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If you're thinking about moving, retiring or just visiting Asheville and the North Carolina mountains, this is the guidebook for you. By award-winning author Lan Sluder, this new book covers everything you want to know about Asheville and the North Carolina mountains, consistently rated as one of the top places to live in the United States. Asheville native Lan Sluder covers all the pros and cons of living in hip Asheville and in the low-cost small towns and villages in the highest mountains in Eastern America. In nearly 550 pages and about 190,000 words, Lan gives you the straight facts about living in Asheville and the mountains, outdoor adventures and sports in the Great Smokies and Blue Ridge Mountains, how to get the best values for your real estate dollar, health care, crime and safety, culture, hotels, restaurants, art and crafts and more in the mountains. As the author of more than 20 books on retirement and travel including Amazing Asheville, Fodor's Belize, Frommer's Best Beach Vacations, Easy Belize and Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize, plus books on bridge (Play Bridge Today) and buying a used Rolls-Royce or Bentley (Buy a Classic Rolls-Royce or Bentley) and on 25 notable private eyes (Murder!) Lan understands what you want to know. He tells you the unvarnished truth.

The most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the beautiful islands of Belize, including Ambergris Caye, Caye Caulker and the offshore cayes and atolls. This 200-page guide is by Lan Sluder, author of more than 15 books on Belize. It's packed with candid information and photos on hotels, restaurants, tours and activities on the cayes. Bonus 40-page section on living, retiring, working and buying property in Belize.

If you're thinking about where you want to move to live out your dreams, or if you're considering retiring to an exciting new area, MOVING TO THE MOUNTAINS by award-winning author Lan Sluder covers everything you want to know about Asheville and the North Carolina mountains, consistently rated as one of the top places to live in the United States. Asheville native Lan Sluder covers all the pros and cons of living in hip, liberal Asheville and in the low-cost small towns and villages in the highest mountains in Eastern America. In nearly 600 pages and about 190,000 words, Lan gives you the straight facts about living in Asheville and the mountains, outdoor adventures and sports in the Great Smokies and Blue Ridge Mountains, how to get the best values for your real estate dollar, health care, crime and safety, culture, art and crafts and more in the mountains. As the author of more 20 books on retirement and travel including Amazing Asheville, Fodor's Belize, Frommer's Best Beach Vacations, Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize, Easy Belize and Living Abroad in Belize, Lan understands what you want to know. He tells you the unvarnished truth. Here's a sampling of what you'll learn in this comprehensive book on moving to Asheville and the beautiful mountains of North Carolina: - Why Choose Asheville and the North Carolina Mountains for Retirement or Relocation? - 10 Reasons to Consider Asheville and the NC Mountains - Amazing Asheville and Western North Carolina - Getting To and Around Asheville - National Kudos for Asheville - Brief History of Asheville and Western North Carolina - History of Asheville and WNC: A Timeline - Mountain Climate and Weather - Bugs, Beasts and Bad Weather - Establishing Residency in North Carolina - Taxes in North Carolina - Crime and Safety in Asheville and WNC - Economy of Asheville and the Mountains - Organic and Natural Farming in WNC - Health Care in Asheville and WNC - LGBT Asheville - The Arts in Asheville and WNC - Historic Architecture of Asheville and WNC - The Best 100 Museums in the Area - Asheville Authors and the Literary Scene - Blue Ridge Parkway, America's Most Scenic Road - Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Most-Visited National Park in America - Biltmore House, the Largest Private Home in America on 8,000 Acres in Asheville - Asheville & WNC Outside ... Naturally: Hiking, Camping, Sightseeing, Birding, Boating, River Rafting, Golf, Tennis, Ziplining, Caving, Rock Climbing, Gem Mining and More - Clubs and Volunteer Organizations: How to Get Involved and Meet New Friends - Colleges, Universities and Schools - Shopping in Asheville - Where Will You Live? Real Estate Information about Asheville Including Home Values - Living in Other Parts of WNC: Small Towns, Villages and Rural Areas - Asheville By the Numbers - Moving Checklist - Scouting Trips: Travel Practicalities - Best Lodging in the Asheville Area - Best Restaurants in the Asheville Area - Beer City USA and BEE City USA - Clubs and Nightlife - Wineries and Distilleries - Serious About Coffee? - Mmm...Chocolate Asheville! - Festivals, Fairs and Concerts - Asheville and WNC Tours - Best Freebies in Asheville and WNC - Resources to Learn More - About Author Lan Sluder Updates on Moving to the Mountains and on Asheville are available at www.amazingasheville.net.

