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Find inspiration for your own fall trips as a few of our neighbors share their recent and upcoming regional travels
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e love to travel and explore new places, but we also have our favorite places that we explore regularly. So far this summer we have gone to Savannah, Georgia, and Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the first time and absolutely fell in love with them both. Our upcoming summer trip is to a place we frequent: Wilmington, North Carolina. We love strolling along the river while eating our favorite ice cream from Kilwins, eating good food and, of course, going to the beach is a must! We have also taken riverboat tours and explored the U.S. Navy ship. We also love to go the other direction to the mountains to go hiking at Chimney Rock and Grandfather Mountain. – Charlie McNeill, Laura McNeill and 22-monthold Lily McNeill, Ashfield Place
I recently traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, with my partner, Travis, and his family. The food and the nearby beaches (and can’t forget those Spanish moss-covered trees) are the biggest draw for me. I love that Charleston has become a culinary mecca for those who are drawn to food that celebrates the rich culinary history of the South and the plethora of beautiful ingredients and people who created it. One of our go-to spots is Husk for the cheese plate and Charleston Light Dragoon Punch (a must-try, lovely summer cocktail created from a historic 1792 recipe), but this year, we visited Lenoir, a new establishment from Kinston, North Carolina-based chef Vivian Howard of Chef & the Farmer fame, and it was everything I love in a restaurant. [It had] 18
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beautiful decor, delicious cocktails and vibrant, comforting seasonal food highlighting the best of what the South has to offer. – Elise Holsonback, Old North Durham
I actually just got back from Asheville, North Carolina, and I had a great time! The city is fully reopened and is ready to be experienced. My first day I went camping with a friend in Pisgah National Forest. We hiked the Looking Glass Rock Trail and camped out by a river. There is a deep area of the river next to a giant boulder, so we took turns jumping off the boulder into the water and just swimming, having a good time. Afterward we ate some food by the campfire and listened to a few scary story podcasts that I had downloaded. The next day I went to Asheville and stayed with a friend who lives downtown. We had [a meal] at this amazing sushi place called Wasabi in downtown Asheville and then had some drinks at a small bar named The Lazy Diamond afterward. The trip was a good mix of nature and city. – Ryan Crawford, Hardscrabble, Hillsborough