Santa Cruz is the capital of the Costa Rican canton of the same name in Guanacaste Province. The population of the entire canton is 43,000. This typical Costa Rican rural town consist mostly of farmers, fishermen, workers, or tourist workers.The town is known within Costa Rica for its cultural heritage and many historical traditions. These traditions include the Fiesta de…...

Occoquan is a small village adjacent to Woodbridge in suburban Virginia. The affluent population of this artist community is about 900 people. The town has charming streets laid out in a grid on the Occoquan River (see photo above of marina). People like it for its walkable streets, charming shops, and restaurants. It is convenient to I-95 and the Potomac…...

Apalachicola is a small town of a few thousand people on the Gulf Coast of Florida, about an hour south of Tallahassee.  This old and wealthy fishing town has a long history due to its location on the rich fishing and oystering areas of the Gulf Coast.  Apalachicola has a very interesting downtown with many restored buildings reminiscent of the…...

Southington is a town of about 42,000 in central Connecticut, southwest of Hartford....