Orakei is located in the North Island of New Zealand with a population of 79,536 during the 2013 census.  As a peninsula, the town is on the shores of the Waitemata Harbour, the Hobson Bay and the Orakei Basin and is considered a suburb of Auckland, which is just three miles away.  Picture of Orakei View of the Hobson Bay…...

Holiday Island, Arkansas is a planned community situated at the edge of 53,000 acre Table Rock Lake.  With 4,500 fully developed acres residents enjoy amenities like two golf courses, a marina, a recreation center, plus a shopping center with over 40 businesses and services. Holiday Island is a vacation getaway, minutes from Eureka Springs, Arkansas and less than an hour…...

Pine Mountain and nearby Pine Mountain Valley are very small towns of just over 1,000 people on Georgia's western boundary, about half-way down the state. Nearby towns in this area are Hamilton (small but cute). This has always been a very peaceful region that attracts tourists. Nearby Warm Springs is where Franklin D. Roosevelt sought rest and rehabilitation throughout his…...

Bethel, New York, is a small town and farming community in Sullivan County, with a population of 4,255 ( 2010 census).  Many small hamlets and lakes surround Bethel which include Kauneonga Lake, Smallwood, White Lake, parts of Mongaup Valley, and Swan Lake.  This was all once a very popular vacation area from the 1930's to the 1970's, which was then…...