Ashland is a small town of just under 22,000 in very southern Oregon, about 15 miles north of the California border. The town is great for retirement as it is a cultural mecca, hosting the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as well as Southern Oregon University and its 5000 students. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is one of the largest and most successful…...

Located in Southern California, Santa Ana is the county seat of Orange County, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. With a population of over 300,000 residents, close to 80% Hispanic and a median age of just 31years, it is considered to be a very safe town and one that has many events. The city is made up of several districts…...

The city of Foley was incorporated in 1915, and named after its founder John B. Foley of Chicago. Located in southern Alabama, in Baldwin County it has a population of  about 20,000 (2020 census).  It is home to The City of Foley Antique Rose Trail which features over five hundred varieties of fragrant roses. Photo of  Foley Railroad Depot, located along…...

Athens is an immensely successful (population just over 100,000) university town in the hills of northeastern Georgia. It is extremely popular as a retirement community. The University of Georgia has helped to create an unusually liberal community with a thriving artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual scene. The University of Georgia with its 38,000 students has a large and beneficial impact…...