Thank you for taking us with you on these adventures! It's so reassuring to see. It's been on my mind to leave my town and visit new places (i've been stuck in this small bubble of mine for so long, especially since I work from home & don't get out much). I get so overwhelmed thinking about traveling to unfamiliar places alone. Thanks for just doing your thing & showing us how easy it can be!
New Dominion is a bookshop on the downtown mall that is new books! Blue whale and 2nd Act are both used! The Beautiful Idea is also a shop that has a book section in the back dedicated to LGBTQIA+ and activism works!
you should try seattle or west seattle area, there’s the city, the beach, lakes, hikes, mountains and waterfalls. cute shops and bookstores everywhere and you can take ferry’s to diff islands to explore! and it’s green!
WHILE YOUR SEARCHING CHECK FOR LIKE HOW BAD THE WEATHER CAN GET IN THE AREA AND STUFF, like tornadoes, hurricanes ETC. Just want to make sure your safe < 3
Charlottesville is nice bc it's close to Richmond and Washington DC. The area is scenic and there is a nice apple orchard, the wineries and blue ridge mountains. Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and college football.
I can see you as a Charlotte girly. I used to live close to there and I have family who live there now, they love it. Great small town feel but still has the bigger city resources. The hiking there is top notch.
I just moved to charlottesville two months ago so I LOVED this !!! need to check out those walking spots you went to! its such a sweet city - I have enjoyed it so much !!! the Carter mountain apple cider and donuts are INCREDIBLE !!!! can't wait to see where you go next!
Cville is my hometown!!! I only moved away to experience a different scenery because I spent 23 years of my life there- but Charlottesville is my FAVORITE place. The weather’s great, so much history, and so much beauty! I loooooove Charlottesville it’s the BEST
Lived in VA since I was seven, it’s awesome because it has a little bit of everything. Mountains, beaches, plains, rolling hills etc. Wonderful place to live, so hype to see you got to visit. ❤❤❤❤
Omg! I live in Richmond which is an hour away and an amazing city. I regularly go to Charlottesville just for book shopping … it’s the best Barnes and noble EVER
This was so fun! Thx! Hope you take us with you to check out your other locations. I think how u approached it made so much sense,as in doing the things you would do living there as opposed to being a tourist 👍
I live in va. Literally 30 min from Charlottesville so this was crazy to see! Also I love love carter mountain! When it’s not busy season it’s easier to go in and you don’t have to pay to get in but they have a store you can walk in and you can get hot donuts, ice cream and pie! I think you’d love Roanoke va!
I’ve been wanting to go to a little cabin alone for sooo long and just read and enjoy nature but my anxiety won’t let me - this video just helped solidified it for me THANK YOU❤
hi! just adding to say I’ve been in NoVa for 25 years and love it here! It’s really safe and there’s so much to do. Charlottesville is a super cute town. So exciting to see more people appreciating our state💓
Omg I live in Charlottesville! I live downtown and absolutely love it here for literally all the reasons you do. There are soo many nature areas and trails🩷 If you ever come back we should totally meet up and explore! 🌿🌼
Awww it looks gorgeous there! I love seeing other parts of the country through your video. I’ll probably never go there but man I can see why you would want to stay.
I'm so glad you're exploring Charlottesville! I love it down there (my husband and I went there for our honeymoon). There are TONS of amazing wineries down there if that's your thing.
Love living in Virginia! I do agree that Charlottesville is a big College town and it’s got the UVA hospital that people from hours and hours away have to make trips to because it’s the only hospital that provides certain treatments. So I can see it getting very busy. But I’m so glad you enjoyed your time!
Highly recommend looking at some places in Upstate NY! The Adirondacks have super sweet towns, same with Lake George and the Catskills region! Definitely quaint, but beautiful scenically.
Hey Heather!! So fun to see you exploring new places 😊 if Burlington VT and Boulder CO aren’t on your list I highly recommend!! If you come to Colorado I have some recs for you too!
