Kingsport is a town in northeastern Tennessee near the Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia borders.  it is home to the branch campuses of 3 universities or technical schools. Kingsport, population about 55,000 (2020),  is part of the tri-cities region of Tennessee/Virginia Mountain area. The city's downtown was recently featured in Ideal Living because of its streets filled with local art,…...

Berkhamsted is a village northwest of London in Hertfordshire. There is at least one retirement village in the area (see link at right for Active Communities)....

Gainesville is a very small but extremely affluent town of about 6,000 in northern Virginia, close to  Manassas and Washington D.C. Many battles of the Civil War were fought in this region....

Edmonds is a beautiful city on the northwest coast of Washington State. The population was  40,400 in  2012. The ferry leaves here to cross Puget Sound to Kingston. From Edmonds you not only have a view of Puget Sound but you can also see the Olympic Mountains and the Cascade Range. This is a spectacularly beautiful place with tremendous recreational…...