A New Appreciation

You don't have to stray far from home to appreciate new sights, sounds, tastes, adventures, and people! Home base for the Active Woman Traveler is Richmond, Virginia, so our Travel Lite department features destinations in and around Central Virginia

Stay close to home for your next getaway - or take a "staycation." You'll spend less on gas, less time   getting from one place to the next, and gain a new appreciation of the gems that might have been lying unseen nearby.

With a Travel Lite mindset, exploration is a way of life!

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Explore the Many Facets of the U.S.

Our land is as diverse as the readers of V Magazine for Women, from humble to grand - and then some! Within our borders, travelers can expand their minds, meet new people, eat great food, explore nature, have fun! Celebrate the diversity of our people!

Art: big city museums - folk art - cliff dweller drawings

Music: symphonies - bluegrass - rockers hall of fame

Food: homestyle - ethnic

Nature: Everglades - desserts - mountains - plains

Recreation: amusement parks - dude ranches - learning vacations - shopping

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Stretch Your Horizons

Travel far afield provides a broader experience, greater opportunities for visiting people and places that remind you of the wondrous diversity of our world!

Whether you're in pursuit of the perfect mountaintop view or the best place to get real local cuisine, Active Woman Traveler (AWT) wants to share stories with you - and wants you to share stories with our readers!

Active Woman Traveler encourages women to look beyond the usual chick vacation and experience the active side of travel: hiking, kayaking, walking tours and museums, while still leaving time for dining, shopping and relaxing. As partners with V Magazine for Women, celebrating women since 2004, AWT can help its readers reach outside the "suitcase."

Led by V Magazine for Women editor Annie Tobey, Active Woman Travelers make the world their playground!