This was so much fun to watch 🥹 I’ve grown up in VA and it was so fun watching you explore!! No matter where you choose to move, I hope you love it and it checks all your boxes 💛
I'm so glad you had a good trip!! for more Appalachian vibes, you should check out bittersweet in the hollow by Kate pearsall! it's YA horror/mystery with some light magic and reminded me so much of my college town in Appalachia
I use to work at Barnes (best part time job ive ever had) and we had a person who ordered all the books for the store. She was amazing, we could always go up to her and tell her about books we would like to see and she'd try to order them for the store. In addition she also read a lot too so she was very knowledgeable about what books customers would want to see. I don't know this for sure but I def think it depends on the barnes on what books they can order for the store.
I live in NOVA and i think you would really like leesburg VA! Lots to do but still small town feel… green… and amazing downtown w coffee shops/breweries. ☺️
I visited Virginia during the spring a few years ago and it was nice! Also girl you’re SO brave walking alone through a random forest clearing at a different state 😅 I could never lmao
Hi hi!! ❤️ I'm a Marylander, and I also recommend Virginia's 'blue' 😉 neighbor state! But Charlottesville looks amazing. I think it's almost 3 hours from me. You'd also be relatively close to DC. Yay!!!! Maybe we can do a meet up one day if you decide to move here. I can't wait to see where you choose! ❤️
Heather, the way I finished Lights Out 4 days ago and started it again last night! I cannot stop thinking about it. Glad Charlottesville treated you so well 😊
PLEASEEE VISIT MICHIGAN!! not the big big cities but like charlevoix, petosky, frankenmuth, holland, leland etc PLEASEE ITS SO BEAUTIFUL AND IT FITS ALL YOUR CRITERIA🙏🙏
try upstate ny! Ithaca has some beautiful waterfalls and trails, there are big mountains in the north of the state, it’s super centrally located to big cities (boston, nyc, dc, etc), and it gets cold up here but not too cold
was following ur tt for the longest time before i found your yt. i'm so happy you have a channel, i love your channel and vids so much they are soo cosy and entertaining!! x
I’m from Cville! My dad still lives there but I don’t get to go often. I miss that Barnes and Noble so very much 😢That and the ICONIC Bodos Bagels 🥯 sometimes I want to drive the 6 hours for that alone, not gonna lie
Loved the vlog Heather🥰 I actually read Lights Out and it was a 4.5⭐ My friends and I did a buddy read and we had so much of fun. I wanna do a reread with audiobook now!
I’ve heard Virginia is really nice! I love any type of video you put it it but loved this one! Now I want an apple cider donut from a local apple orchard 🥵
@ I will say I tend to go during the week because some of them are so busy lol. One of my favorites down near Charlottesville is called King. I made the mistake of going on a Sunday and it was packed and they had polo games going on too 🤣🤣🤣
I do worry about you saying you get overstimulated. Virginia to me is CRAZY busy but your tolerance may be higher than mine! Everyone else around me loves it but i felt like i could never catch a break of peace to enjoy the nice parts. Always people all the time always in my way 😂. nowhere is perfect but if you need any reason to not move there ill be that person for you! The summer humidity is also bruutal but thats kind of what you get if you want greenery around you
VIRGINIA MENTIONEDDD As a Virginia resident for 19 years (lol), this state is what you make it. It’s the north, the south, and east (maybeee even a bit west if you look hard enough). Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and most of Northern Virginia have really nice areas.
Praying Vermont / Maine is next, in the Christmas time it would be so cute you’d throw UP
“I’m just a girl traveling alone and honestly, anxiety fears me this week”
You are the coolest person ever and I strive to be like you!! 🥰
I’ve lived in Virginia my entire 33 years of life and it’s so cozy here. It’s humid af but I love it here
VA is beautiful and you'll get all 4 seasons. Been in Virginia all my life.
ive been here 33 years now and love it
the moment she said west virginia i went "COUNTRY ROADSSSSS TAKE ME HOMEEEE TO THE PLACEEEE WHERE I BELOOONGGG WEST VIRGINIAAAA MOUNTAIN MAMA"
When you live in that state. I absolutely can’t stand that song
BOOMSHAKALAKA YES GODD yt has been so dry lately 🙏
BOOMSHAKALAKA FR🤣
Born and raised in VA, the blue ridge parkway has my heart forever ❤❤
where in va?
