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AshevilleExplorer

A super original Asheville, NC travel blog. Consider yourselves motivated, inspired, and influenced.

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Asheville Sauna Updates

My least favorite type of person is the type who loves—nee, needs—to teach something during every interaction, and I, unfortunately, … More

Drip Sauna, Health and Wellness, Sauna Life, The Sauna House, Wellness

The Extonization of Asheville

There’s a town in the Philadelphia suburbs called Exton that my brother and I always use as a placeholder for … More

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, rants, The times, The times they are a changin', wokeness

Being a Fantastic Host Caused Me to Run Out of Gas For the First Time in Over Fifteen Years

Between the ages of 18-21, I used to run out of gas all the time. I was young and dumb … More

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, Fleetwood's

Would You Feel Comfortable Living Near a Popular Hiking Trail?

I remember the first time I hiked the Lover’s Leap Hike in Hot Springs—which follows part of the Appalachian Trail—for … More

Deep Thoughts, hike, hiking, Hot Springs NC, Lunch Rocks, Mountains to Sea Trail, The Appalachian Trail

After Four Years, Am I Still an Asheville Explorer?

The beginning of February marked my four-year Asheville anniversary. It simultaneously feels like it should be much shorter and much … More

Asheville, Asheville Explorer, Deep Thoughts, navel gazing, writing

Asheville Needs to Up Its St. Patrick’s Game

My first two years in Asheville were all messed up by a little thing called Covid (it’s wild how long … More

Asheville, Deep Thoughts, holidays, ireland, irish, Irish things, saint-patricks-day, Social justice warrioring, St. Patrick's Day

The Salad at the Piazza is Proof That Every Other Restaurant in Asheville is SCAMMING YOU

I recently partook in a lovely winter getaway to Boston. Why? Well, for one, Boston in February is shockingly cheap. … More

Deep Thoughts, food thoughts, Foodie Finds, hot wings

The Carhartt-ization of Asheville

Just this past weekend, at an unnamed boutique downtown, I watched two women purchase a combined $425.00 worth of Carhartt … More

carhartt, Deep Thoughts, Economics, fashion, How Capitolism Works, lifestyle, Social justice warrioring, style, travel, wokeness

The Curious Juxtaposition Between Billy Strings and Their Fans

Until last week, when I attended one of his concerts, I had a very different view of Billy Strings as … More

Deep Thoughts, music

Cosplaying Tourists on the Asheville Pubcycle

Even though the bulk of the economy is built on and around it, the people of Asheville largely hate tourists. … More

Asheville, Asheville Tourists, mountains, north-carolina, tourist things, travel, traveling

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