Category Archives: North Carolina

Outer Banks, Out of Season

By Emily | Published: December 7, 2009
It's too cold to swim. The bars and restaurants are eerily empty. The souvenir shops are shuttered. The Outer Banks may not be the most lively out-of-season destination. But there's plenty to do at this resort town, if post-apocolyptic-like desolation is your thing.
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Happy Birthday to us!

By Emily | Published: November 6, 2009
We’re Out of Here turns one this week! It’s been a busy year. We traveled up and down the East Coast from Maine to North Carolina. We’ve eaten jelly fish, ramps, duck fat fries and lobster fresh from the boat. And we’ve had a beer (or two) in every stop along the way. Here’s a recap of the best and worst of our first year.
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Rainy days in Asheville, NC

By Emily | Published: April 17, 2009
We spent three days in Asheville last week, and it poured for two of them. Because of the bad weather, we ended up scrapping our original plans for the trip. There was no hiking, no camping and no cooking out over an open fire. Here’s what we did instead: We forwent the tour of the [...]
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Spring break road trip

By Emily | Published: April 6, 2009
The weather is still spotty in DC — one day it’s 65 and sunny, the next it’s 40 and pouring rain — so it’s time to head south. Starting Tuesday, We’re Out of Here is off on a road trip to the North Carolinian mountains. We will be stopping off in Richmond, Chapel [...]
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