Shop small this season with this roundup of gifts from North Carolina small businesses.
2024 Holiday Gift Guide: Local Gifts from North Carolina
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2023 Holiday Gift Guide: Local Gifts from North Carolina
Happy Small Business Saturday, friends! As has become a tradition around here, I’m thrilled to share a curated guide of local gifts from my current home state in honor of this day. Today’s carefully edited list features a variety of unique and beautifully made items that support North Carolina artists and makers that you should …
12 Things You Should Know Before Riding Amtrak’s Piedmont Train
Considering a ride on the Piedmont train, which connects Charlotte to Raleigh? Here’s what you need to know before you book.
Traveling Light: A Packing List for a Weekend in Durham, North Carolina
Everything I packed for a fall weekend in Durham, North Carolina.
The Best of Bull City: The Essential Weekend Travel Guide for Durham, North Carolina
Rounding up all the best things to see, do, and eat in Durham.
Checking In: A Review of Unscripted Durham
An honest review of Unscripted Durham, a boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Durham, North Carolina.
My Flight Got Canceled and All I Had To Wear Was This Dress
If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen that my three-day weekend getaway unexpectedly turned into a six-day stay in Raleigh thanks to Hurricane Dorian. Due to the unfortunate combination of non-existent federal regulations requiring airlines to support passengers in the event of a cancelation and my decision to fly a budget airline, …
Touring the Triangle: A Long-Weekend Travel Guide for Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina
I nearly titled this post “Troubles in the Triangle,” because it was a rollercoaster of a trip. Not because anything really went wrong in the cities themselves—they’re great!—but because our flights home kept getting canceled, doubling our trip length. But despite moments of panic at the thought of incurring unexpected expenses and trying to handle …