If there is an archetypal small town in America, it is Peterborough, New Hampshire (population just over 3,000). After all it is been portrayed lovingly in one of the most popular high school plays of all time, Our Town, by Thornton Wilder. And more recently it is warmly portrayed as the place for a gangster from the TV show, The…...

Oceanside is a city of over 170,000 just south of Camp Pendleton on California's southern coast.  The population was only 45,000 in 1970.  Carlsbad and San Diego are to its south.  The city is famous for its beaches and the Oceanside Pier. Mira Costa College in Oceanside has more than 5,000 students. Oceanside achieved cinematic fame as the home of…...

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consistently makes the “Best Places to Live” lists.  It has a beautiful setting where two major rivers (the Allegheny and the Monongahela) combine to form the Ohio River against a backdrop of steep hills. Pittsburgh has a solid economy, low cost of living, and growing educational, cultural and medical infrastructures. Pittsburgh has been named as a top 10…...

Perth is the capital and largest city in Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in the country, with an estimated population of 1.9 million living in Greater Perth. The Central Business District has recently seen a mining-induced boom, with several commercial and residential projects due for completion. Author Bill Bryson states that Perth is the most remote…...