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Mountain Top
It’s day 18 of an 18-day movie shoot and we’re all exhausted from 12+ hour days so it’s quite wonderful to spend the last day on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina.
Playing Tourist in Charlotte Day 3
Corn mazes are something that I always thought were child’s play. That is until hubby Mike and I, along with Boston visitor Bill decided to take on the biggest one in the southeast.
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, TV and Film Production, TV Shows, Uncategorized
Tagged Cafe 100, Corn maze, Cowbell, Homeland, Huntersville, Huntersville North Carolina, Lake Norman, Maze, North Carolina, Original Pancake House, Rural Hill, The Amazing Maize Maze, Urbanspoon
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Asheville’s Calling
The ads are cheesy. An iPhone rings and the caller I.D. says Asheville, N.C. The tagline from this tourism board commercial is “Asheville’s calling. Will you answer?” Asheville has been calling me for a while but not because of the … Continue reading
Posted in Charlotte, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Asheville, Asheville NC, Asheville North Carolina, Basilica St. Lawrence, Being There, Biltmore, Blue Ridge Parkway, Bob Moog, Chai Pani, Crowne Plaza Resort, Emerson Lake & Palmer, French Broad Chocolate Lounge, French Broad River, George Harrison, Grove Park Inn, Honda Element, Indian Street Food, iPhone, Irish Wolfhound, IWCA, Keith Emerson, Leon Theremin, Minimoog, Moog, Moog Music Factory, Moog synthesizer, Moogerfooger, Mr. Potato Head, North Carolina, old fashioned soda fountain, Peter Sellers, Phatty, Picture of a bat, Robert Moog, Slim Phatty, South Carolina, The Beatles, Theremin, Toyota Prius, United States, Willie Wonka’s chocolate factory, Woolworth Luncheonette, Woolworth Walk, WPLongform
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CarolinaFest – More DNC Fun
The Charlotte in 2012 host committee threw another fun party for the Democratic National Convention. CarolinaFest drew a diverse group of delegates, dignitaries and a mob of Mecklenburgers (Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County) to the heart of the city.
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, Museums, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged 710 KNUS, America I AM, Beau Bridges, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Charlotte North Carolina, Democratic National Convention, DNC, End Hunger Network, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture, Harvey Gantt, Harvey Gantt Center, James Taylor, Jeff Bridges, KNUS, Madeleine Albright, Madeline Albright, Mint Museum, North Carolina, Read My Pins, Saddam Hussein, Smithsonian, Tavis Smiley, Tryon Street
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DNC Media Party – Charlotte, North Carolina
The night started with a police escort! No, it wasn’t a funeral. We were on one of the many chartered city buses headed for the Democratic National Convention’s Media Party in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Charlotte, Charlotte center city, Charlotte North Carolina, Democratic National Convention, DNC, Halo, Herban Legend Food Truck, J Bliss, Media Party, NC Music Factory, North Carolina, PBS, Ray Suarez, The Fillmore, Tin Kitchen Food Truck, VBGB, Wet Willies
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A Sushi Surprise in the Mountains of North Carolina
Guest Blogger – The Discerning Dog I’m getting up in years. Going to be 77 in a few months. I love to spend as much time with my family as I can. Though my ears still perk up and head … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic National Convention, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Sightseeing, Travel
Tagged Asheville, Bat Cave, Braveheart, Chimney Rock, Five Man Electrical Band, Forest City, Gaffney, Hendersonville, Honey Crisp apples, Honeycrisp apples, I-26, I=85, iPone, Lake Lure, Mast General Store, NC, NOBU, North Carolina, Ponzu, SC, Scottish Dust Mop, Signs Song, South Carolina gas, Sushi, Umi Japanese Fine Dining, William Wallace, WPLongform
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