And on the hot desert wind came the overpowering scent of everything I remembered from my life in Russia.

BBC: USSR to Promised Land

However, if you value a quieter, more contemplative life, one punctuated only by the scraping of chairs after a leisurely lunch and the wind rustling through the lavender fields, a few miles back from the coast lies the picturesque village of Vidauban.

FORBES: Provencal Retreat

Will residents make use of cooking classes, shiatsu massage and "life coaching"--or will they wind up taking them for granted, like a roof deck no one uses but everyone likes for resale value?

FORBES: Lush Life