A Rolls-Royce or Bentley always turns heads! Yet you can own and drive one of these classic motorcars for as little as the price of an ordinary used car. This new guide by Lan Sluder, a Rolls-Royce owner and award-winning author of more than 20 books, explains how to choose the best model for you, provides current price guides based on actual offering and sales prices, alerts you to pitfalls to avoid and provides tips on where to find the best cars, parts and repairs. It also lists the 12 key steps to take when purchasing. Read this guide before you buy!

PLAY BRIDGE TODAY by Lan Sluder is a short, easy-to-use how-to guide to help you learn to play bridge fast. The simple approach in this unique guide lets you learn bridge basics in minutes. Just add up your points and start bidding and playing right away. Using this simple new approach and the handy "cheat sheets" or "crib sheets" to bidding and play, in minutes you'll be having fun playing the most fascinating of all card games. There's nothing complicated here, no confusion, no jargon! Lan Sluder also is the author of more than a dozen books on travel and retirement, including Fodor's Belize, Amazing Asheville, Moving to the Mountains, Living Abroad in Belize, Frommer's Best Beach Vacations, Easy Belize and others. He is also the author of a book on how to buy a used Rolls-Royce or Bentley titled Buy a Classic Rolls-Royce or Bentley. PLAY BRIDGE TODAY covers all these subjects and more: Why Play Bridge? The First Rule Is to Have Fun! What You Need to Know About Bridge Mechanics of the Game: Bidding Merchnics of the Game: Playing Purpose of the Game: How You Win Scoring Bridge (By Hand or Using Digital Apps) Ready, Set, Deal! Bridge Bidding 'Cheat Sheet' Bridge Play 'Cheat Sheet' Bridge Probabilities -- Only the Essentials Bridge Etiquette Definition of Common Bridge Terms Resources to Help You Play Better

Amazing Asheville by Lan Sluder is the new guidebook to Asheville and the beautiful North Carolina Mountains. It candidly covers all the best places to stay, eat and explore in Asheville's exciting Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, and elsewhere in the North Carolina mountains. In more than 150,000 words, it also covers the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Biltmore House and Biltmore Estate and the hundreds of thousands of acres of national and state forests in Western North Carolina. This is THE guide that gives you the ins and outs of enjoying the mountains and saving money on your Asheville and North Carolina mountains vacation. Written by an Asheville native and award-winning author of more than a dozen books on travel and retirement, Amazing Asheville provides readable, easy-to-use information on Asheville's many B&Bs, mountain lodges, resorts and vacation cabins. It tells you where to find great food and drink -- from bistros where locals go to five-star splurge places. It explains where to go for the most amazing experiences for your vacation. And Amazing Asheville doesn't just stick to the city of Asheville. It covers many interesting small towns and villages in the mountains around Asheville. It details where to go for the best outdoor activities in the Blue Ridge Mountains -- hiking, scenic drives, camping, wildlife spotting, birding, river rafting, boating, gem mining, fishing, rock climbing, exploring waterfalls and the backcountry, and more. Whether your interest is outdoor adventures, art and crafts, clubbing and nightlife, music and culture, architecture, outdoor adventures or just having fun in the highest, coolest mountains and most-visited national parks in the East, Amazing Asheville is the guide for you. When you order Amazing Asheville, you can go to the related Amazing Asheville website, http: //www.amazingasheville.net, for the latest updates on dining, lodging, attractions and breaking news on Asheville and the NC mountains.

