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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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Uncasville is a small village (part of the town of Monteville) in east-central Connecticut. It is quite close to the largest casinos in the east, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. This is a beautiful but rural stretch of Connecticut. For more detailed information about this area including home prices see our reviews of Colchester, Dayville, and Niantic.Photo of town hall courtesy…...
Media is a suburb and corporate center that is 14 miles west of Philadelphia. The population was 5,400 in 2009. In the second half of the 19th Century, Media was a summer resort for well-to-do Philadelphians. The borough's large vacation hotels included the Idlewild Hotel (1871) on Lincoln Street at Gayley Terrace, Chestnut Grove House or "The Colonial" (1860) on…...
Washington is a growing town of almost 19,000 in extreme soutwestern Utah. The popular retirement destination of St. George is nearby. Washington itself is not a particularly interesting town. There is a downtown with a Historical Museum and impressive church (Latter Day Saints), but not much else. The population grew 129% in the last 10 years, much of that from retirees…...
Driggs is a very small town on the southeastern border of Idaho - population 1,600. The town is located in the Teton Valley and is home to many artists who come here to paint the scenery. Some see Driggs as a less expensive alternative to nearby Jackson, Wyoming. Photo of Driggs in 2006 courtesy of Wikipedia and Michael Lemmon, Licensed…...
