Small city, big draws
Asheville in North Carolina may not be on the radar of the average Singaporean traveller but this town in the Blue Ridge Mountains offers many attractions that will make a trip worthwhile. By Nicholas Yong
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OUT in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Asheville is undiscovered country - at least for Singaporeans more enamoured of the big city lights of New York, Boston or Washington.
One link to the pop culture psyche would be that Asheville was the main shooting location for the hit movie, "The Hunger Games" (2012). But Asheville's allure goes beyond the odd Hollywood connection.
New residents such as chiropractor Marty Hughes, 32, and his naturopathic physician wife Robyn, 33, settled here two years ago, drawn by the outdoor recreational activities such as hiking and cycling, the restaurants, food culture and climate. "Asheville is one of the few mountain towns in the US that has consistently good weather," notes Mr Hughes.
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