Our son is an avid Lady GaGa fan, and while you won't hear Lady GaGa's music during your stay here at Oakland Cottage B&B (unless you bring it), you may know it is being passionately listened to over and over [...]
For all you cycling enthusiasts, Hawk's View Chalet, a cabin rental offered by Vacation In Asheville Vacation Rentals, offers exceptional biking options on the Blue Ridge Parkway and other backcountry roads of the area. For the more ambitious cyclist, simply [...]
The third annual Asheville International Children's Film Festival will be held November 4-13th in the Asheville area of Western North Carolina and is the largest children's film festival in the Southeast. Festival venues include Asheville Pizza and Brewing, Earth Fare, [...]
Fall is a wonderful time for backpacking, hiking or visiting Asheville and Western NC. Fall foliage is amazing and with weather that is typically a bit dryer and cooler, views are even more amazing (and summer crowds are down - [...]
Fall is in the air in Asheville, NC and the stunning colors are beginning to burst through and take over the rich greens of summer. Maples are turning golds and oranges, Hickorys a bold yellow, the Virginia Creeper a rich [...]
One of the most spectacular hikes in Western North Carolina is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, beginning off the spur road that goes into the Black Balsam and Sam's Knob parking area at mile post marker 420. View of [...]
Navitat Canopy Adventures are a lot of fun and the one near Asheville, NC is a top notch operation. It is just shy of an easy 30 minute drive from Oakland Cottage B&B and Asheville, NC. Wonderful staff, extremely professional and in [...]
There are many wonderful waterfall hikes along the Blue Ridge Parkway - and Skinny Dip Falls is one of my favorites, with easy access from Asheville, NC, just 1/2 mile or less off the Blue Ridge Parkway at MPM 417. [...]
Visiting The Biltmore Estate is much more than just seeing the inside of the "house," and a "must do," in my opinion. It is not an inexpensive ticket, but well worth the price if you take advantage of all there [...]
The Grayline Tour is the RED TrolleyThe Asheville Trolley Tour is a wonderful way to get a good overview and introduction to Asheville (and have a great deal of fun in the process), especially if you need to limit your [...]
For more than 20 years an Arts & Crafts Conference has been held each year at the Grove Park Inn in the mountains of Asheville, NC and will occur again this year beginning on Friday February 18, 2011. If you [...]
Snow is surely melting, the sun is shining and the roads are quite clear and passable for this MLK weekend in Asheville. You might just see a few snowmen (snowwomen, snowpeople, snowfamilies, snowpets!) as you drive or walk around town. [...]