Peebles is located on the Tweed river west of Edinburgh with a population of approximately 8,000. It was named one of best independent retail shopping towns in Scotland. There are many cute stores and a great number of beautiful churches. The Peebles Hydro Spa and Resort is a grand old place on the hill where people used to come to…...

Islamorada, along with Marathon, is one of the largest towns in the Florida Keys that run from Miami to Key West.  This beautiful town is on a group of islands barely above sea level about midway down the Keys.  There are 2 Islamorada's - Islamorada and Islamorada Village of Islands. This is a very water-centric community - almost everyone is…...

The City of Palm Coast is an enormous planned community of approximately 90,000 residents (2020), located on Florida’s northeast coast, equidistant from the large cities of Jacksonville and Orlando. Many of its residents are active adults using it as a retirement community. Palm Coast is one of the more interesting hybrid communities in existence. Planned originally by ITT as a…...

Bourne is a market town on the western edge of the Fens in southern Lincolnshire, England. Bourne means spring, and there are many of those here. The town has a rich history with many beautiful buildings.  Picture of Red Hall courtesy of Wikipedia and Rex Needle.  For more about this charming town see the Bourne Wikipedia entry....