There’s several bookstores in Charlottesville. There are new and used bookstores. New Dominion Bookshop is very fun to go into!
I tried to go to new dominion but it was closed every time I tried to go in 😭
Thank you for taking us with you on these adventures! It's so reassuring to see. It's been on my mind to leave my town and visit new places (i've been stuck in this small bubble of mine for so long, especially since I work from home & don't get out much). I get so overwhelmed thinking about traveling to unfamiliar places alone. Thanks for just doing your thing & showing us how easy it can be!
New Dominion is a bookshop on the downtown mall that is new books! Blue whale and 2nd Act are both used! The Beautiful Idea is also a shop that has a book section in the back dedicated to LGBTQIA+ and activism works!
you should try seattle or west seattle area, there’s the city, the beach, lakes, hikes, mountains and waterfalls. cute shops and bookstores everywhere and you can take ferry’s to diff islands to explore! and it’s green!
I would really recommend western Washington. It's known as the evergreen state, and we are known for coffee and apples!
oh you give VA vibes so much. its so perfect in the fall.
WHILE YOUR SEARCHING CHECK FOR LIKE HOW BAD THE WEATHER CAN GET IN THE AREA AND STUFF, like tornadoes, hurricanes ETC. Just want to make sure your safe < 3
It's the long beeeeeeeeep and the 😅 "I can't put that on the internet." for me 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Charlottesville is nice bc it's close to Richmond and Washington DC. The area is scenic and there is a nice apple orchard, the wineries and blue ridge mountains. Trader Joe's, Wegmans, and college football.
low key think you would love Frederick, MD. It’s also Western and the downtown is so cute!
I can see you as a Charlotte girly. I used to live close to there and I have family who live there now, they love it. Great small town feel but still has the bigger city resources. The hiking there is top notch.
I just moved to charlottesville two months ago so I LOVED this !!! need to check out those walking spots you went to! its such a sweet city - I have enjoyed it so much !!! the Carter mountain apple cider and donuts are INCREDIBLE !!!! can't wait to see where you go next!
Cville is my hometown!!! I only moved away to experience a different scenery because I spent 23 years of my life there- but Charlottesville is my FAVORITE place. The weather’s great, so much history, and so much beauty! I loooooove Charlottesville it’s the BEST
I love Virginia!! Just moved to Alexandria & I am obsessed. Grew up in az so super different but it’s beautiful here.
also born and raised in VA and love it here! fall is so pretty, we get snow, and you’re close to some water, mountains, and trails!! 🫶🏽
Lived in VA since I was seven, it’s awesome because it has a little bit of everything. Mountains, beaches, plains, rolling hills etc. Wonderful place to live, so hype to see you got to visit. ❤❤❤❤
I live about an hour north from charlottesville and go there frequently for work. It is beautiful. I support this choice.
girlllll i love you ❤️ i hope wherever you move, you find the type of MAN you deserve babeeeee
Omg! I live in Richmond which is an hour away and an amazing city. I regularly go to Charlottesville just for book shopping … it’s the best Barnes and noble EVER
This was so fun! Thx! Hope you take us with you to check out your other locations. I think how u approached it made so much sense,as in doing the things you would do living there as opposed to being a tourist 👍
im so excitedddddd for this era for youuuuu
I live in va. Literally 30 min from Charlottesville so this was crazy to see! Also I love love carter mountain! When it’s not busy season it’s easier to go in and you don’t have to pay to get in but they have a store you can walk in and you can get hot donuts, ice cream and pie! I think you’d love Roanoke va!
i have lived in cville for 3.5 years now as a uva student. i absolutely love it here. perfect mix of urban and nature for me
I moved to Charlottesville as a college grad and never left. It's a beautiful place full of charm ❤
I’ve been wanting to go to a little cabin alone for sooo long and just read and enjoy nature but my anxiety won’t let me - this video just helped solidified it for me THANK YOU❤
hi! just adding to say I’ve been in NoVa for 25 years and love it here! It’s really safe and there’s so much to do. Charlottesville is a super cute town. So exciting to see more people appreciating our state💓
I moved to VA after living in CA and TX. I loved it here so far. Went down to Charlottesville for a day, so fun, and Carter mountain is a blast!!!
