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Asheville Eats
(Updated 2023) There are SO many good dining options in Asheville, and a number of our restaurants have received accolades and awards, cementing us as a “foodie” destination. You can easily do a Tripadvisor or Yelp search to see the top reviewed. ...
Asheville Drinks
(Updated 2023) In the 17 years I’ve lived in Asheville, we’ve seen it go from a few breweries that had the atmosphere of a friend’s garage, to so many tourist-filled breweries it’s hard to keep track. There’s been a few failed brewery attempts...
“To Do” in Asheville
These recommendations were written in 2021 assuming it’s the right season and with the forethought of the covid pandemic not being a factor. Be sure to do your own research to make sure any of these suggestions are operating or feasible during the...
Montford Neighborhood: Livin’ La Vida Local
(Updated 2023) It is perhaps odd that for 20 years I have worked in tourism, and in all that time and all the destinations I've led tours to, rarely have they been to the place I am most familiar - the place I call home - Asheville, NC, even though...
2020 Year In Review
I began this travel blog website, as most do, to highlight those trips that are getaways from everyday life. In 2020, "everyday life" was the true adventure. And so, amidst this hiatus from travel, I'm using my blog as the forum to share my Year...
2019 Year in Review
I doubt I'll ever top 2018 for the amount of change in my life and home, but for this next Year in Review, 2019 is a wonderful story of just settling into this new life more and more, as an unfolding journey. By no means boring! I've composed it...
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Wyoming: Wonders and Wrangling
I crossed into Wyoming from Idaho on a Saturday...
Idaho, the warmest of welcomes.
When I passed through the northern panhandle of...
A “Bend” in the Oregon Trail: Eastward
During my travels, I’ve compared a lot of things...
The State of Washington
I chased a setting sun into Washington state,...
Idaho beckons…
In the middle of my sophomore year at Bible...
“Oooh, Montana, Give this child a home…”
I had prepared myself for driving across the...
North Dakota, Bust and Boom
North Dakota was one of the states I was looking...
Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Glances
When I dropped off Kim at MSP airport to fly...
On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin!
The nudge to do an extended cross country road...
Road Trip: Sometimes you’ve got to stop and smell the…
Roses, yes. But on this road trip across...
In search of the “America” I keep telling everyone about…
When I began working with Academic Expeditions...
The Balkans, in Bulk. So many borders, so tempting to cross them all.
(A few months prior to creating this Itchy Foot...
Costa Rica & Panama 2015: LEAF International Cultural Expedition
In February of 2015, I organized and led LEAF's...
Costa Rica & Panama 2014: Beginning a local AND global relationship in collaboration with LEAF International
An opportunity that fell into my lap rather...
Year in Review
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