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Victoria

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What it's Like to Retire in Victoria

Victoria is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Canada, and for good reason. It has a stunning downtown on the harbor with resplendent government buildings like the one shown above.  Cruise ships arrive in town and when they do the streets and shops hum with activity. The city has 78,000 residents but the metro is over 300,000. The surrounding coast has many lovely communities.Retirees love the mild climate of Vancouver Island and so do plants of every kind... more >>

State: CANADA

Puerto vallarta

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What it's Like to Retire in Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta is a popular tourist and retirement city on the west coast of Mexico, below Mazatlan and north of Acapulco. The city  is situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas. The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as over 250,000, which makes it the second largest city in the state of Jalisco. Once a  small fishing and agricultural town, the area became a popular tourist destination in the 20th century.  Not only folks from the U.S.A... more >>

State: MEXICO

Manning

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What it's Like to Retire in Manning

Manning is a small town of just under 4,000 people in central South Carolina, south of Florence. It is home to F.E. DuBose Campus of Central Carolina Technical College. Nearby Lake Marion is famous for it's landlocked striped bass and Manning is home for the annual Striped Bass Festival... more >>

State: South Carolina

Leavenworth

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What it's Like to Retire in Leavenworth

Leavenworth,  Washington, is a small town at the base of the Cascade Mountains, very near the center of the state. It started out as a small timber community, and in the early 1900's, became home to the second largest sawmill in Washington, and was also the headquarters of the Great North Railroad.  When the lumber industry died and the railroad left, Leavenworth struggled economically... more >>

State: Washington