I’m from Richmond which is right down the street and also such a great liveable city! So glad you got to visit Carter Mountain!
Omg I live in Charlottesville! I live downtown and absolutely love it here for literally all the reasons you do. There are soo many nature areas and trails🩷 If you ever come back we should totally meet up and explore! 🌿🌼
this was such a cozy vibe
Heather I feel like you would absolutely love Colorado especially boulder or a mountain town :)
I live on a small farm in central virginia, near lynchburg, and I 100% recommend!!!
Awww it looks gorgeous there! I love seeing other parts of the country through your video. I’ll probably never go there but man I can see why you would want to stay.
Born and raised in VA glad you loved it so much! Love your videos 🫶🏽
I'm so glad you're exploring Charlottesville! I love it down there (my husband and I went there for our honeymoon). There are TONS of amazing wineries down there if that's your thing.
WELCOME TO VIRGINIAAA!!
IN ALL OF MY 14 YEARS OF LIFE- I have lived here ❤️❤️❤️
Love living in Virginia! I do agree that Charlottesville is a big College town and it’s got the UVA hospital that people from hours and hours away have to make trips to because it’s the only hospital that provides certain treatments. So I can see it getting very busy. But I’m so glad you enjoyed your time!
Highly recommend looking at some places in Upstate NY! The Adirondacks have super sweet towns, same with Lake George and the Catskills region! Definitely quaint, but beautiful scenically.
Hey Heather!! So fun to see you exploring new places 😊 if Burlington VT and Boulder CO aren’t on your list I highly recommend!! If you come to Colorado I have some recs for you too!
NW Georgia is also lovely!! Been here for a year and im obsessed. It’s totally different than Florida, and the SEASONS are immaculate❤
This was so much fun to watch 🥹 I’ve grown up in VA and it was so fun watching you explore!! No matter where you choose to move, I hope you love it and it checks all your boxes 💛
I'm so glad you had a good trip!! for more Appalachian vibes, you should check out bittersweet in the hollow by Kate pearsall! it's YA horror/mystery with some light magic and reminded me so much of my college town in Appalachia
7:40 LOVE Sarah Morgan!❤
I love this! This is exactly what I plan to do during my gap year to figure out where I wanna move after i graduate.
If you don't mind the cold, Colorado is soo beautiful!!!!
Can’t wait to see where the other contenders are! Could totally see you in Charlottesville though.
I use to work at Barnes (best part time job ive ever had) and we had a person who ordered all the books for the store. She was amazing, we could always go up to her and tell her about books we would like to see and she'd try to order them for the store. In addition she also read a lot too so she was very knowledgeable about what books customers would want to see. I don't know this for sure but I def think it depends on the barnes on what books they can order for the store.
You have my cracking up always watching your videos. 😂❤❤❤
I hope you check out Asheville /western NC too! I think you would vibe with it so much!
went to UVA for undergrad and I miss Cville so much! Glad you enjoyed your stay!!
I live in NOVA and i think you would really like leesburg VA! Lots to do but still small town feel… green… and amazing downtown w coffee shops/breweries. ☺️
Also 50+ wineries in the area 😍
I visited Virginia during the spring a few years ago and it was nice! Also girl you’re SO brave walking alone through a random forest clearing at a different state 😅 I could never lmao
Hi hi!! ❤️ I'm a Marylander, and I also recommend Virginia's 'blue' 😉 neighbor state! But Charlottesville looks amazing. I think it's almost 3 hours from me. You'd also be relatively close to DC. Yay!!!! Maybe we can do a meet up one day if you decide to move here. I can't wait to see where you choose! ❤️
u haveeeeee to go to outdoor mall if u decide to live there!!! its the best!
