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North Carolina

An Express Driving Tour of Winston-Salem and Greensboro

June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

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  We had a long day’s drive that would take us through both Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Although we had little time to spend in either, we were able to at least find time for lunch and catch street-side views of some of the cities’ primary sights.   Winston-Salem We did, …

Filed Under: Dining, Featured-City, Greensboro, Learning, Restaurants, Winston-Salem Tagged With: museums, North Carolina, restaurants

Asheville Inn and Restaurants

June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

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  We spend our Asheville weekend at the Cumberland Falls B&B, a pretty, comfortable, beautifully landscaped inn in the Montford Historic District, about a mile from the city center. Although our room was comfortable and nicely furnished, the highlights were the staff and the breakfasts. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful in …

Filed Under: Asheville, Cities, Dining, Featured-City, Hotels, Restaurants Tagged With: Hotels, North Carolina, restaurants

Asheville, NC: All we Remember, and More

June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

Asheville-Tall bldg

  Art, music, great food, a young, fun-living culture: what’s not to love? Our first, and until now, only visit to Asheville was almost accidental, as a stop at the end of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. We certainly "covered the necessities", such as walking the city, exploring the galleries and touring …

Filed Under: Art, Asheville, Celebrations, Cities, Featured-City, Mountains, Sightseeing Tagged With: art, hikes, music, North Carolina

Surveying the New and the Old of Charlotte, North Carolina

June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

Charlotte-skyline day

  Our first, very brief visit to the state’s capitol city. It is, overwhelmingly, a city of new. New high rises and retail developments, new stadiums, new light rail system–mostly big, and mostly flashy. The biggest in the city–the corporate emblems of the city are Bank of America (which, being boomers, we …

Filed Under: Charlotte, Dining, Featured-City, Hotels, Restaurants Tagged With: Hotels, North Carolina, restaurants

Revisiting the Southeastern U.S.

December 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

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It had been a number of years since we were in the southeast (excluding Washington, D.C., which we visit every couple years. A return trip was long overdue. This trip covered parts of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia and, of course, D.C. It was bookmarked by two of our favorite cities: Charleston, South Carolina, […]

Filed Under: Cities, Featured-Trips, Mountains, National Parks, Nature & Hiking, North Carolina, Sightseeing, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Tagged With: D.C. Virgnia, National Parks, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington