Oregon is a fast-growing small town near Salem in western Oregon. It is the county seat of Polk County.  The population is about 15,000. Downtown is home to the historic Polk County Courthouse, City Hall and many historic buildings. Surrounded by vineyards & wineries, most of them with fabulous tasting rooms open through the Spring, Summer & Fall. Dallas has…...

Ottawa is the capital of Canada and the second largest city of Ontario and the fourth largest in Canada. The population is over 800,000.  Located on the border of Quebec and Ontario, the city makes an ideal compromise capital for this bilingual country....

The largest city in South Africa and one of the fifty largest cities in the world, Johannesburg has a popular international retirement community. It is well known for its perfect weather, warm and welcoming people, and modernity and prosperity, all of which make it a beloved African city for expats. Parts of the city are extremely modern with shopping malls…...

Sarasota, Florida is a town of 52,000 (the Metro is much bigger) on Florida's Central West coast abutted by the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay. Development began in the 1920 and a result the town has dozens of historically significant buildings and institutions. This popular retirement community is considered by many to be, after Miami, the cultural capital of…...