Kinsey Gidick
@kinsey-gidick.bsky.social
Freelance writer. Former alt-weekly EIC. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, Garden & Gun, Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Southern Living, Fodor's, Atlas Obscura, Bust, McSweeney's, Roads & Kingdoms, and Anthony Bourdain's Explore Parts Unknown, among others.
In my latests for @gardenandgun.com, I recommend you stash the passport, grab your weekender, and explore these Southern destination dupes gardenandgun.com/articles/sev...
Seven Beautiful Places in the South That Feel Much Farther Flung
These stateside “destination dupes” feel a world away
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May 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In my latests for @gardenandgun.com, I recommend you stash the passport, grab your weekender, and explore these Southern destination dupes gardenandgun.com/articles/sev...
File under: Cutest Story I've Written this Year.
Photographer Leslie Ryann McKellar set off for Florence in January 2022, ready to indulge her lifelong wanderlust.
The secret to sustaining it? A dog. Or, well, dogs.
The secret to sustaining it? A dog. Or, well, dogs.
Must love dogs: An American trades pet-sitting for places to stay in Europe
She has made lots of cute dog friends and learned valuable international lessons about canine culture in several European countries.
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April 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
File under: Cutest Story I've Written this Year.
For your Friday morning reading: My second piece for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social on Farm to Batteau, a James River dinner cruise that will float you back in time. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/two-c...
Two Centuries Ago, Batteaumen on Virginia's James River Ended Long Work Days With a Taste of Freedom
The James River Batteau Company, an outdoor recreation-meets-historical tour business, has designed a dinner cruise that honors the resilience and culinary ingenuity of enslaved boatmen
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April 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
For your Friday morning reading: My second piece for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social on Farm to Batteau, a James River dinner cruise that will float you back in time. www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/two-c...
Are we shifting away from the minimalist aesthetic? Mary Randolph Carter tells me she thinks so in my latest for @gardenandgun.com gardenandgun.com/feature/clut...
Clutter Is a Sign of a Life Well Lived, Says This Virginia-Born Collector
In her new book, Ralph Lauren creative director Mary Randolph Carter advocates for cozy homes full of treasures and stories
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April 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Are we shifting away from the minimalist aesthetic? Mary Randolph Carter tells me she thinks so in my latest for @gardenandgun.com gardenandgun.com/feature/clut...
We're getting a bit loosey goosey with the term camino. Next thing ya know, we'll have a Chicken Strip Camino, a harrowing walk through Charlottesville's famous Route 29 Raising Cane's, Popeye's, KFC corridor.
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We're getting a bit loosey goosey with the term camino. Next thing ya know, we'll have a Chicken Strip Camino, a harrowing walk through Charlottesville's famous Route 29 Raising Cane's, Popeye's, KFC corridor.
And finally #3, I went off the rails a bit to get this quirky story on Merle Haggard's California Zephyr train car now in service for Virginia Scenic Railway gardenandgun.com/articles/wai...
Waitin’ for a Train: Now You Can Actually Ride in Merle Haggard’s Personal Dome Car
In Virginia, one writer went a little off the rails to get the wild backstory
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April 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And finally #3, I went off the rails a bit to get this quirky story on Merle Haggard's California Zephyr train car now in service for Virginia Scenic Railway gardenandgun.com/articles/wai...
#2 Botanical breaks are booming. But what’s behind our love of traveling to gardens? I traced the trend to ancient Egypt to find out for @nextavenue.bsky.social www.nextavenue.org/botanical-br...
Botanical Breaks
Why garden tourism is blooming in 2025 and where you should visit
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April 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#2 Botanical breaks are booming. But what’s behind our love of traveling to gardens? I traced the trend to ancient Egypt to find out for @nextavenue.bsky.social www.nextavenue.org/botanical-br...
Been a busy week with three new stories. First up, where to thrill-ride in the South gardenandgun.com/articles/sev...
Seven Southern Mountain Coasters that Promise Scenery-Soaked Thrills
Let gravity do the work on these alpine-inspired rides
gardenandgun.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Been a busy week with three new stories. First up, where to thrill-ride in the South gardenandgun.com/articles/sev...
My D.C. travel hack? Stay at The Wharf www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Famil...
A Family Travel Guide to Washington, D.C.
Families can take an electric boat out on the Potomac, catch a concert and museum hop with ease in the nation’s capital
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March 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My D.C. travel hack? Stay at The Wharf www.travelagewest.com/Travel/Famil...
Call me crazy, but I think good manners are a positive good. My latest for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/sent-son-chi...
