Jackson County, NC: a Gem in the Mountains
Marilyn Jones enjoys a few days in an area that seems to have everything—including the ability to seem like somewhere else for the movies!
North Carolina
Learning to fly the Wright way
Here's your chance to learn to fly the glider the Wright Brothers few before they added an engine.
Boone Hall Plantation, South Carolina
Join Marilyn Jones on a tour of a plantation that shows a past way of life, and whose labor actually built it.
Aug. 7, 2018: Airlie Gardens, Wilmington, NC
Marilyn Jones takes us to the lavish North Carolina gardens created at the turn of the last century by Sarah Jones.
July 17, 2018: Burgwin-Wright House, Wilmington, NC
Marilyn Jones takes us along for a visit to Wilmington's only pre-Revolution building open to the public, and to its gardens.
New attraction: Three Billboards (not) outside Sylva, NC
A small town in North Carolina is building a tourism trade out of its role as a fictional town in Missouri in an Oscar-nominated movie.
Michigan named for best fall foliage
Michigan edges out New York this year as Nikon's top place to photograph fall foliage.
Nov. 21, 2016: Sweet Potatoes, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Travel Rob reviews Sweet Potatoes, a restaurant in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina. See why it represents the city very well!
May 16, 2016: First Baptist Church on Fifth, Winston-Salem, NC
Winston -Salem's downtown is going through a revitalization and also has some classic architecture, like First Baptist.
100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Samantha shares memories and pictures of the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
Old Salem, North Carolina (Where Gumbo was #151)
Gumbo was visiting Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Night at the Museum: new hotel concept
A unique chain of boutique hotels re-imagines its lobbies as galleries for contemporary art, and as a way to preserve significant buildings.
Airlines add new routes, expanded service
This week has seen a number of airlines announcing new service and expanded capacity on routes foreign and domestic. Some of the notable: American will add a new city to its route network, with flights starting March 3 to Merida, the largest city on...
Namche Bazaar, Nepal. Where Gumbo Was (#119)
One of the most memorable places I've ever visited was the Khumbu region of Nepal, home of the friendly Sherpa people. The main town in this region is Namche Bazaar, the solution to this week's travel puzzle. Congratulations to...
A Place of Fairy Tales & Magic – The Biltmore Estate
By JP Chartier NUZZLED SNUGLY, DEEP WITHIN THE PISGAH NATIONAL FOREST AND ENCIRCLED BY MOUNTAINS THAT BREATHE BLUE SMOKE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND THIS PLACE OF FAIRY TALES AND MAGIC. The opulent and somewhat imposing French Renaissance,...