Reference   6156
 

Lovely Victorian House centrally located in historic district

North America / United States / North Carolina / Asheville


Close To   Greenville, SC (100 Kms)
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Description

Lovely Victorian house is located within walking distance (10 min.) of downtown Asheville, North Carolina. Large wrap-around front porch with swing and rocking chairs and pleasant setting for eating meals. First floor has modern kitchen (6 burner stove, microwave, fridge, etc.) with breakfast table, Dining room, Living room with TV, DVD, VCR and stereo, and fold-out couch turns into double bed. Upstairs has two available bedrooms, with double beds. Friendly housemate (who will be here during your exchange) has two rooms, and there are two available bedrooms plus bathroom with large clawfoot bathtub. Second bathroom with shower is downstairs. Home is on a large lot with beautiful trees and a large backyard for playing croquet, bacci, or enjoying the beautiful songbirds in this area.

Neighborhood

House is located in Montford Historic District of Asheville which is full of beautiful early 20th century architecture, a variety of families from young to old, easy access to public transportation and a pleasant walk (10-15 minutes) to downtown Asheville, which is a cultural and artistic destination of note. Asheville is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of Western North Carolina, and is a small (80,000 pop.) but varied location for outdoor sports, fine dining, galleries, and a host to many artists and craftspeople in this region. Recently ranked as top Southern town to live in with populations under 250,000. Asheville is 3.5 hours drive from Atlanta, GA and 2.5 hour drive from Charlotte, NC.

About Us

My name is Benjamin and at 56 years old I am a single professional photographer who loves to travel throughout the world. My two children are now grown and live in Chicago and Winston-Salem, NC. They will not be involved in the exchange but my lady friend will accompany me on the exchange. I love meeting new people, exploring new cultures and have spent a number of years photographing in Latin America, primarily Bolivia. I am fluent in Spanish (lo que aprendí en Mexico hace unos siglos!), somewhat conversant in Portuguese, and really desiring to learn French and more Portuguese. Je voudrais parler le francais! I love to cook, to read, listen to music, hike, photograph, and laugh! In that my home is large, I rent two rooms to one good friend (Brian, age 44) and he will probably be here during your exchange as he works out of the house. He is very nice, easy-going, and will be a good source of information for fun and interesting things to do in this wonderful area while you are here!

Destination

I am open to all countries but I am particularly interested in exchanging with someone in South Africa in January of 2008. Would like an exchange of 7 days or so and I am open to destinations in Johannesberg or Capetown or other locations. Also, I want to do an exchange in Seattle Washington over the last weekend of August 2008, but for a period of about 7 days.


 

Details

Type   House
Sleeps   6
Bathrooms   2
Swimming Pool   No
Surroundings   City
Bedrooms   2
    
Air Conditioning   No

 
Children Welcome   Yes
Smoking Inside   No
Exchange Cars   Yes
Pets Welcome   No
Disabled Access   No
    

 
Updated   2008-02-15 (yyyy-mm-dd)

 

Destination

United States, Open
2008-08-26  to  2009-01-15
7 - 14 days
Spain, Open
2008-01-08  to  2009-12-12
14 - 90 days
Portugal, Open
2008-09-04  to  2008-12-04
7 - 21 days

 
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