Hungry in Hendersonville

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Taking a tour of North Carolina, we made a pit stop in Hendersonville, located about 30 minutes from Asheville. Cute, quiet and lush with green forests, this small, American town had some fine places to dine.  Not far from here, Dirty Dancing was filmed (you can take a guided tour of it), and its no [...]

Chowin’ Down in Charlotte

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Continuing my tour of North Carolina, I was quite enamored with the healthy choices I found in the Queen City of North Carolina!  A neat looking downtown, and a southern financial capital, Charlotte had the city feel with plenty of hip and chic spots to boot. Home to Nascar (including guided tours of the museum), [...]

Good Eats in Greenville

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Just a short drive from Asheville & Charlotte, NC, as well as Atlanta, GA, you will find Greenville, South Carolina. I really enjoyed taking a guided tour of this quaint city as it had all the “accoutrement” of a large city without the overwhelming crowds, etc. The downtown is wonderfully charming too. Complete with a [...]

A Healthy, Budget and Eco-Friendly Final Summer Weekend

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This is it, the last official holiday weekend of summer. Back-to-school, back to work, winter break is months away.  For some, big vacations are the way to end summer 2011 with a bang but for others, time and finances may make that type of trip impossible.  Regardless, make this last big weekend count so here [...]

Asheville, Again ; )

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Here I am again, yappin’ about Asheville, NC ; ) There is just to much good food to not tell you about!! So make sure you keep this info handy if you’re ever passin’ through or passin’ time in this healthy, mountainous munch fest of a town! If you want to catch dinner and a [...]

Checking In On Asheville

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Asheville is one of those cities where a health nut need not worry. Most restaurants in this quaint mountain town have options or will easily accommodate almost any special diet with a smile ; ) It was a real treat to be in the hospitable south without worrying about loads of buttery and fried dishes, [...]

Best Birthday Bashes

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What does everyone have once a year? A birthday! For some, they’d rather just chalk it up as just another day but for others, it’s grounds for mega celebration. But with time and money being less then available these days, it can be tough to pull off an extravagant affair.  However, there are plenty of [...]

Live It Up This Labor Day!

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This is it, the last official holiday weekend of summer. Back-to-school, back to work, winter break is months away.  For some, big vacations are the way to end summer 2010 with a bang but for others, time and finances may make that type of trip impossible.  Regardless, make this last big weekend count so here [...]

More Eco, Healthy and Voluntourism Travel Services

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Last summer I wrote about some great opportunities in healthy, green and volunteer travel.  In the past year there have been so many things that have popped both wonderful as well as traumatic (i.e. Haitian Earthquake) that have opened up so many doors to folks suffer from chronic wanderlust. The economy hasn’t been to kind [...]

Conscious Camping – Revisited

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So last summer I wrote about Conscious Camping, health and eco tips so that you can get the most out of your adventure without getting sick or leaving a ginormo carbon footprint. Be sure to check out that post for additional info after you’ve gone through this summer’s checklist ; ) I thought since I [...]