I was in NC for a few weeks for work in 07. Things I remember most are the weather was great, accents were annoying, shopping was good, wasn't too impressed with the "strip" at Duke University although every club let me in for free when they would see my Canadian ID, there were lots of Black people, and there was a cool Gold's Gym where I worked out at that was attached to the Sheraton in the Research Triangle (where I was staying), between Raleigh and Durham.