kerry use copper and brass cookware in their kitchens. Hmm... I don't know :-).

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Flies in Shenandoah National Park

by lonestar_philomath

Don't know if it was mating season or these are just pesky insects because the animals seem to still be hibernating, however....I shall definately wear a hat next time to keep them off my head and a long sleeved shirt!

No Cursing

by Astrobuck

There is a city ordinance (law) that forbids you to curse out loud. Seriously. Virginia Beach Police have zero tolerance for misbehavior, especially those who decide to curse out loud and disturb others as they are enjoying thier vacation. All over Virgina beach along the strip, you will see these signs posted everywhere.

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If you want to divorce, man

by matcrazy1

If you are a married guy and desperately want to divorce:1. Hire a car (preferrably with no or very basic insurance) or just drive your own car (even better) to Northern Virginia.2. Ask your wife to be your good company.3. Give her a map (the larger the better).4. Ask her to navigate for example from Rosslyn to Jaleo Crystal City restaurant in Arlington if your wife like tapas (preferrably in rush hours).5. Wait for such signs as in my picture placed one by one and follow your wife's instructions exactly, for your safety don't forget to ask in advance on which lane to drive.OK, enough said. I do respect beautiful gender a lot, but, sorry, ladies, your brain mostly has other key advantages than, say, good orientation. In case of any doubts look here, please. If you are interested in the male brain it's here.Lucky me, Nat (b1bob) was my navigator in Northern Virginia but even he, an able...

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Traffic

by chewy3326

Traffic in Virginia is about as bad as it gets, especially in the Washington DC area. The stretch of I-95 from Washington to Fredericksburg is regularly clogged and during morning or evening commutes, it may take up to 3 hours to drive 50 miles on an interstate.Accidents are common at the Springfield Interchange where I-95 and I-495 meet. Northern Virginians call it the "Mixing Bowl"; traffic there is horrible. Avoid at all costs. The Springfield Interchange is currently being renovated to become safer and to allow traffic to flow smoothly. This should be completed by 2008; however, don't have high hopes that traffic will improve.

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The worst food + drink and drive :-)

by matcrazy1

On the way from Washington, DC to Charlottesville in western part of Virginia I stopped in the 29er Restaurant & Tavern in Ruckersville along US-29 (just north of US-33 intersection) and it was the worst choice during my US travels. The food (chicken and tossed salad) served there at very low price was not fresh and uneatable... never stop there. I am sorry that it happened to me just in Virginia... the state where - except that one time - I had probably the best food in the USA.After this meal partly eaten I had to go for coffee in Shell gas station. Surely quality of coffee sold to plastic mugs in gas stations is not the best but not that bad, I liked it. I learned in the USA to drink coffee and drive :-) and found it very practical and fast. Well, many gas stations in Poland don't offer those plastic mugs (and never so large) to use while driving and it's more popular to seat by a...

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Closed on Sunday

by matcrazy1

I noticed in the South, for the first time in Richmond, that some (few in real) small, probably family run, businesses like say small restaurants were closed on Sunday or more often they were open shorter that day. Instead, on Friday and Saturday they were open longer. It was more common in Virginia and the South than in the western part of the USA, I visited a year before. Why?A few random thoughts:1. There are more very small, real family run businesses in the South.2. The owners of these businesses prefer to rest at least on Sunday even if it lowers their incomes.3. They are more religious. In many religions Sunday is a day to rest not to work.Excuse, this tip really will go to my United States of America page soon because the example I saw at Dunn's restaurant is, by no means, unique to Richmond or Virginia.

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The Jefferson Hotel  Richmond

 8 Reviews and 281 Opinions  the jefferson hotel was built in 1895 by tobacco tycoon lewis ginter. ginter hired the famous... 

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Williamsburg Inn  Williamsburg

 5 Reviews and 134 Opinions  I couldn't afford to stay here. But if you want luxury, and are willing to spend $300 or more per... 

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Embassy Suites Alexandria Old Town  Alexandria

 6 Reviews and 280 Opinions  Only 2 stops off the metro line from DCA airport, 8 minute trip, can't beat that to the airport! The... 

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