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So, What Would It Be Like to Retire in Paris?
June 4, 2025 -- While many of us have entertained the idea of retirement in a foreign land, the thought usually passes. It either seems too hard, too far away, or too strange. So I was delighted to meet Don and Denise on our recent trip to Paris. This interesting and affable couple has taken the very unusual (and in…...
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Southern Pines is a charming and beautiful town in North Carolina, just east of Pinehurst in the south central portion of the state. The population is just over 15,500 (2020). What makes it so attractive is a bit ironic, since a major railroad line runs down the center of town. But the tracks are landscaped in a wide buffer, and…...
Sonoma is the center of the California's wine industry, situated as it is between Napa and Santa Rosa. It has historic town plaza, a remnant of when Sonoma was the capital of the short-lived California Republic. Surprisingly for a town of only about 10,000 people, Sonoma is a cultural powerhouse. It is home to the new $145 million dollar Donald and…...
Merritt Island is a peaceful retirement community of about 36,000 residents (2020), located on the so-called “Space Coast” off Florida’s east coast. Nature gets top billing in Merritt Island. Its centerpiece is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is comprised of 22 square miles of wetlands and home to more than 300 species of birds. Merritt Island represents an…...
Norton is a town of about 19,000 and contains the village of Norton Center. Norton is home to Wheaton College and the TPC of Boston Golf Tournament sponsored by Deutche Bank. This PGA tournament is held just before Labor Day every year. I 495 bisects the town. Photo of the Town Common courtesy of Wikipedia and Marcbela, public domain, photo…...
