1. A Brief Real Estate Info Guide October 31, 2009 Pictures: Above: Darlene Leegate, my life’s partner since 2001. Right: A climb on Mt. Major in Southern New Hampshire this past summer. My "Geography" The Marine Corps (1968-1974) taught me to be a Navigator so Google Earth is a natural place for me to introduce you to my neighborhoods. I am intimately familiar with my home neighborhood of Weston in Broward County. I've lived in the area since 2000 when I immigrated here from Lexington Kentucky. If you visit Weston from Google Earth you will see that it is strategically located at the intersection of I-595, Sawgrass Parkway and I-75. These three paths provide quick access to Pembroke Pines, Sunrise, Davie, Cooper City, and Plantation. It is a 14 minute drive East to Ft. Lauderdale (FLL International Airport), 38 minute drive to central Miami, Miami International, South Beach or Aventura (Large Brazilian population); it is a 20 minute drive to Boca Raton, 44 minute drive Northeast to West Palm, 70 minute drive West to Naples and 3 hour drive North to Orlando. Our living habits tend to take us mostly into the Sunrise, Pembroke Pines, Plantation areas; our entertainment and cultural excursions take us to the "East", that is Ft Lauderdale by the Sea, Pompano Beach, and Hollywood Florida. Weekend getaways are to Naples, Ft Pierce or Orlando. Every six weeks or so we take visits to Boston, Cape Cod and Southern New Hampshire to visit family and enjoy New England's lifestyle of Americana.