If you love a good, juicy murder mystery, you'll enjoy MURDER! The 25 Most Intriguing Private Eyes in Books, Movies and TV: Their Lives, Cases, Dives, Digs, Drives & Drinks. This is the new book by award-winning writer Lan Sluder, author of more than 20 books, who delivers the good stuff on 25 of the most awesome private detectives in history, from Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin -- who appeared in the first detective story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" -- to the latest thriller by Sue Grafton. Which mystery writer had the highest IQ, estimated at more than 180? Is Travis McGee's 1936 Rolls-Royce pickup the coolest ride of any PI? Where exactly in San Francisco did Sam Spade live? What detective has appeared in more movies than any other? What cocktail did Miss Jane Marple like to drink? What is the murder capital of America (hint: it's not Chicago). Which tough guy detective had at one time seven of the 10 best-selling novels in history? Who is the best-selling mystery author of all time? Whether you like "cozies" or hardboiled and noir detective stores or locked door puzzle mysteries, you find something interesting in this new 70,000-word guide to 25 great private detectives, not just in books but also in television and film. MURDER! covers all the bases: TALENTED AMATEURS Nick and Nora Charles (Dashiell Hammett and various film producers and directors) C. Auguste Dupin (Edgar Allan Poe) Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote created for television by Richard Levinson and William Link) Hallmark Blondes (created for television by various producers and writers for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle and many film, radio and television versions) Miss Jane Marple (Agatha Christie and many film and television versions) Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie and many film and television versions) Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers and on television) THE PROFESSIONALS Charlie Chan (Earl Derr Biggers and many movies) Perry Mason and Paul Drake (Erle Stanley Gardner and on television and in film) Adrian Monk (co-created for television by Andy Breckman) Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee and in film, radio and television) Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout and in radio and television) TOUGH GUYS Lew Archer (Ross Macdonald and in film) Mike Hammer (Mickey Spillane and in film and television) Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler and in film and television) Travis McGee (John D. MacDonald and in film) Jim Rockford (created for television by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell) Sam Spade (Dashiell Hammett and the film directed and written by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart) Spenser (Robert B. Parker and in television) NEW WOMEN Cordelia Gray (P. D. James) Judge Deborah Knott (Margaret Maron) Sharon McCone (Marcia Muller) Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton) Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich) You'll learn about the lives of these private eyes and about the writers who created them. You'll find out where they hung out, what cars they drove, what drinks they drank (cocktail recipes included) and where they lived and worked. If you or a friend or family member loves mysteries, murders and an exciting detective story, get this guide to the 25 best and most intriguing private eyes.

Surprise! This travel guide focuses on Mainland Belize, and it's the only guide in print that does. Many travelers come to Belize mainly for its islands and atolls, with their great diving, snorkeling, fishing and other marine sports. That's totally understandable. However, many of us also value Belize for what it offers on the Mainland. There is so much to do and see on the Mainland that you can spend weeks or months exploring the 8,867 square miles of rainforest, savannah and coastal areas and still not see it all. This is THE guide for those whose primary interest is Mainland Belize: Its rainforests, wildlife and bird encounters, its caves, rivers and low mountains, its amazing ancient Maya ruins and contemporary Maya villages, its adrenalin-pumping outdoor adventures like jungle trekking, hiking, mountain biking and cave tubing. Of course, you can also enjoy the pleasures of the beaches and the water on the mainland. In Placencia, Hopkins and elsewhere, you're only a few splashes or a short boat ride away from wonderful snorkeling, diving, fishing and other maritime activities. Everywhere in Belize you'll encounter its greatest treasure: the Belizean people. If variety is the spice of life, Belize is red hot, because the people of Belize come in myriad colors, races, backgrounds, religions and cultures: Mestizo, Creole, Maya, Garifuna, East Indian, Chinese, Europeans and others, and often these are mixed together in a creative gumbo of genes, languages and traditions. If they share one common thing it is a welcoming attitude. Sure, there are exceptions, but in general you won't find friendlier folks than in Belize. If you want to visit and enjoy other parts of Belize beyond the Mainland, get one of the other guides to Belize: Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize and Best Hotels and Restaurants in Belize. Sluder also has authored every edition of Fodor's Belize has written books about retiring and relocating to Belize, such as Easy Belize. Altogether Lan Sluder has done 18 books and ebooks on Belize. If for now your main interest is Mainland Belize, you'll find this guidebook of value. It's based on a quarter century of reporting on Belize. Lan Sluder has traveled to every corner of this beautiful country. He has stayed in more than 250 different hotels, inns, guesthouses, resorts, lodges and hostels, and he has tried nearly every restaurant in the country. So you get first-hand knowledge. The "best of the best" in lodging, dining and attractions are listed in RED and those that are truly special are denoted with from one to five hearts. This makes it even easier for you to use your time wisely and to select the best hotels and restaurants. This book covers every part of the land portion of Belize from Corozal in the north, Punta Gorda in the south, San Ignacio and Cayo District in the west, Belize City and Belmopan in the middle and coastal areas from Sarteneja to Dangriga, Hopkins, Placencia, Monkey River and Punta Negra. A bonus: This guide also has chapters on easy side trips to visit Tikal and Flores in Guatemala and Chetumal in Mexico. Enjoy Belize! Thank you for reading this guide.

