The friendly, historic city of Hot Springs makes an excellent retirement community. Hot Springs Reservation was the first country’s Federal Reserve (1832) and became a National Park in 1921 (the nation's smallest by area). Its downtown Historic District protects the thermal waters and the historic and opulent buildings on Bathhouse Row. Fordyce Bath House is the centerpiece and museum headquarters.…...

Buenos Aires, or BA, is the capital of Argentina, and in many ways, the capital of South America. When the Argentinean economy collapsed in 2001, foreigners saw an opportunity (although always risky in Argentina) for investment. With gorgeous architecture, world class shopping and a well designed city with strong transportation in place, many ex-pats bought into the city at extremely…...

Glen Allen is an affluent suburb and small town a few miles north of Richmond, VA.  Nearby Ashland is an especially nice town....

Vilcabamba is a small village in southern Ecuador, about 42 kilometers from the city of Loja.  The village is renowned as the "Playground of the Incas" used by Incan royalty. From the airport in Loja, the road snakes over a mountain pass into the wonderful town of Vilcabamba. The town has attracted fame due to its energizer bunny - like…...