Blue Ridge is a very small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia. It is at the very top of the state on the border near Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  The town has about 1200 residents. Blue Ridge is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Georgia.  Lake Blue Ridge, the Toccoa River, the Blue Ridge…...

Hollywood Beach is a very popular Hollywood, Florida, neighborhood and known for its one-of-a-kind boardwalk that extends over two miles along the Atlantic Ocean. The brick-paved promenade is popular with walkers, joggers, hikers and bikers, and is lined with restaurants, hotels and parks. It has been named one of America's Best Beach Boardwalks by Travel + Leisure Magazine, and in…...

Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire is famous for its annual regatta on the Thames River.  This charming town becomes transformed during the race days as bedecked spectators throg the town along with the youthful competitors. There is a retirement community in the area (see link at right)....

Beer afficianados of a certain age will recognize the name Tumwater as the source of Olympia Beer. Unfortunately the brewery in Tumwater has been retired in the wake of its acquisition by Miller. Neverthless this delightful town of about 12,000 lives on.  It is located where the Deschutes River meets the Budd River at the southern end of Puget Sound…...