Nimes is an ancient city in southern France near the Mediterranean.  It was conquered by the Romans and has many well-preserved buildings and ruins from the early AD years. Those include an Amphitheater, Maison Carre'e, and the Temple of Diane. eterans of the Roman legions who had served Julius Caesar in his Nile campaigns, at the end of fifteen years of…...

Bocas del Toro is a Province of Panama, located on the North Caribbean coast and composed of the mainland and nine islands.   It is a popular year-round tourist destination and with some of the largest rainforests in Central America, it is considered one of the most biologically diverse places on earth.   History has it Christopher Columbus first discovered the islands…...

  National Harbor, located on the shores of the Potomac River in Price George’s County, Maryland, was started in 2008 as a multi-use waterfront development.  The 300 acre site which was once a plantation, is directly across the Potomac from Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. In 2010, National Harbor was delineated as a census designated place with a population close to 4,000. …...

Merritt Island is a peaceful retirement community of about 36,000 residents (2020),  located on the so-called “Space Coast” off Florida’s east coast. Nature gets top billing in Merritt Island. Its centerpiece is the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which is comprised of 22 square miles of wetlands and home to more than 300 species of birds. Merritt Island represents an…...