I've been to North Carolina a few times now, but never to Asheville, which was a town I'd heard friends rave about. The main draw seemed to be the breweries, but with a ton of hiking options also around and the hippie reputation, I decided it was worth a long weekend with my free work-provided domestic flight for the year. I also had a couple of friends in the Carolinas, so although I originally planned my visit as a solo trip, I ended up with portions turning into reunion vi

I've been dying to get to South America for years but kept getting derailed by logistics or reluctance from my travel partners, so I was elated when two of my friends and I finally agreed on a trip to Argentina. It's one of the safest countries in South America, and we had two weeks to spare to properly see it since it's such a long flight from the US, and Argentina itself is so big. Although we branched off both north to Iguazu and then south to Patagonia, we spent about fiv