Category: North America

• The Gilded Age Excess

  

  Newport Adventures After successfully defending my thesis, I decided the proper way to celebrate academic triumph was exploring how the obscenely wealthy lived during the Gilded Age. Because nothing says “I conquered graduate school” quite like touring 70-room “summer cottages,” right? Ferry Terminal Panic After the rental car confusion the night before (apparently my carefully…

  GreyValley

  July 13, 2025

  New York & New England, North America

  #history, #travel, Gilded Age, Rhode Island, The Breakers, The Elms

• When Manhattan Decided to Test My Optimism

  

  So there I was, in our Hampton Inn room on Friday night, presenting Rashid with my masterfully researched LIRR plan like I was unveiling the crown jewels. “Babylon Station, 30-minute drive, 1 hour 13 minutes to Penn Station!” I announced, probably gesturing dramatically with whatever I had in my hands at the moment. He just…

  GreyValley

  July 6, 2025

  New York & New England, North America, Popular Cities, Travel & Art

  #travel, #usa, fiction, Long Island, MoMA, New York, North America

• Travel Tips – Orlando, FL

  

  Travel on a budget tips – Orlando, Florida, USA

  Rashid Farook

  June 4, 2025

  Florida, North America, Orlando, Popular Cities

  #florida, #orlando, #travel, #usa

• The First British Fleet to America – Jamestown, Virginia

  

  Historic Jamestown settlement near Williamsburg, VA, USA

  Rashid Farook

  May 21, 2025

  North America, Travel & History, Williamsburg

  #history, #jamestown, #travel, #usa, #virginia

• Travel Tips – Savannah, GA

  

  Travel on a budget tips – Savannah, GA, USA

  Rashid Farook

  May 14, 2025

  North America, Popular Cities, savannah, The South

  #georgia, #savannah, #travel, #usa

• Jamestown Settlement – First British Colony in America

  

  Historic Jamestown settlement near Williamsburg, VA, USA

  Rashid Farook

  May 7, 2025

  North America, The South, Williamsburg

  #history, #jamestown, #travel, #usa, #virginia

• Garden Lights, Holiday Nights- A Stroll Through the Atlanta Botanical Garden

  

  Festival of Lights in Atlanta, GA

  GreyValley

  April 30, 2025

  Atlanta, North America, The South

  #georgia, #scenic, #travel, #usa, #winter, Atlanta

• Colonial Naval Battle Exhibits in Yorktown

  

  Colonial Exhibits in Yorktown Museum, Virginia, USA

  Rashid Farook

  April 23, 2025

  East Coast, North America, Travel & History, Williamsburg, Yorktown

  #colonial, #history, #travel, #usa, #virginia

• Exploring River Street in Savannah, Georgia

  

  Historic River Street in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

  Rashid Farook

  March 19, 2025

  North America, savannah, The South, Travel & History

  #georgia, #history, #travel, #usa, savannah

• The Port of Long Beach, California

  

  A brief look at Long Beach, California, USA. A popular Port for Pacific Cruises.

  Rashid Farook

  March 16, 2025

  Long Beach, North America, Pacific Ocean, Travel & Cruising, Travel & History, West Coast

  #california, #history, #longbeach, #travel, #usa