# travel leisure (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover travel leisure. Page: Feed: --- ## [Asheville Is Still One of America’s Best Small Cities to Move To](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/asheville-is-still-one-of-americas) _2026-08-25 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Travel + Leisure’s “9 of the Best Small U.S. Cities to Move to Right Now, According to Real Estate Experts” ## [Western North Carolina Bloodlines Are Not Simple](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/western-north-carolina-bloodlines) _2026-08-24 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by The DNA Paradox - Are You Scots-Irish, German, Cherokee or English?, with additional WNC history from Lees-McRae College, Wildberry Lodge, and News 13 WLOS ## [Episode 28: "The Blue Ridge Between Us: Where the Story Came From The Real People, Real Places, and Real History Behind the Novel"](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/episode-28-the-blue-ridge-between-63b) _2026-08-23 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ What happens when the names in your family tree begin to tell a story? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212436058/24ef05f6c4fdc638121c78f6847c7f6e.mp3) ## [Waynesville Is the Kind of Mountain Town You Can Still Walk](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/waynesville-is-the-kind-of-mountain) _2026-08-23 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Fast Food Club’s “One Easy Day in This Gorgeous North Carolina Town Gets You a Walkable Historic Main Street and Charming Shops” ## [Travel + Leisure Just Named 5 Western North Carolina Towns Among the Best Places to Buy in the Blue Ridge](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/travel-leisure-just-named-5-western) _2026-08-23 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Travel + Leisure’s “8 Best Places to Buy a Home in the Blue Ridge Mountains, According to Real Estate Experts” ## [The Blue Ridge Mountains Are Stranger Than Fiction](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/the-blue-ridge-mountains-are-stranger) _2026-08-22 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by a 50-fact breakdown of the Blue Ridge Mountains ## [Thomas Wolfe’s Asheville Still Stands on Spruce Street](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/thomas-wolfes-asheville-still-stands) _2026-08-22 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by WLOS’ “Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville spotlights novelist’s childhood home and legacy” ## [The Fast Track Weekly Edit](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/the-fast-track-weekly-edit) _2026-08-21 · Nikki Vargas · The Fast Track_ How travel influences our style, a perfect-score hotel, and legacy media’s place on Substack. ## [Is There Such a Thing as a Perfect Hotel? In Osaka, There Is.](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/is-there-such-thing-as-a-perfect) _2026-08-21 · Maya Kachroo-Levine · The Fast Track_ This hotel in Japan was just named the best in the world—here’s how it got a perfect reader score. ## [Blowing Rock Is One of the South’s Best Three-Day Mountain Weekends](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/blowing-rock-is-one-of-the-souths) _2026-08-21 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by WorldAtlas’ “11 Ideal Southern United States Destinations for a 3-Day Weekend in 2026” ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PrvzuOOiduJd) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [Gillespie Gap and the Battle That Wasn’t There](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/gillespie-gap-and-the-battle-that) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ How Marion, North Carolina may have been named through a mistaken belief that Etchoe Pass was right above town ## [Big North Carolina Adventures Do Not Have to Cost a Fortune](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/big-north-carolina-adventures-do) _2026-08-20 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Fast Food Club’s “9 Affordable North Carolina Road Trips That Deliver Big Adventures For Less” ## [Four Western North Carolina Towns Just Made Travel + Leisure’s Best Weekend Getaway List](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/four-western-north-carolina-towns) _2026-08-19 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Asheville Citizen Times’ “These 4 Western NC towns among Travel + Leisure’s best for a weekend trip” ## [How Travel Changed the Way T+L Editors Dress](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/how-travel-changed-the-way-i-and) _2026-08-19 · Denny Lee · The Fast Track_ I asked a few of my T+L colleagues about the destinations that permanently changed their style. ## [The Slower Life People Are Searching For Is Already Here in Western North Carolina](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/the-slower-life-people-are-searching) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Fast Food Club’s “These Peaceful North Carolina Towns Offer The Slower Lifestyle More People Are Searching For” ## [Southern Living Says the Girls’ Trip Belongs in the NC Mountains](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/southern-living-says-the-girls-trip) _2026-08-18 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Ryan Phillips Properties ## [Asheville Just Made a Global September Travel List, and Buyers Should Pay Attention](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/asheville-just-made-a-global-september) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by “Travel magazine names the best places to visit in September” ## [Introducing Sheriff Ransom Merrill](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/introducing-sheriff-ransom-merrill) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Character Spotlight No. 2 from The Blue Ridge Between Us ## [Why Did Travel + Leisure Join Substack?](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/why-did-travel-leisure-join-substack) _2026-08-17 · Nikki Vargas · The Fast Track_ It's a valid question. