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Biltmore House: a necessary addition to EVERY Bucket List!

by Robin | Jul 30, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Favorite things, Southern, y'all, Travel

{Biltmore Estate, fourth in the series} One of my favorite movie scenes takes place in the 1984 movie Splash with Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah: his character, Allen Bauer, gives her character, Madison, a lusciously wrapped gift....

Biltmore, Tapas-style, Take 2: Asheville

by Robin | Jun 29, 2010 | Biltmore trip, Photos, Southern, y'all, Travel

{Biltmore, Tapas-style: } If my word's not enough, seems e v e r y o n e has something good to say about Asheville, North Carolina ~ According to the Southern bible aka Southern Living, Asheville is "one of the South's coolest cities" AARP calls it a...