Shenadoah Valley - or other area to retire near DC?
We will be retiring soon and are looking for a town to retire in. Two of our children live in DC and we certainly can't afford to live there, nor do we want all the traffic. So we are looking for a...
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Does anybody have any suggestions?
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HI Sally,I am so happy to have a question about my area! I grew up in the Baltimore/Washington area and have lived in Winchester for the past 12 years. Travel time to Dulles is about 60-75 minutes,...
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Thanks for your helpful answer.My husband will probably want to find a retirement job ( doing mapping, history, tours, teaching geography ) after retiring from 40 years as a cartographer for the...
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This area is really growing and there are a lot of job opportunities. There are a number of battlefields and historical homes which might be an option. Also, the brand new Museum of the Shenandoah...
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Thanks for the job suggestions. These possibilities make Winchester look very attractive. I used to teach so I am sure I could sub if I wanted to.I know all about the high house prices in Arlington...
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Great, I will email you privately about particular details.The Fuller House is only a few blocks from my home.
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We spent a couple of weekends checking out the Charlottesville area before we decided it was really too small. We liked the idea of a college town, close enough to DC and also close to a good airport....
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Loved the Harper's Ferry area. So raw and rustic down in the valley.Couldn't even imagine what it was like in the 1860s. We like to bike ride and the old C&O Canal Towpath is a very good bike...
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We miss our fav wineries. Last Christmas we had the BEST stuff from Jefferson, sigh. AH well, it's on to new stuff and I think we're closer to being able to ship ourselves wine here in NC than we were...
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A friend of mine was big into Chards and made many weekend trips to Napa/Sonoma. He moved to DC and when we visted he raved about the Va. chards and the Va Wine Country.They do make some good stuff.We...
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