Roanoke GUIDE
TIME OF YOUR LIFE
A Dirty Dancing themed weekend in southwestern Virginia throws up surprises like the city of Roanoke, a cultural gold mine on the Blue Ridge Mountain trail.
‘HERE IS THIS PLACE?’ my well-travelled friend asks me when I tell him I’m off to Roanoke. “It’s in Virginia, USA,” I explain. “A part of the Blue Mountain Ridge Trail.” His reaction is common despite this gem of a city being only a 30-minute flight from Washington’s Dulles International Airport and a scenic four-hour drive from DC. It’s a bright day when I land at the airport to be welcomed by Christi Braginton from Virginia Tourism. I am here for the 35 anniversary celebrations of the iconic ’̦80s movie starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey that pops up every time I am surfing
