MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - The man walking towards us along North Main St., was whistling a familiar tune. It’s one you hear being whistled a lot in this sleepy little town nestled in the shadow of the stunningly beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. - Fans of the old Andy Griffith Show will surely remember the lovable town tippler named Otis who would lock himself in jail when he went on a bender.

WILMINGTON, N.C. - There are few cities in America as lovely and charming as this Southern Belle.

ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - It’s still 20 minutes before 11 (a.m.) when we hop in our VW Bug rental car and make a bee line for this city’s eclectic River Arts District, where Asheville’s landmark 12 Bones Smokehouse restaurant is located.