Just one more thing that comes to mind, if this is your first couple of months or so here in North Carolina. It will never get as cold as where you come from, never. I have been here for over 20 years and have not worn a coat yet during their harshest winters, I have sweatshirts and a shawl in the trunk of my car. I love to travel during their off-tourism season when especially their tourist spots like the beach and I think the hotels in Ashville may be the same you do not pay nearly as much as you would during this time of year between Labor Day and Memorial Day and as late as say after Thanksgiving depending on where you want to go in NC. For a hotel stay say that you would pay up to nearly two hundred or more a night during this time you can stay for half, if not less than half during their off-season and you would at the beach not be cold, it will be chilly, since the season and on the beach, but you can very-well handle their mild winters. Just a thought I wanted you to know before I forget. I travel and vacation between October to maybe even January depending on the weather expected.