"North Carolina"

I relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina just about the time travel restrictions began. While obeying the various rules in place, I poked around as much as I could in my …

The tagline for the Visitor’s Bureau of Charlotte, North Carolina is “Charlotte’s Got A Lot.” How true that is. One weekend in Charlotte is definitely not enough, but sometimes that …

You don’t need a forever stamp. Your computer won’t chime “You’ve Got Mail.” In fact, people who send and retrieve letters from this spot must channel their inner postal worker …

Asheville, North Carolina, embraced by the Appalachians and just off the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, can wonderfully serve any woman traveler. Sometimes we travel to explore; sometimes we set out …

The U.S. National Park Service manages 63 national parks. They receive nearly 332 million recreation visits annually. If you’ve never been to one, now is the perfect time to plan …

Three U.S. Presidents hailed from North Carolina:  7th U.S. President Andrew Jackson; 11th U.S. President James Knox Polk; and 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson. Though they all were native North …

As a new-to-North-Carolina resident, I am enamored of the climate and the verdant flora and fauna of my new home state. North Carolina offers the visitor an array of experiences …

Josh Katz, author of Speaking American: How Ya’ll, Youse, and You Guys Talk, A Visual Guide, gives us a graphic guide to some of the American English words, phrases and …

In 2003, 21-year-old Jennifer Pharr Davis, owner of the Blue Ridge Hiking Company, set out to walk the Appalachian Trail. She completed that iconic trail hike that runs 2,175 miles …

Look deeper. You will find that Breckenridge, Colorado is not all ski bums and T-shirt shops. It holds a history that tells fascinating stories for those, willing to listen. Complement …