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210654787/4931d70bc23aedbd3df02db4b2ebcf4f.mp3) ## [This Tiny High Country Town Has Room to Breathe](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/this-tiny-high-country-town-has-room) _2026-08-17 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by Journee-Mondiale’s “This North Carolina town has just 1,049 residents, and room to take your time” ## [Meet Claude, the AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zJrXSBDMenva) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks. ## [Episode 27: "The Twin Poplars of Peace Where the Cherokee and Catawba Laid Down Their Weapons"](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/episode-27-the-twin-poplars-of-peace-cdd) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ In the mountains of Caldwell County, North Carolina, two towering poplar trees came to represent something remarkable in the troubled years surrounding the Civil War: peace between men who had once stood on opposing sides. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211445339/322a18e73cd866f03cd9a793d6cd63ff.mp3) ## [Waiting for Asheville Home Prices to Drop May Cost You More Than You Think](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/waiting-for-asheville-home-prices) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by FinanceBuzz’s “Realtors Predict These 11 Retirement Cities Will Become Unaffordable by 2030” ## [Four Mountain Main Streets That Prove Western North Carolina Still Knows How to Slow People Down](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/four-mountain-main-streets-that-prove) _2026-08-16 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by WorldAtlas’ “8 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In North Carolina” ## [The Moving Trucks Are Telling a Story About Asheville, and the Mountains Are Still Winning](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/the-moving-trucks-are-telling-a-story) _2026-08-15 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Inspired by U-Haul’s “2026 U-Haul Midyear Migration Trends: METROS” ## [Bigfoot, Forrest Gump and 30,000 Books: Just Another Weekend in Western North Carolina](https://ryanphillipsprofessional.substack.com/p/bigfoot-forrest-gump-and-30000-books) _2026-08-15 · Ryan Phillips - Professional · Ryan Phillips - Professional_ Most Randomly Awesome Road Trip Destination ## [New From The Fast Track](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/new-from-the-fast-track) _2026-08-14 · Nikki Vargas · The Fast Track_ Train travel's moment; how to escape NYC's summer heat; and the trick to connecting to a new place. ## [This Is the Best Way to Connect to a New Place Quickly](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/this-is-the-best-way-to-connect-to) _2026-08-14 · The Fast Track by T+L · The Fast Track_ An argument for stepping off the plane and heading to the local grocery. ## [Love It or Hate It, New York Is the Best Place to Cool Off in the Summer](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/love-it-or-hate-it-new-york-is-the) _2026-08-12 · Paul Brady · The Fast Track_ Are you melting yet? ## [All Aboard: Train Travel Is Having a Moment](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/all-aboard-train-travel-is-having) _2026-08-10 · Jacqueline Gifford · The Fast Track_ Travel + Leisure editor in chief, Jacqui Gifford, goes live from the rails. ## [Here's What You Might Have Missed](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/heres-what-you-might-have-missed) _2026-08-07 · Nikki Vargas · The Fast Track_ The latest from The Fast Track by Travel + Leisure. ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1u8gdBE2jcXm) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Is Wine Actually Dying? I Asked Ray Isle.](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/is-wine-actually-dying-i-asked-ray) _2026-08-06 · Jacqueline Gifford · The Fast Track_ Our executive wine editor did confirm that espresso martinis are absolutely disgusting. ## [I Moved to California for the Beach Lifestyle. These Hotels Made It Feel Like Home.](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/i-moved-to-california-for-the-beach) _2026-08-04 · The Fast Track by T+L · The Fast Track_ SoCal living really is all it’s cracked up to be. These are the beach resorts I keep coming back to. ## [The Parenting Advice I Ignore on Every Trip](https://travelandleisure.substack.com/p/the-parenting-advice-i-ignore-on) _2026-07-30 · Alisha Prakash · The Fast Track_ The internet told me to protect my toddler’s routine. Here’s why I think nap time is overrated.