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Article: Staunton, Va.: Charm Without The Pretense
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- The Washington Post
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- November 2, 2008
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My husband and I knew we weren't in Washington anymore when we
pulled up the tree-lined drive at midnight, parked, ran to the front
porch of the 19th-century pillared house and let ourselves in
without a key. But then this is Staunton (pronounced Stanton), Va.,
a quaint town in the Shenandoah Valley, only three hours from
Washington but a long way from the K Street suits and the Adams
Morgan hipsters.
"It just still has that small-town atmosphere, and it's really
friendly for everyone," said Caroline Keller who, with her husband,
Dick Chamberlain, runs Ashton Country House Bed and Breakfast, whose
portico sheltered us from the pouring rain one night in September.
Staunton is not cute or ...