your vlogs bring me so much comfort!!! thank uuuuu heather
Heather, the way I finished Lights Out 4 days ago and started it again last night! I cannot stop thinking about it. Glad Charlottesville treated you so well 😊
IT'S SO GOOD
PLEASEEE VISIT MICHIGAN!! not the big big cities but like charlevoix, petosky, frankenmuth, holland, leland etc PLEASEE ITS SO BEAUTIFUL AND IT FITS ALL YOUR CRITERIA🙏🙏
try upstate ny! Ithaca has some beautiful waterfalls and trails, there are big mountains in the north of the state, it’s super centrally located to big cities (boston, nyc, dc, etc), and it gets cold up here but not too cold
This video was SO COZY! Loved the vibes
was following ur tt for the longest time before i found your yt. i'm so happy you have a channel, i love your channel and vids so much they are soo cosy and entertaining!! x
I’m from Cville! My dad still lives there but I don’t get to go often. I miss that Barnes and Noble so very much 😢That and the ICONIC Bodos Bagels 🥯 sometimes I want to drive the 6 hours for that alone, not gonna lie
Bodos is worth it
Loved the vlog Heather🥰 I actually read Lights Out and it was a 4.5⭐ My friends and I did a buddy read and we had so much of fun. I wanna do a reread with audiobook now!
Yay, you were in my neck of the woods! You’d love Virginia. 😍❤️ Charlottesville is stunning.
i know its likeeeee 40 mins-an hour away from charlottesville, but downtown lynchburg is super cute.
Virginia is amazing. The eastern shore is awesome, less green more beach.
i moved to virginia 2 years ago [from cali] and i love it soo much
The audiobook for lights out was actually immaculate and truly unhinged 🫶🏼 but we loved!!
I’ve heard Virginia is really nice! I love any type of video you put it it but loved this one! Now I want an apple cider donut from a local apple orchard 🥵
VA is so nice! I love it here. You should try going to a winery/cidery next time you go. Get a tasting and read
I wanted to go to a winery and i even pulled up to one but it was so busy /i ended up leaving hahah
@ I will say I tend to go during the week because some of them are so busy lol. One of my favorites down near Charlottesville is called King. I made the mistake of going on a Sunday and it was packed and they had polo games going on too 🤣🤣🤣
This just made my Sunday 10 times better
HEATHER I love Virginia for you!! I live in Richmond and if you move to Charlottesville I'd absolutely love to be your bestie lol
In Virginia the Shenandoah Valley is stunning.
My twin just moved to Richmond! Virginia seems like a cool state
I own an air bnb in Charlottesville VA! Move here! We’d love to have you!
I do worry about you saying you get overstimulated. Virginia to me is CRAZY busy but your tolerance may be higher than mine! Everyone else around me loves it but i felt like i could never catch a break of peace to enjoy the nice parts. Always people all the time always in my way 😂. nowhere is perfect but if you need any reason to not move there ill be that person for you! The summer humidity is also bruutal but thats kind of what you get if you want greenery around you
Hey, I live outside of Charlottesville! I absolutely love Virginia, but the city itself has some pros and cons.
VIRGINIA MENTIONEDDD
As a Virginia resident for 19 years (lol), this state is what you make it. It’s the north, the south, and east (maybeee even a bit west if you look hard enough).
Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Richmond, and most of Northern Virginia have really nice areas.
this was such a cozy and nice video !! loved it 💗
Also the whole area you’re in is basically identical to your vibe as a person. 🎉
Girl come to Richmond!! We’re an hour away and there’s a lot to do here, big book community! ❤
I think Richmond might be too big of a city for me 😅😅
@ Totally get it 🥹 I think you’ll love VA, it’s a beautiful state 🩷 Lived here almost my whole life!!
Loved this so much! What a beautiful area
You would love Portland 🫶🏼
Ironically Charlottesville was my first ever solo concert trip this year when I went to see sabrina
Lived in VA my whole life, may be slightly biased but highly recommend
I can see you in South Lake Tahoe!
It sounds like you might have missed New Domain bookstore! It's the "new books" indie bookstore in Charlottesville :)
I grew up in Northern Virginia, I miss it so much, especially how green it is 🥹 if you decide to move there, I hope you enjoy it so much
omg you should try michigan! I love it here 🤍
So funny, I was literally just in Virginia visiting Virginia Beach because I’m considering moving over there from New York
You’d LOVE like Boulder Colorado area or like Estes park/ Colorado Springs
Every time I see georgia in your vlogs I'm in shock bc omg I went to college with her briefly
Loved this video. Where are we going next? 😍😃
yayy new video are you kidding!! day instantly made