Life in a College Town

If you’re preparing to retire or relocate in the coming years, consider choosing a college town as your destination. If you’ve already got your sights set on a particular location, then find out about the universities, private colleges or technical schools that are in the area. Either way, you’ll find that the proximity of a higher-education institution offers many benefits to residents of any age.

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Roam Alone: A Guide for Single Travel

Solo travelers make up more than 11 percent of leisure travelers in the United States, according to the U.S. Travel Association, and this number will continue to increase. After all, in 2014, the number of single American adults outnumbered those who are married. Travel tops many retirement to-do lists, and research repeatedly shows that experiences, such as travel, generate more joy than material purchases.

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Grand Vacations in Washington DC

As a grandparent, wouldn’t it be great to create lasting memories with your grandchildren? Now that you have more time to travel, it’s a great opportunity to share some special moments with your loved ones. In each issue of ideal-LIVING magazine, we’ll provide you with some great destinations to share with your children and grandchildren.

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Following Fall Color

Following Fall Color By Emily Hackeling. Previously published in the 2015 Fall Issue. There are many things that signify summer days are dwindling. Maybe you pull out your box of sweaters for the first time in months, or you decide to make that chicken potpie for a nice warm dinner. Your coffee goes from being…

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Catch the Colors in Zion National Park

Catch the Colors in Zion National Park America is blessed with 58 national parks that embrace some of the most diverse, pristine and awe-inspiring nature in the world. Designated in 1919, Zion is Utah’s oldest and most visited National Park, with around 3.5 million visitors soaking up all that it has to offer every year.…

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Tropical Sustainability

Tropical Sustainability | Save Money | International Living is King in Saving

International Communities are Setting the Pace By Sam Crawford. Previously published in the 2015 Summer issue. Sustainability has become a popular buzzword with American community developers. While some may see that trend as being little more than a marketing tool, the fact is that sustainable designs and building practices are a good thing—for the planet…

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On the Move

Thoms Estate | North Carolina Mountain Communities | NC Resort

Over 45,000 people from the ideal-LIVING database have made a move within the last three years. We’d like for you to hear from some of those who have found their ideal place and are living their ideal life.
It’s not relocation, it’s the right location.

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Grand Vacations – A Destination Guide for Traveling with Grandchildren

Now that you’re a grandparent, wouldn’t it be a fantastic time to create lasting memories with your grandchildren? Now that you have more time to travel, it’s a great opportunity to share some special moments with your loved ones. In each issue of ideal-LIVING magazine, we’ll provide you with some great destinations to share with your children and grandchildren.

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A Crown Jewel of Nature: Explore Mexico’s Riviera Maya

A Crown Jewel of Nature: Explore Mexico’s Riviera Maya Years ago, I traveled with my family to the new and intriguing Mexican resort of Cancún, a collection of a mere dozen hotels along the Atlantic coast. The attraction for us as North American visitors was a warm, hospitable vacation at affordable prices. Once there, we…

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Read a Road Map Week

Read a Road Map Week is fast approaching, and like with so many other things, I must remember to thank my parents for forcing me to become familiar with large, beautiful, utilitarian road maps. It began because I was the only child in my family who didn’t get carsick while reading. At first this was a good thing…

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