LAN SLUDER'S GUIDE TO THE CAYES, COAST AND BEACHES OF BELIZE is the new, most up-to-date travel guide to the Belize Barrier Reef, beaches, islands and atolls of this amazingly beautiful country on the Caribbean Sea. You'll benefit from Lan Sluder's 25 years of traveling in and reporting on Belize. He has explored every part of Belize many times, has personally stayed at more than 250 hotels in Belize (and toured the rest) and has tried nearly every restaurant in the country. As the award-winning author of 16 books on Belize, including Fodor's Belize, Easy Belize, Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize and Living Abroad in Belize, Lan Sluder knows the country and tells it like it is. This guide gives you the latest scoop on snorkeling, diving, fishing, kayaking, sailing, visiting ancient Maya ruins, caving, birding, wildlife and marine life spotting, snorkeling with sharks and stingrays, diving with whale sharks and other activities on the water and on land. It gives you detailed, candid information on the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and tours. And it also gives you tips on how to avoid rip-offs and overpriced tourist traps. It shares tips on stretching your travel dollars and provides itineraries and choices for your budget, whether it's high, low or in-between. This travel guide covers every coastal beach and island destination in Belize, from popular islands like Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker to Placencia and Hopkins to off-the-beaten path, little-visited places like Sarteneja in Northern Belize and Punta Negra, Monkey River and the Sapodilla Cayes in the Deep South. In 315 pages Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize covers all these destinations and more: - SAN PEDRO AND AMBERGRIS CAYE CAYE CAULKER - Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole - Turneffe Atoll and Glover's Reef Atoll - Offshore islands inside the Belize Barrier Reef including Southwater Caye, Tobacco Caye, the Snakes Cayes, Sapodilla Cayes, Ragged Cayes and more - PLACENCIA, HOPKINS and Dangriga on the Southern Coast - Punta Gorda in Toledo District - Corozal Town, Cerros and Sarteneja in Corozal District - Belize City This guide lists the Top 10 Everything -- Top 10 Beach Resorts, Top 10 Budget/Value Hotels, Top 10 Restaurants, Top 10 Watering Holes, Top 10 Attractions, Top 10 Adventures and 10 Best Beaches in Belize! Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize tells you everything you need to know about getting to Belize by air, sea and land ... and how to travel safely around the country by bus, water taxi, rental car, puddle jumper and private shuttles. It shares the wonderful diversity of this little country -- Maya, Mestizos, Creoles, Garifuna, Mennonites and others. It even gives you a quick lesson on traveler's Spanish and "Bileez Kriol." This is the new guide that goes in-depth on Belize's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and marine reserves. It gives you precise information on how to get to where you want to go and exactly how much you should pay. The new guidebook includes more than 40 photos and maps. Check the Table of Contents and the free preview and see if you agree that you get far more for your money with the newest and most up to date guide to Belize's islands, coast and beaches.

