Whidbey Island in Puget Sound is connected by a bridge to the mainland of the State of Washington. It is the largest island in the contiguous United States. The major towns in this island of 58,000 include Oak Harbor, Coupeville, Langley, Greenbank, Freeland.  It is a relaxing and charming place to live with a very moderate climate.  Because it is only…...

Set at the bottom left base of Cape Cod, this fairly large town is a popular retirement community surrounded on 2 sides by water.  Falmouth, Massachusetts (population 32,000) actually consists of a number of villages and unincorporated towns including Woods Hole, Teaticket, and East, West, and North Falmouth. Woods Hole is where one takes the Ferry to Nantucket and Martha’s…...

Eureka Springs is a Victorian resort village in the northwest corner of Arkansas. Its steep winding streets and well-preserved Victorian-era homes give it an alpine feeling. Many of the buildings are built with local stone. The undulating streets rise and fall with the topography in a five-mile long loop.  Eureka Springs has been selected as one of America's Distinctive Destinations. …...

Buenos Aires, or BA, is the capital of Argentina, and in many ways, the capital of South America. When the Argentinean economy collapsed in 2001, foreigners saw an opportunity (although always risky in Argentina) for investment. With gorgeous architecture, world class shopping and a well designed city with strong transportation in place, many ex-pats bought into the city at extremely…...