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Swimming With Manatees Near the Villages of Citrus Hills

Swimming With Manatees Near the Villages of Citrus Hills Swimming With Manatees Near the Villages of Citrus…

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Find Your Escape

Find Your Escape Happy homeowners share their stories of how they found their ideal homes. Hilton Head…

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Venture Out Homeowner Stories

Venture Out Home Owner Stories

In the Ideal Living Spring 2019 issue, we included postcards from homeowners in the Travel Guide from various locations so you can get an idea of what it is like to live there. Below you can link to the full stories from the homeowners who shared their lives and experiences with our readers. We hope you will enjoy their tales of finding their ideal lives.

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Lake Living

Find peace and tranquility Tellico Lake — Tennessee Tellico Lake stretches for 33 miles through the Little…

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The Good Life – Walking Trails

Let You Enjoy Your Community “Let’s go for a walk.” When you live in a planned community,…

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Blazing the Path Forward: Ideal-LIVING’s Vision for Tomorrow’s Adventure Seekers

Thirty-five years gone in the blink of an eye—how did ideal-LIVING grow from a small-town start in…

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Best Small Towns | Best of the Best 2017 Community Awards | aiken sc

One South Carolina Community is Ahead of The “Green” Curve

AIKEN, SC — In his opening days in office, President Barak Obama has called for a national…

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Get Ready for the Outdoors with Great Party Ideas

Once your garden is at its finest and your house is sparkling, it’s time to show off what you’ve got. Assemble your guest list and get ready to throw a party worthy of the season. Here are some tips to help you stage festivities so original-and so much fun-that people will still be talking about them the next time the Easter bunny comes around.

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More Than a Meet & Greet: Expo Exhibitors

The ideal-LIVING Resort & Retirement Show is more than just a simple “meet & greet”. With as many as 50 exhibitors in the Grand Ballroom of an upscale hotel, it becomes an opportunity to find answers to all of your retirement questions. We have simplified the process for finding your ideal resort or retirement property to make it both entertaining and fun

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Lake Living

Life on the lake is a veritable playground for adults and children alike. “We have a couple of wave runners, a sailboat and a 24′ cruising boat, not to mention kayaks, knee boards and a paddle board. We love the water, so we build somewhere to attract the family.”

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Timeless Roof Colors

According to national color expert Kate Smith, the most timeless roofing colors used on American homes include black, gray and cedar. And, colors that are gaining popularity in “shaking up” today’s roofs include shades of green, clay and terracotta.

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A Look at Fredericksburg, VA

Fredericksburg, Virginia, is a small town with a big history. Strategically located on the falls of the…

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Revisting Resolutions: Keeping the Motivation

Resolutions can turn from friends to fickle foes in the middle of January.

It seems to make sense at the first of the month: with the dawning of a brand new year comes the dawning of a new you. Finally there is a chance to organize the living room so well that the television remote’s instructions takes a moment to find, or to get a stomach so flat that the jeans from high school fit with ease.

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Texas Warmer Weather | Retire Texas | Enjoy Sunny Destinations

Everything in Texas is Gigantic

When I was younger my father would sometimes tell a joke about how “everything in Texas is giii-gantic!”-and quite literally, Texas is gigantic. At 268,820 square miles, it’s the second largest of the 50 US states. It’s also gigantic in appeal, full of exciting cities, charming small towns, warm weather, and no state income tax.

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An Island Lifestyle: The Landings on Skidaway Island

An Island Lifestyle: The Landings on Skidaway Island Savannah, Georgia, is known as “The Hostess City” of…

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Healthy Heat

Arizona is a state saturated in color. The skies so deeply blue, the desert absolutely golden. The state boasts a minimum of three hundred sunny days a year, with sunshine touching every corner. Because of the variation in altitude, it offers the desert landscape perfect escape for sun worshippers, as well as mountains and high plateaus for more snow driven people. It is these kinds of weathers that are Arizona’s biggest attraction, and for which provides its greatest health benefits.

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Spring Road Trip Ideas

The skies are bluer, the grass greener, and the birds have returned to their summer homes. It’s the perfect time to start a spontaneous, care-free, novelty filled, road trip.

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Biowalls – The Vertical Garden

Biowalls – The Vertical Garden Green walls (also known as biowalls, vertical gardens or vertical vegetated complex…

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A Taste of Brazil

A Taste of Brazil: International Dining Most people enjoy trying new food, especially when it’s international cuisine….

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The Benefits of 55+ Communities

The Benefits of 55+ Communities

The Benefits of 55+ Communities As you are getting closer to retirement, there are probably a lot…

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