BEST HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS IN BELIZE by Lan Sluder concentrates entirely on the two things most travelers find critically important: lodging and food. It rates and reviews the best hotels and restaurants in Belize. The book is based on more than a quarter century of banging around Belize by the writer. Lan Sluder, the award-winning author of 18 books and ebooks on Belize, personally has stayed in hundreds of hotels, resorts, inns and lodges in Belize since 1991 and has visited and toured many more. He also has tried nearly every restaurant in Belize. This travel guide rates and reviews 250+ top hotels and 125+ restaurants in all parts of the country and in all price ranges. The best of the best are singled out with special ratings of from one to five hearts. The five-heart spots are truly extraordinary! No matter where you're going in Belize or what your budget is you'll feel prepared to stay and eat at the best possible places. Among the destinations in Belize covered by this guidebook are: - San Pedro, Ambergris Caye - Caye Caulker - Offshore islands - Lighthouse, Turneffe and Glover's atolls - Belize City - San Ignacio - Belmopan City - Mountain Pine Ridge - Corozal Town and Corozal District including Cerros and Sarteneja - Orange Walk Town and Orange Walk District - Hopkins - Placencia - Dangriga - Punta Gorda and Toledo District - Bonus: This guide also rates and reviews lodging and dining choices in Tikal and Flores, Guatemala, and in Chetumal, Mexico Whether you're a budget traveler who likes to stretch your vacation dollars, or whether you're a luxury traveler for whom only the best will do, or if you're somewhere in between, this handy, easy-to-carry guide will be your best friend in Belize. If you want a big, full-service guidebook on Belize, get Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize or the more targeted Lan Sluder's Guide to the Cayes, Coast and Beaches of Belize and Lan Sluder's Guide to Mainland Belize. But if what you really need is expert advice on picking the best hotels and restaurants, this is YOUR guide. Order this guide today and save!

LAN SLUDER'S GUIDE TO BELIZE is the new, up-to-date travel guide to this amazingly beautiful, diverse and exciting English-speaking country on the Caribbean Coast. You'll benefit from Lan Sluder's 25 years of reporting on Belize. He's explored every corner of Belize many times, personally stayed at more than 250 beach resorts, jungle lodges and personality inns in Belize (and toured the rest) and has tried nearly every restaurant in the country. As the award-winning author of more than 15 books on Belize, including Fodor's Belize, Easy Belize and Living Abroad in Belize, Lan Sluder knows the country and tells it like it is. This guide gives you the latest scoop on snorkeling, diving, jungle trekking, hiking, cave tubing, fishing, kayaking, sailing, visiting ancient Maya ruins, caving, birding, wildlife spotting, horseback riding, snorkeling with sharks and stingrays, diving with whale sharks and other activities on the water and on land. It gives you detailed, candid information on the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and tours. And it also gives you tips on how to avoid rip-offs and overpriced tourist traps. It shares tips on stretching your travel dollars and provides itineraries and choices for your budget, whether it's high, low or in-between. This travel guide covers every destination in Belize, from popular islands like Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker to the rainforests and jungles of the mainland and to off-the-beaten path, little-visited places like Sarteneja in Northern Belize and the Maya villages of Toledo District in the Deep South. In more than 500 pages and 180,000 words, Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize covers all these destinations and more: SAN PEDRO AND AMBERGRIS CAYE CAYE CAULKER Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole, Turneffe Atoll and Glover's Reef Atoll Remote islands inside the Belize Barrier Reef including Southwater Caye, Tobacco Caye, the Snakes Cayes, Ragged Cayes and more SAN IGNACIO, BELMOPAN & the MOUNTAIN PINE RIDGE IN CAYO PLACENCIA, HOPKINS and Dangriga on the Southern Coast Punta Gorda and the Maya villages in Toledo District Corozal Town, Cerros and Sarteneja in Corozal District Orange Walk Town and Orange Walk District Belize City BONUS CHAPTERS with in-depth information on side trips to TIKAL, Guatemala, and Chetumal, Mexico! This guide lists the Top 10 Everything -- Top 10 Beach Resorts, Top 10 Jungle Lodges, Top 10 Budget/Value Hotels, Top 10 Restaurants, Top 10 Watering Holes, Top 10 Attractions, Top 10 Adventures and 10 Best Beaches in Belize! Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize tells you everything you need to know about getting to Belize by air, sea and land ... and how to travel safely around the country by bus, water taxi, rental car, puddle jumper and private shuttles. It shares the wonderful diversity of this little country -- Maya, Mestizos, Creoles, Garifuna, Mennonites and others. It even gives you a quick lesson on traveler's Spanish and "Bileez Kriol." This is the new guide that goes in-depth on Belize's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, forest preserves and marine reserves. It tells you what's noteworthy about the top Maya sites including Tikal, Caracol, Lamanai, Xunantunich, Altun Ha, Lubaantun, Nim Li Punit, La Milpa, El Pilar and more. It provides what you need to know about spotting the elusive jaguar, the mountain cow, the sea cow and the cow cows! It gives you precise information on how to get to where you want to go and exactly how much you should pay. The new guidebook includes more than 40 photos and maps. Check the Table of Contents and the free preview and see if you agree that you get far more for your money with Lan Sluder's Guide to Belize. You get more for less, with everything as accurate and up-to-date as possible. Thank you for considering this new guidebook to Belize, and don't hesitate to email Lan Sluder (his private address is in the book) with any questions or comments you have.

