After recovering relatively quickly from Hurricane Helene, the North Carolina mountain town of Murphy (and surrounding ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. After Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc throughout Western NC in late September 2024 ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. You can’t swing a stick in Western NC without hitting a wonderful place to ...

Galax is one of those quaint little Virginia mountain towns that becomes all the more endearing during the Christmas holidays. Although best-known as “the Old-Time Music Capital of the World,” Galax ...

Born in Britain, writer/photographer Emma Gallagher lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC on a permaculture homestead with her husband, Jonathon. While traveling the world for 13 years, she fell in ...

This holiday season is extra special for the town of Banner Elk NC, especially after having spent the last two months climbing out from under the devastation Hurricane Helene brought. As a small North ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. Although things in Western North Carolina haven’t exactly returned to normal for ...

Since Hurricane Helene devastated North Carolina in late September, we’ve received hundreds of requests on our Facebook page to create a guide to Western NC stores that offer online shopping. We ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. But those seeking a simpler, less crowded, and more budget-friendly small town ...

The BRMTG was created by Bret Love & Mary Gabbett, the award-winning team behind the world-renowned responsible travel website Green Global Travel. Born and raised in North Georgia, Editor-In-Chief ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. Now in its 11th year, Winter Lights at the NC Arboretum ranks right alongside ...

Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. All hosted affiliate links follow our editorial & privacy policies. Next to Christmas, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, as it was ...