My Solo Trip to Asheville, North Carolina | Winter & Wellness 

Hopefully Sandpoint/Coeur d’Alene Idaho. & Revelstoke British Columbia for a wedding!

Seattle is my next stop! super excited!!

Probably going to keep it local within Aus this year. Hoping to make a trip to see Uluru & Alice Springs as I've never been. And it's a bucket list destination. Think I'll probably have to wait until next year before travelling overseas again.

Great Falls , Montana!!! & Cairo Egypt & Petra Jordan.

I’m from Asheville, most people do t know the Biltmore House was the House they used in the 80s comedy movie like clue called “Private Eyes” Don Knots and Tim Conway are in it. Really neat movie

I had the same thoughts. Asheville is a shiny penny but there’s an underbelly and a huge class struggle. The highways are overused way past their capacity and the land is being over developed. There was a group who overdosed on fentanyl at the Grove Park Inn recently. It’s an amazing city but the messaging that goes out nationally just encourages more and more people to move here which is unsustainable.

@@robblackwell2774 can't forget about the now weekly car jackings either. It's like our city government wants to get as much money from tourists as possible (which is the reason they help fund trips for influencers like this), and instead of putting that money into the people that are the lifeblood of the city they just put it into hotel development and constructing new attractions over historical and sentimental locations. I cant blame tourists completely though, they're just cogs in a machine being turned by greedy and/or incompetent city officials.

Also lots of homeless/druggies that will harass you downtown and especially in East Asheville. Poor pay, high prices, overrated food scene. Its Trashville now.

Heroin needles and tent cities everywhere. The nice monument that was downtown is now gone. Many of the reasons people used to move here no longer exist.

Real estate in Asheville makes bank

Asheville is exceptionally dog friendly.-

Dont be fooled. Its just one big needle filled feces coveted homeless camp now. You can thank Liberal voting for its destruction.

Why are you intimidated by what others spend?

I wish she would have included how much everything cost. I'm going to visit next month for a week.

How's employment

@@andreamills5852 what job r u doing

@@andreamills5852 ok i will look for that job. I hope they hire me

Was... Its a huge homeless camp now. Thanks Liberals!

Did you see Obama’s at the grove park inn? Yeah, his fav. I’m in Franklin, near Cherokee. Yeah, they put us in the voting precinct with Asheville. Great... Ugh! I can drive there in 1.5 hr or less and I NEVER go! Only if I have a medical appt and I come right back home.

Same here.....I didn't know about some of these places! I used to work at the Biltmore House, though, so was familiar with that one!

Good luck!

@@alex12104 thank you!!

@@laurenbrown1142 😘

@@laurenbrown1142 update when you finish your trip. I’m gonna be doing the same but around california Oregon Washington. I Better not chicken out . I did a solo trip in May to Arizona and Utah and had the time of my life

@@alex12104 will do!!

Congratulations! Her blog was very enticing.

Thanks for raising the median home price even more here!

@@jesse3489 I know right it's ridiculously expensive now an fairview is crazy ruined by the people moving here making prices in fairview like Biltmore prices

She forgot to show the room at the Grove Park where the six people overdosed on heroine and fentanyl.

Sell it and get out of our area

She got payed to come here.

I would also mention that the Botanical Gardens has had so many people get raped there that they had to put up rape phones every so many feet on the trail. This video actually reminds me of those videos of people visiting North Korea where they are guided along and only shown the best possible view of the place while ignoring all the bad things. And there are MANY bad things about Asheville, the awesome views from Mt Pisgah not being one of them.

Not to mention the addicts that are passed out on Riverside before the Haywood bridge you can't go out into Ingles parking lot without the worry of stepping on a hypodermic needle or the worry of having to buy pay for food cuz the cost of living here is outrageous

Just got back from Asheville. Many thanks for all your recommendations. Another highlight was a beautiful bookstore Battery Park Book Exchange and Champagne Bar. So refreshing to see an actual book store that has character and charm. One can order champagne, wine and a charcuterie board to read with your books.

Are you one of the ones that have ruined the rural towns of Weaverville and Fairview?

@@jesse3489 I read your main comment on this video to see where your hostility is coming from and I'm sorry to tell you, you're not alone. But it's not just Asheville, or western NC. It's a serious issue happening all over the US!! The real problem is people (especially under 40 yrs old) simply are NOT being PAID enough to keep up with inflation and the cost of living and therefore cannot thrive the same as generations in the past. You realize many who move are people who've been priced out of their area as well, it's a chain reaction. I hear you & agree, I just think it's a much bigger picture & problem... But I do know after several years that while the people of the mountains absolutely love their privacy & space, they also are some of the kindest, most well mannered people you'll ever meet & will do anything for a neighbor. I just don't want your frustration to taint anyone's impression overall. Only we have the ability to change what's happening and it's not by trying to stop people from moving, it's in our vote (one way or another). I wish you well & hope things get better soon for you and all of us. 🤍

If you love thai food cant go wrong with thai pearl in West asheville. Best thai food in WNC..the chef there used to cook for the royal thai family in thailand...

@@jaybeazy4978 Wow, thank you! I love Thai food (what little I know of it). I already Googled it and got the menu & directions! The Grilled chicken Satay looks great! ☺️. Thanks so much, this is the info I need 💞

@@cindyp5132 glad to help 🙏...if you need anything else or wanna know anything just ask...hope you have a good evening 🙏