"Written by Lan Sluder, a native of Asheville, this guide covers everything you need to enjoy hip, artsy, sudsy, foodie, laid-back, and natural Asheville. It provides inside information on how to spend your time in Asheville and on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and at the Biltmore House and Biltmore Estate"--Amazon.com.

Want to live better, cheaper and healthier? Without worrying about politics, war, money problems, government surveillance, keeping up with the Joneses or even the unthinkable -- nuclear Armageddon? Then consider bugging out to Belize, the little English-speaking country on the Caribbean Coast.This book tells you how to do it: What areas are best ... how much it costs ... how to get residency ... what pitfalls to avoid ... and how to make the move!Written by one of the world's leading experts on Belize, an award-winning reporter, editor and author of more than 20 books, this book -- new in 2018 -- can guide you to a better, more worry-free future in beautiful Belize, the friendly, affordable, frost-free and English-speaking little country on the Caribbean Coast.

THINKING OF MOVING TO ASHEVILLE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS? In the new book Live the Good Life in Asheville, Asheville native Lan Sluder covers everything you need to know about retiring or relocating to one of the most popular and beautiful destinations in America.• Top 10 reasons to move to Asheville and the NC mountains• Candid advice about taxes, cost of living, establishing residency, job opportunities, medical care, traffic, shopping, LBGTQ life, volunteering and making friends, climate, crime and safety, arts and culture and more• Buying and renting real estate in Asheville and Western North Carolina – current costs and best places• Helpful information for scouting trips to the area: practical travel tips, best lodging and restaurants, guide to top attractions like Biltmore House, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blue Ridge Parkway and the highest mountains in Eastern America• Bonus guide to the quaint small towns and villages in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains

Amazing Asheville is the all new travel guide to Asheville and the North Carolina mountains.Written by Lan Sluder, a native of Asheville, this guide covers everything you need to enjoy hip, artsy, sudsy, foodie, laid-back and natural Asheville. It provides inside information on how to spend your time in Asheville and on the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and at the Biltmore House and Biltmore Estate.But there's more. In 339 pages of detailed information, this travel guide delivers up-to-date information on the best places to stay (B&Bs, inns, resorts, hotels, motels) and where to eat, drink and party. Amazing Asheville also provides all the information you need on Asheville's arts and crafts, the LGBTQ+ scene, museums and all the outdoor activities in the highest mountains in Eastern America.Better still, this is travel information you can trust, because the author -- who has written more than 20 best-selling books on travel and retirement -- does not accept freebies or comps. Everything is based on Lan Sluder's candid appraisal. Enjoy your visit to Asheville and the small, quaint towns in the NC mountains.Visiting Asheville? Then get this new, totally up-to-date guide to Asheville and the North Carolina mountains.