I sent my 9-year-old son to an etiquette camp. It might sound old-fashioned, but it taught him confidence and kindness.
I sent my son to a 3-day etiquette camp. The goal wasn't to turn him into a miniature aristocrat, but to help him learn confidence and protocol.
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March 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Call me crazy, but I think good manners are a positive good. My latest for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/sent-son-chi...
Travel publicists, send me your quirky stories. Luxury amenities are great, but the stories I'm interested in have some eccentric detail, offbeat element, or peculiar provenance.
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Travel publicists, send me your quirky stories. Luxury amenities are great, but the stories I'm interested in have some eccentric detail, offbeat element, or peculiar provenance.
Reposted by Kinsey Gidick
Squeeze the day: Two revitalizing juice recipes to jump-start the new year. https://buff.ly/4h6vrDT
January 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Squeeze the day: Two revitalizing juice recipes to jump-start the new year. https://buff.ly/4h6vrDT
Looking for luxury hotel brands that still carry hard copy daily newspapers for guests.
March 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Looking for luxury hotel brands that still carry hard copy daily newspapers for guests.
How can you turn 4th grade state history lessons into a great spring break family trip? Here's my Washington state itinerary for ParentMap www.parentmap.com/article/fami...
Bring Washington State History to Life With a Family Vacation
Transform textbook learning into real-world knowledge with a trip to a historic destination
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March 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
How can you turn 4th grade state history lessons into a great spring break family trip? Here's my Washington state itinerary for ParentMap www.parentmap.com/article/fami...
My anecdotal look at the filthiest places on a plane www.fodors.com/news/airline...
The Dirtiest Places on an Airplane, Ranked
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My anecdotal look at the filthiest places on a plane www.fodors.com/news/airline...
Proud to accept this DEI recognition from the @natjaorg.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Proud to accept this DEI recognition from the @natjaorg.bsky.social
In other news, here's my hot tip for Turks & Caicos www.roadtripsforfamilies.com/turks-caicos...
Turks & Caicos Turks Clear Boat Experience — Turtle-y Worth It!
If you do one thing with your family in Turks & Caicos, make it the Turks Clear Boat Experience. It's "turtle-y" worth it!
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February 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In other news, here's my hot tip for Turks & Caicos www.roadtripsforfamilies.com/turks-caicos...
It's me, hi. I'm the problem, it's me. www.fodors.com/news/travel-...
Don’t Make the Same Mistake I Did With Your Airline Meal Voucher
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.
www.fodors.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It's me, hi. I'm the problem, it's me. www.fodors.com/news/travel-...
Love a bodice ripper? Then head to the South. gardenandgun.com/articles/ste...
Steamy Tales: Why the South Is Hot for Romance Bookstores
Savvy booksellers are stepping up to satisfy readers’ cravings for spicy stories
gardenandgun.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Love a bodice ripper? Then head to the South. gardenandgun.com/articles/ste...
Source Request: I'm looking to speak to flight attendants and flight utility crews about the filthiest places on planes for Fodor's. DM open.
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Source Request: I'm looking to speak to flight attendants and flight utility crews about the filthiest places on planes for Fodor's. DM open.
In honor of Jane Austen's 250th, I interviewed Austen experts on all the best ways to celebrate one of English literature's greatest writers for BBC. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
How to celebrate Jane Austen on her 250th birthday
As travellers flock to the English countryside to celebrate the renowned novelist, we asked experts to weigh in on the best Austen-themed festivals, reenactments and balls of the year.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
In honor of Jane Austen's 250th, I interviewed Austen experts on all the best ways to celebrate one of English literature's greatest writers for BBC. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
What I’m trying to say is, you heard a funny rhyming book while I took “Oh the Places You’ll Go” as an edict.
January 20, 2025 at 2:21 AM
What I’m trying to say is, you heard a funny rhyming book while I took “Oh the Places You’ll Go” as an edict.
Just saw SpaceX’s break up from Turks & Caicos
January 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Just saw SpaceX’s break up from Turks & Caicos
SOURCE REQUEST: I'm looking for Virginia companies with great employee wellness programs (think health education, fitness programs, stress management strategies, flexible work arrangements, and a positive company culture) for a story for Virginia Living magazine. #journorequest
January 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
SOURCE REQUEST: I'm looking for Virginia companies with great employee wellness programs (think health education, fitness programs, stress management strategies, flexible work arrangements, and a positive company culture) for a story for Virginia Living magazine. #journorequest
All set on sources. Thank you!
Looking for an MD to comment on the physical trauma that could result from stowing away on a plane. #journorequest
January 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
All set on sources. Thank you!