Asheville, United States Travel Blogs

Reminded of Beginnings
May 27, 2006

The flight was long, but fine. In Atlanta, I got on a Greyhound to Greenville where Annie picked me up. We went straight to eat some sushi. Americans and their highways are shocking, even after South Africa. Shedrock was so happy to see me. I brushed ...

Before leaving
Jan 9, 2006

... , I'm writing this from the west coast of Namibia. Forget about that for a moment and get into the trip: My stay in Asheville was excellent... just what i needed. Annie didn't give me too much trouble for being on the computer most of the time getting ...

Reflections and Returns
May 29, 2006

Well, all missions accomplished. I found what I was looking for and much more. Ask and you will be granted. Everything is nice in western NC. These mountains seem like Eden until you compare them to what they were in 1800, or until you drive by the ...

The End
Sep 17, 2008

The end has come..the last 13 months have been awesome. The words that come to mind are freedom, adventure, peace, fun... It was a journey to far away places, new ones and known ones but mostly into ourselves. It sounds esoteric, but it's true. Being ...

Day 37 & 38: Temperatures hit record low, sub 90
Aug 8, 2008 (16 photos)

Leaving South Carolina and the Lowcountry marked the end of a long flat journey through the southern states. Coming into Asheville, NC, we viewed our first hills since descending out of Taos (32 days ago) and the sight of something high and green brought ...

Wedding Day/Going Away Party
Sep 1, 2008 (68 photos)

... ; WOW was that tricky or what.  All in all it was a very good time.  We are getting ready to head back into Asheville and hook up with Janna and Steve for a bicycle ride along the river.  Of course there will be more pictures to add to the ...

Getting ready for San Ramon
May 25, 2008 (3 photos)

Why do it? Why sell your car and many of your posessions, say goodbye to your friends, quit your job, grab your suitcases and guitar and hit the open road to follow a lady from India who goes around the world hugging people? For me there are ...

Update and Tidbits
Feb 22, 2008 (14 photos)

...  to stay with our favortie cousin and cousin-in-law. It rained on us almost all the way from Savannah to Asheville.. What a mess !!!! We have tidbits of the trip- Do you know who makes the BEST pizza in Asheville and probably in Western ...

Where our trip really began
Jul 24, 2007 (23 photos)

... really began.  We lived in Waynesville, NC for the last 4 years.  This town is located 30 minutes outside of Asheville.  Although we are thrilled to be moving on, we left behind a lot of good friends.  There was too much going on ...

Asheville, NC trip
Jan 23, 2009 (7 photos)

... 1/22/09-1/26/09           Amy took a much needed vacation away from the boys and flew to Asheville to hang out with her old friends.  It went by way too fast!  Craig got dibs on the camera for his Taos trip ski ...

Asheville experience
Jun 11, 2009 (15 photos)

Today was a great day.  I now know what a hostel is all about. This one is a big Victorian style house with dorm rooms, single rooms, kitchen, etc. But we are camping out back :)  Bryce insisted on putting up the circus tent.. but it turned out ...

Stanger with a door key
May 12, 2006

May 2006 Home Again- Stranger with a door key Culture shock. They tell you about it but its not until you experience it for yourself that you really can understand it. I traveled the world over and didn't really experience culture shock, but when I ...

Mountains are great!
May 6, 2008 (3 photos)

Wow! The sweetest view coming up to Asheville. Got in yesterday, and just so happen to bump into a couch surfer's meeting at the brew pub here! What a neat group of people. I am staying at a home where my friends Deanne and David often take in travelers, ...

N. Carolina is a long state and so is this entry
Jun 10, 2009 (26 photos)

... late, we knew we better start looking for a place to camp. We realized that finding a place to sleep outdoors in downtown Asheville would be difficult so we went online to find some parks on the outskirts. We found a nice one with a pool, bathrooms, ...

The Innocents Abroad
Jan 7, 2006

I leave for my trip in 10 days! I can't believe it really, I mean I have always known that is was approaching but now its real its here in 10 short days. I still have a lot of things I need to get together before I leave. Packing is a big one, I know I ...

English lady in a French dress
Sep 3, 2008 (27 photos)

... come across it at all, however it did feature in all the reams of literature and web sites we have used. Biltmore House in Asheville is as they say 'awesome'. Nancy in the visitors centre in Asheville, (who by the way has somewhat restored our faith in NC ...

What is this foreign land called home?
May 9, 2006

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, LET IT. Nobody ...

Headed for the TAT
Jun 2, 2009

I left VA and headed to the TAT on a bald tire. I ended up stopping to camp for the night to save some money. It reminded me of being on the PCT. I will be changing the tire and oil tomorrow in Asheville.

make love & art not war
Jun 28, 2009

... Tief durchatmen, entspannen und mir vorstellen, ich sei wieder da, wo alle an den Weltfrieden und composting toilets glauben. Asheville ist den meisten Auslaendern wohl eher nicht bekannt, doch die Kleinstadt am Fusse der Blue Ridge Mountains scheint ein ...

The Small World of Asheville
Jun 1, 2009 (4 photos)

... girl named Abby. This gal was a baker by trade, lived in a beautiful house right near the French Broad river in West Asheville, had a huge backyard with a vegetable garden and an area for chickens (the chickens were still growing up in a kiddie pool in the ...

Asheville NC
Nov 25, 2009 (17 photos)

... purchased a simple carved wooden figure to hang on the Christmas tree and saw many other items she would have liked to purchase. Asheville is a delightful town to explore on foot, add a brilliant blue sky and sun warming our backs and it is darned near ...

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Overnight in Ashville
Mar 30, 2008 (3 photos)

I pulled out of Murphy and drove up through the mountains to see Cherokee on my way to Asheville.   It was a rainy drizzly day.   I arrived at my cousin's home in the late afternoon/early evening.  They were out of town, but had ...

Day in the Asheville Area
Aug 30, 2008 (56 photos)

... Annual Apple Festival in Hendersonville and we have those pictures for your enjoyment. One of our favorite stores in Asheville and Hendersonville is the Mast General Store.  It is like an older store with wooden floors and everything in ...

one last time - the southern feeling
Aug 12, 2009

... gibt's schon eine 100% heile Welt. Es war auf jeden Fall schoen, mal wieder aus der Stadt rauszukommen. Danach nach Asheville, meine Freundin Emma, die den Sommer dort verbringt, besuchen. Nachdem wir das letzte Mal ja ausgiebig die liberale, alternative ...

About to Begin the Adventure
Jan 3, 2006

Mark Twain had it right when he said that in twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor . Catch the trade winds in your sails. ...

Asheville
Oct 13, 2008 (3 photos)

Two connecting plane flights from Charlottesville, Virginia to Asheville, North Carolina via Charlotte took longer than expected with hold ups on both flights. It was good to finally get to Ashville late in the afternoon and find Nia, Ricky's niece, ...

Biltmore House, Asheville, North Carolina
Jun 15, 2006 (7 photos)

We crossed into North Carolina and stayed at the Pride Resort in Waynesville, near Asheville. This was right about when the tropical storm "Alberto" was threatening Florida, but where we were it was just cloudy and even helped us on the day that we toured ...

Time to Go!
Nov 21, 2008 (6 photos)

Here's some "before" pics of us at the airport........

17 days to go, but who's counting?
May 20, 2008

We're getting pretty close to leaving, it's hard to believe we're only 17 days out. For those of you seriously entertaining the idea of joining us, I wanted to get our itinerary up. So here it is!    6-Jun Greenville, SC to Cairo, Egypt. ...