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The Asheville you should see
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can rent an MP-3 like device
with earphones to guide you
throTogh the house going as
fast or as slow as you like. A
booklet is given to you when
you enter, numbering each
luom on e^ich floor, with a brief
write-up on them. You can opt
to listen to information on
each room on the audio tour,
or not. With five floors in aU,
some you visit twice fixjm dif
ferent sides, it can be a some
what strenuous tour, up and
down stairs, and some visitom
may want to pace themselves.
Art fans wfll be dehghted to
see original Renoir’s,
Whistler’s and a vase by Louis
Comfort ’liffany, known sim
ply today as a Tiffany Vase.
For remodeling and design
fans there is even the chance
to experience the classic
design in your own home vnth
products from “Biltmore
Estate for your home.” (Visit
www.biltmoreforyourhome.co
m)
Tblevision celebrity home
shows often showcase their
car collections also, but do you
ever get the chance to drive
them? At Biltmore, I signed
up for the Land Rover
Experience Driving School, for
the opportunity to off’-mad in
$80,000 of vehicular luxury
From one horn- lessons to full
day programs, the Driving
Experience offers first timers,
like me, the chance to learn
ofT-roading on the trails that
exist within Biltmore Estate.
For the esqierience you will
either be driving the latest
version of Range Rover, Range
Rover Sport, or LR3.
Partnered with a professional
firom Land Rover, you may
face a heart in your throat
descent,' a^mind boggling side-
hOl traverse, or an • uphill,
climb S3 steep that you see
nothing^bPr'fee-'sk^^as -you-
ascend.
The Biltmore offers a myri- ,
ad of activities to do fiom fly
fishing school, bike tours,
river float tours, and yes, wine
tasting. The most visited win
ery in the U.S. isn’t located in
Napa Valley, Calif., but
Asheville, The Biltmore
Winery gets approximately
600,000 visitors to sample
award-winning estate wines,
or enjoy cooking demonstra
tions every year.
Asheville has been
described as the San
Francisco of the East Coast.
An extremely walkable dty,
visit the shops at the Grove
Arcade, or the Arts and
Heritage Gallery Don’t
expect to find any chain
stores, as Asheville is filled
with all locally owned and
independent shope. As well,
plan accordingly, because
most eating establishments in
downtown Asheville are
closed on Monday and some
on Taesday The Soda
Fountain at Woolworth Walk
is located in the restoration of
the original 1938 FW.
Woolworth building and still
serves old-fashioned ice
cream sodas, floats, malts,
and egg creams. The building
boasts the laigest art gallery
in Asheville. The YMI
Culttual Center, commis
sioned in 1893 by George
Vanderbilt, is a mtxst-see,
housing galleries, classes and
performances in Afiican-
Ainerican Art and history
Satisfy your sweet tooth,
Cloister Spa
Candy
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sidered. She questioned how
meaningful the statistical dif
ference was that researchers
used to conclude there was a
higher connection between
eating sweets and fioiits com
pared to salty snacks and
finuts.
“I think it’s an interesting
idea,” she said. “But I don’t
think this is the ideal
approach to get at the ques
tion.”
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Grove Park
across the street, with the
award-winning chocolates at
Chocolate Fetish. On
Fridays, they offer the choco
late covered strawberries, but
everyday you can get the
Velvet Sin, the French Kiss,
and the dark chocolate pret
zels. (They are a bit pricey,
but worth every painy)
I made two days of my trip
and stayed at the 1900 Inn on
Montford Avenue. Get away
fium the stifling summer heat
in Charlotte and enjoy the
refieshing breeze coming off
the moimtains on the porch at
the Montford, Eveiy day at
6pm proprietors Ron and
Lynn Carlson enjoy a glass of
wine, from the Biltmore
Winery, on the porch with
guests. Named a “fiiend” of
the African American
Association of Innkeepers
International, the Montford
was built in April 1900 by
Richard Sharp Smith, the
Supervising Architect of the
Biltinore House. Breakfast is
served each morning in the
main dining room, and guests
can relax in the living or sun
room. The Carlson’s offer a
wide variety of DVD’s and
books to guests who may
want to' catch up on their
movies or reading. The rooms
in the Inn are named for hter-
ary figures that have ties to
Ashevflle; O. Henry Thomas
Wolfe, Edith Whaiton, Scott
and Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda’s
Retreat is the crown jewel of
the main house, in my opin
ion, with it’s luxury marble
whirlpool bathroom, fireplace,
and king-sized bed. The room
also offers a wet bar, a
microwave and a TVA^CR.
For travel^^ wanting a httie
more privacy, try Griffin
Cottage. Located directly
behind the original house, the
new ccanplex, completed in
Apiil 2005 has the WiUiam
Morris guest room and the
Cloisters and Rosetti Suites.
Each offers a fireplace, spa-
stjie shower with sauna and
Jacuzzi tub. I stayed in the
William Morris lounging in its
cozy leather chairs in finnt of
the fireplace and staring at
the leather mask above it.
Entrance to the William
Morris is through your own
private courtyard- You can
open your doors and massage
in the whirlpool bath by can
dlelight rmder the stars.
Don’t think I didn’t. ,The best
thing about the Inn at
Montfoiri is that their accom
modations are made fca" peo
ple with curves. (You know
women with a lot of assets!)
If you’ve never been to
Biltmore or Asheville, you
owe yourself a trip, if for noth
ing more than to visit
Biltmore VUlage and the
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First black world sailor discusses voyage
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word.
Though Pinkney hasn’t been
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since 1999, his exploits are
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children’s book he wrote about
his experiences navigating
tile globe.
“I still get packages of letters
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some of the most inventive
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Denise Roundtree, a middle
school teacher from
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It is important for them to
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‘T found that his commit
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they need to see,” she said.
Pinkney recently completed
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He doesn’t hke the idea of
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