Kinsey Gidick
Kinsey Gidick is a freelance writer based in Central Virginia. She previously served as editor in chief of Charleston City Paper in Charleston, South Carolina, and has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, BBC, Atlas Obscura, and Anthony Bourdain’s Explore Parts Unknown, among others. When not writing, she spends her time traveling with her son and husband. Read her work at kinseygidick.com.
Travel
These stateside “destination dupes” feel a world away
Arts & Culture
How @landontalks, a Mississippi art teacher turned internet star, became a noted keeper of Southernisms
Home & Garden
In her new book, Ralph Lauren creative director Mary Randolph Carter advocates for cozy homes full of treasures and stories
Travel
In Virginia, one writer went a little off the rails to get the wild backstory
Travel
Let gravity do the work on these alpine-inspired rides
Arts & Culture
Savvy booksellers are stepping up to satisfy readers’ cravings for spicy stories
Recipe
Featuring a secret ingredient straight out of the pantry
Food & Drink
Plus, how raw foods expert WiBi Ashley harnessed the healing power of plants
Food & Drink
From viral star to cookbook author, the Virginia chef is living her baking dreams
Travel
With towering trees, dazzling lights, extravagant gingerbread, and more
Arts & Culture
The commonwealth’s quirkiest holiday event happens to be one of its most magical
Recipe
This bourbon cocktail from the Garden & Gun Club plays a perfect melody on the palate
Arts & Culture
With their artful depictions of collegiate buildings, a UVA grad’s designs have won fans across the country
Arts & Culture
Virginia Miller Reeves’s Once in the Blue Moon is a lesson in perseverance in more ways than one
Travel
Old-school but updated accommodations on the Chesapeake Bay, Gulf Coast, and other Southern waterways
Arts & Culture
A real-life Forrest Gump, Tex Robertson jumped boxcars, befriended a president, and helped secure Allied victory on his way to inventing a beloved, bouncy watersport
Arts & Culture
The bestselling author’s latest book, A Happier Life, is part whodunnit and part beach read
Arts & Culture
Crafty travelers and social media hobbyists have put an old-school art form back on the map
Travel
Fascinated by American history? Book a stay at one of these centuries-old haunts