San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County,California with a population of 58,502 (2012).  It is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is named after Archangel Raphael, the Angle of Healing, as it was once a mission set up for the sick in the 1820’s.  The mission was abandoned…...

Ruston is a small city and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. During the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, railroads began to run through Louisiana and the town began to take shape due to its location on the trains' routes, and the 640 acres donated by Robert Edwin Russ, for whom it is named. Ruston grew to become…...

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. It is estimated that over 200,000 UK citizens have retired in South Africa, drawn for the climate, scenery, proximity to game parks, and outdoor recreation.  Cape Town and Johannesburg draw more retirees than Durban. After Johannesburg it is the second most important manufacturing hub in South Africa.  Durban…...

Fishers is a fast growing town of 76,000 that is about 13 miles from Indianapolis. The town is both quite affluent (HH income of $76,000) and young (average age 33).  It has an impressive number of parks, highly rated schools, and a roster of big name employers such as Sallie Mae and Roche. Our impression on a recent visit was…...