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Monthly Archives: February 2016

Get Married at The Orchard Inn in Saluda, N.C.

The Orchard Inn provides an elegant, intimate setting enhanced by the warm hospitality that is our signature. Elopements are our specialty and we have a range of customizable elopement packages.

These Asheville NC Festivals are the Best

Here in Western North Carolina, we love celebrating just about anything and enjoy putting on a festival to do so. We at Orchard Inn love the upcoming season of Asheville NC festivals and would love to share with you some of the ones that we look forward to each year.

The Biltmore Gardens are Stunning in the Spring!

When you get sick of the snow and ice, one of the best things that you can do is start planning a trip for the spring. While the mountains can be stunning any time of year, spring can be just spectacular. There is one particular place you should check out in the spring: the Biltmore Gardens. Come have a quick peek at what you should find there!

Explore What To Do in Asheville

There are tons of things to do in the Asheville and Blue Ridge Parkway areas. Best of all, this fantastic city is just a short drive from our Saluda Inn! Click to explore some of our favorites.

Request Your Free Vacation Guide to Asheville, NC

If you are planning a visit to the Asheville, NC, area, you should request our free Vacation Guide. The Asheville/Saluda area has so many things to do for a romantic getaway, a family vacation or even a trip for “me time,” and we want to share our suggestions with you!
Simply fill out this form to download our complimentary Vacation Guide to see all that you can take advantage of in Asheville.

Our Guide covers:

• Restaurants You Will Want to Visit Time & Time Again
• Festivals & Attractions You Don’t Want to Miss
• Outdoor Activities for All Skill Levels
• Shopping For One-of-a-Kind Items
• Orchard Inn Exclusives

 

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Fine Cuisine at the Dupont Hotel, in Wilmington, DE. and All Over The USA and Internationally Too!

Dupont Hotel Fine Dining! We ate our way through Delaware, from Wilmington, south! "Food writers we will go, food writers we will go, E, I, E, I, O.
Dupont Hotel Fine Dining! We ate our way through Delaware, from Wilmington, south! “Food writers we will go, food writers we will go, E, I, E, I, O.
Virginia Beach and the seafood is easy! And, very, very fresh and good!
Virginia Beach and the seafood is easy! And, very, very fresh and good!
Boiling Springs, PA at the B.B Tavern. Best tavern food ever!!!!
Boiling Springs, PA at the B.B Tavern. Best tavern food ever!!!!
A variety of Middle Eastern vegetarian specialty dishes. Had to go to Israel to try these! The chef was Lebanese the Waiter was Jordanian, and the food was unreal goo!
A variety of Middle Eastern vegetarian specialty dishes. Had to go to Israel to try these! We were in Eilat, the hotel was Israeli, the chef was Lebanese, the waiter was Jordanian, and the food was unreal good!
Pueblo Viejo Restaurant in Port St. Lucie, FL. and the Mexican dishes were wonderfully pleasing!
Pueblo Viejo Restaurant in Port St. Lucie, FL. and the Mexican dishes were wonderfully pleasing!

New Week, Flashback Images Bob In Africa

Some of the collected during Bob's sojourn in the Congo.
Some of the collected during Bob’s sojourn in the Congo.
Comgolese River lady stopped for a photo opportunity with a smile and a Conglolese Franc.
Congolese River lady stopped for a photo opportunity with a smile and a Franc.
Locals just outside of Stanleyville in the Congo!
Locals just outside of Stanleyville in the Congo! Bob on the left and Dr. Eugene Weiss on the right. Handed off Brownie camera with Agfa B&W film 1962.
Pygmy women and girls in the Ituri Rain Forest in the Congo. A few miles from where we first saw a very wild gorilla. We stayed and broke "bread" (roast snake) with some members of a family group of Pygmies. I hunted with them too (see story in my book: "Africa on a Pin & a Prayer)."
Pygmy women and girls in the Ituri Rain Forest in the Congo. A few miles from where we first saw a very wild gorilla. We stayed and broke “bread” (roast snake) with some members of a family group of Pygmies. I hunted with them too (see story in my book: “Africa on a Pin & a Prayer).”
Going up, up, up towards the Ituri Rain Forest where Mountain Gorillas and Pygmies lived.
Going up, up, up towards the Ituri Rain Forest where Mountain Gorillas and Pygmies lived.
Monkey meat salesman standing on the road to barter!
Monkey meat salesman standing on the road to barter!

 

Images of the Week! A Catskill River-the Beaverkill!

On the Beaverkill River up in the Catskill Mountains!
On the Beaverkill River up in the Catskill Mountains! Brown Trout have taken over what for millenniums was a Brook Trout River. But, that’s OK, they fight great and are a terrific sport fish  from Germany! 
And Brown Trout do taste very nice!
And Brown Trout do taste very nice!
Beaverkill River fly fishing action!
Beaverkill River fly fishing action!
Barb and I fishing in the Catskills! Note the street sign
Note the street sign: Brook Trout Road. We fished the Beaverkill and always stopped anywhere we thought we could cast to brookies, my favorite native species!
Enjoying a trout lunch in the Catskill Mountains! Note the Beaverkill River out the window!
Enjoying a trout lunch in the Catskill Mountains! Note the Beaverkill River out the window!