Freelance Journalist
Brevard, North Carolina is an Asheville suburb nestled in the valley below the Blue Ridge Parkway. Brevard College and Steve Martin’s backing band, Steep Canyon Rangers, call Brevard home and are both part of the quirky community brimming with year-round activities and events year-round. For a well-rounded cultural experience, head for the hills of Transylvania county and forget the Deliverance stereotype of Appalachia.
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Montenegro is a study in extreme parts coming together to make an exquisite whole. This small Balkan country—bordered by Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania in Southeast Europe—packs a big adventure punch. Its varied landscape includes beautiful and jagged mountain ranges that soar to nearly 8,300 feet and the Adriatic Sea on its southwestern border. The fjord-esque coastline, highlighted by the Bay or Kotor, is juxtaposed by the characteristic Mediterranean red-tiled roofs. From the deepest gorge in Europe, the Tara River Canyon, to its soaring peaks, Montenegro is heaven for any explorer.
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Photo courtesy of Black Mountain Montenegro.
The Green Fairy was friend to many including Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh and Ernest Hemingway. However, the origins of the great muse are somewhat surprising. Drawing its power from four simple ingredients, the concoction was first made in Switzerland during the late 18th century.
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Molly Harris