Kristen Manieri is a travel and food writer with extensive travel experience in the Asheville area. As a regular contributor to Virgin Atlantic, West Jet's UP!, Dreamscapes and Forbes Travel Guide, she has published more than 200 stories over the past eight years.
Asheville makes it easy for her to be such a fan. With its bursting-at-the-seems dining scene, sprawling hotels, eclectic shops and miles of picturesque hiking trails, this small town tucked into the palm of the Blue Ridge Mountains has captured Kristen's heart and she loves nothing more than inspiring other travelers to visit.
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Don't leave Asheville without watching a sunset from the Grove Park Inn!
Asheville's Biltmore Estate - the peaceful 8000-acre retreat built by 19th-century tycoon George Washington Vanderbilt II - sports its fun and rowdy side each summer during a summer concert series. Nationally...
With an aim to cultivate community around the age-old tradition of breaking bread together, Chef John Fleer of Rhubarb recently launched Sunday Supper, a weekly fete inviting 24 or so diners to gather around three...
Long known as "Beer City USA," as well as a strong contender on the craft distilling scene, Asheville has an obvious and unapologetic propensity for imbibing. But now that inclination extends to sake, thanks to...
While few could argue with the Biltmore Estate’s power to lure thousands of visitors to Asheville each year, it’s by no means the area’s only major attraction. (PS Bilmore is great for kids!) If, for instance,...
Asheville loves to party, as illustrated by the scores of great pubs, beer gardens, wine bars and upscale cocktail lounges dotting the city. Downtown Asheville, a safe and welcoming collection of walkable blocks,...
Located about 30 minutes northeast of Asheville, Navitat Canopy Adventures has long been known for its thrilling, tree-based jaunt high above the Southern Appalachian forest. This spring, the adventure outfitters...
