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<blockquote data-quote="bdutts" data-source="post: 1930041" data-attributes="member: 29"><p>Ok, got back from Asheville yesterday. Here is my trip report:</p><p></p><p>Tourists: Yes, of course. I was one! But there wasn't a huge amount of them, the streets were not crowded, bars and restaurants were still taking reservations. In talking with some of the local shop owners, probably would want to stay away from downtown in October when the colors are changing. Otherwise, it wasn't all that crowded. And the weather was great, too. Warm, but not humid. Got a bit of rain one day otherwise sunny.</p><p></p><p>Arts: Very artsy place. My wife got a few things and we went into what seemed like every joint there (we didn't). Some of it is quite spread out (River Arts District itself is kind of spread out and it's a short drive from the downtown art galleries. Can easily kill a few days just going to galleries.</p><p></p><p>Food: We hit dinners in town Friday - Sunday and all three were really good meals. Lunch we played by ear. Had pizza at White Labs (was outstanding) and other days, we had late breakfast (Biscuit Head at their OG place and it was killer) and didn't eat lunch or had a quick snack when having a beer.</p><p></p><p>Beer: Lots of great places to have a pint or two or three or... We probably hit 7 or 8 places with many more to go. Looking forward to hitting the others.</p><p></p><p>Nature: Didn't get to hike or anything like that but the surrounding area is beautiful. I am looking forward to some hiking, kayaking on the river, etc. Need to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway as well.</p><p></p><p>The city itself was nice. Was clean, it was easy to walk from our hotel to food and beer and driving was a breeze. Everything was about a 10-minute drive from anything else so if I wanted to go to the River Arts area from downtown, it was an easy drive. Airport was 20 minutes from downtown. Yep, there were a lot of hipsters, but they are like wildlife: If you don't bug them, they won't bug you. There were a few homeless people there, but they were overall cool and really didn't harass anyone that I could see. It's not that big a city (~95k population) so set expectations accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Overall, we loved the vibe of Asheville. I will say that if all you are into is nature, etc. and not so much the beer and food scene, then I will agree with others in that you probably should move to a smaller city where it's quieter and you won't have to worry about the city. If you want the beer and food scene, then living within 20 minutes of Asheville, if not in the city itself, should be your goal. Asheville is definitely on our short list for retirement cities. We just need to figure out if we want to deal with all that comes with a city or if we want quieter. We opened up Zillow and drove around to addresses listed yesterday before we headed home. Some were not great and others were pretty good. Probably best to hire an agent and have them help us with finding a great place, once we're ready to pull the trigger. But, overall we had a great time and are looking forward to going back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bdutts, post: 1930041, member: 29"] Ok, got back from Asheville yesterday. Here is my trip report: Tourists: Yes, of course. I was one! But there wasn't a huge amount of them, the streets were not crowded, bars and restaurants were still taking reservations. In talking with some of the local shop owners, probably would want to stay away from downtown in October when the colors are changing. Otherwise, it wasn't all that crowded. And the weather was great, too. Warm, but not humid. Got a bit of rain one day otherwise sunny. Arts: Very artsy place. My wife got a few things and we went into what seemed like every joint there (we didn't). Some of it is quite spread out (River Arts District itself is kind of spread out and it's a short drive from the downtown art galleries. Can easily kill a few days just going to galleries. Food: We hit dinners in town Friday - Sunday and all three were really good meals. Lunch we played by ear. Had pizza at White Labs (was outstanding) and other days, we had late breakfast (Biscuit Head at their OG place and it was killer) and didn't eat lunch or had a quick snack when having a beer. Beer: Lots of great places to have a pint or two or three or... We probably hit 7 or 8 places with many more to go. Looking forward to hitting the others. Nature: Didn't get to hike or anything like that but the surrounding area is beautiful. I am looking forward to some hiking, kayaking on the river, etc. Need to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway as well. The city itself was nice. Was clean, it was easy to walk from our hotel to food and beer and driving was a breeze. Everything was about a 10-minute drive from anything else so if I wanted to go to the River Arts area from downtown, it was an easy drive. Airport was 20 minutes from downtown. Yep, there were a lot of hipsters, but they are like wildlife: If you don't bug them, they won't bug you. There were a few homeless people there, but they were overall cool and really didn't harass anyone that I could see. It's not that big a city (~95k population) so set expectations accordingly. Overall, we loved the vibe of Asheville. I will say that if all you are into is nature, etc. and not so much the beer and food scene, then I will agree with others in that you probably should move to a smaller city where it's quieter and you won't have to worry about the city. If you want the beer and food scene, then living within 20 minutes of Asheville, if not in the city itself, should be your goal. Asheville is definitely on our short list for retirement cities. We just need to figure out if we want to deal with all that comes with a city or if we want quieter. We opened up Zillow and drove around to addresses listed yesterday before we headed home. Some were not great and others were pretty good. Probably best to hire an agent and have them help us with finding a great place, once we're ready to pull the trigger. But, overall we had a great time and are looking forward to going back. [/QUOTE]
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