Conveniently located next to the Blue Ridge Parkway and just 8 miles from Waynesville, North Carolina stands the quaint and majestic 100-year-old Balsam Mountain Inn. Sporting 50 bead board rooms complete with claw foot tubs and a decidedly mountain cottage-style feel, reservations include breakfast and as much rocking in the rocking chair as you desire. Dinner is also available onsite if you choose not to venture out. If you do, the Frogs Leap Public House is an excellent choice. Of course, there is plenty of access to hiking, kayaking, and exploring Smoky National Park.
Yes, officer, as a matter of fact I was speeding, careening, wobbling, and basically flailing for every single turn down the Blue Ridge Parkway – at midnight – under a full moon – trying carveboarding for the first time.
It may look easy; it may not even seem that fast to you. But I’ll promise you this: it’s harder than it looks.
Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award for “Top City in the U.S.” recently went to my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. Stephen Colbert accepted the award on behalf of THE City.
Pawleys Island is such a charming place. Toys like stand up paddle boards, surfboards, kayaks, sailboats, and even a slack line only enhance the experience.
Want your own slack line? Check out Gibbons. Easy to set up, not so easy to style the traverse.
Visited some friends in Atlanta and hit up a Braves game at Turner field. Loved the energy of the hardcore fans. They swung their hatchets and cheered like there was no tomorrow.
Not sure exactly what these guys were up to though?
