Travel Posts
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Asheville, North Carolina
Thursday 12th December 2019 -4C to 7C Carmel and I spent the day at the Biltmore Estate. Biltmore House is the former home of George Washington Vanderbilt, his wife Edith and daugh
Charleston to Asheville
Wednesday 11th December 2019 These next two days were always going to be subject to prevailing weather conditions. We have the Great Smokey Mountains to cross and if we encounte
Charleston Day 2
Tuesday 10th December 2019 We joined the other guests in the dining room for breakfast at this 170 yr old Charleston residence. We are staying in the carriage house. It’s 2 le
Charleston Day 1
Monday 9th December 2019 We have returned to stay at the Yates-Phillips B&B in the old and very historic quarter of Charleston. After a traditional breakfast of grits we ventur
Edenton to Charleston
Sunday 8th December We explored downtown Edenton before driving onto Charleston choosing to take the back roads rather than the freeways. It was quite noticeable the decline in
Washington to Edenton
Saturday 7th December 2019 We picked up our hire car – a Dodge Charger from Raegan Airport and started driving south. We drove over and under some massive expanses of wate
Washington Day 2
Friday 6th December 2019 We are staying in a great basement apartment in Q Street just off 14th. Ideally located, as 14th runs right down to the National Mall – home of all t
Washington Day 1
Thursday 5th December 2019 Great start to our Washington adventure. Carmel, Geoff and I took a guided tour to get ourselves orientated with the Capitol of US of A. It started at Ca