The City of Canals - Venice, Italy
When I took the ferry from the airport via the Grand Canal, which runs through the heart of the city, I started to fall in love with the enchanting city, and knew this bucket list destination was not going to disappoint. Venice is incredibly unique with 117 islands, 150 canals, over 400 bridges and no cars. Venice, Italy is mostly known for its canals, but I will tell you it is an architectural photo walk. The city’s architecture reflects so many influences including Byzantine, Islamic, and Gothic.
A Unique Urban Phenomenon In Hanoi - Train Street
This is a narrow residential alley in Hanoi where an active railway line runs just inches from people’s homes, cafes, and shops.
“The Garden By The Sea” - Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Thomas Rogers first settled the area in 1657 and dubbed it “The Garden by the Sea”. The town takes its name from Rogers’ family abandoned apple orchards. Old Orchard Beach first was promoted as a tourist designation in 1631. A steady flow of tourists started coming to Old Orchard Beach when railroad service from Portland and Boston was established in 1842.
General Sherman’s Civil War Headquartes - Green-Meldrim House
Charles Green, born 1807 in Shropshire, England, migrated to Savannah in 1833 at the age of 26 and secured a job as a clerk on Factor’s Walk in the cotton trade.
A French Chateau in the Brandywine Valley - Nemours
Nemours stands as an extraordinary example of the Gilded Age fascination with European culture and serves as a lasting testament to the wealth, interests, and ambitions of the du Pont family.
A Glimpse Of Old Bangkok - On The Canals
Known as khlongs, these narrow waterways cut quietly through the city, offering a striking contrast to the traffic and high-rises beyond their banks.
Ancient Heritage Meets Modernity - Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok is often described as fast, chaotic, and electric—but beneath the traffic and street food stalls lies a deeply rooted cultural rhythm shaped by spirituality, tradition, and everyday rituals.
The House That A Lincoln Built - Hildene
Robert Lincoln, the only child of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, retained the architecture firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge to built his summer home on 392 acres in Manchester, Vermont. Lincoln had served as Secretary of War and Minister to the Court of St. James, and made his fortune as a lawyer before becoming President of the Pullman Company. Robert Lincoln and his wife, Mary Harlan Lincoln, lived at Hildene in high style.
George & Martha’s Place On The Potomac - Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is an American landmark and once a vibrant 18th century plantation and home to the first President of the United States. The estate is located on the banks on the Potomac River.
A Stockbridge Gilded Age Cottage - Naumkeag
Naumkeag is the former Berkshire estate of New York City lawyer and U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph Hodges Choate, and his wife Caroline, located in Stockbridge, Massachusettes. The Choate’s, who were part of the newly-rich, traveled in well-to-do social circles. They decided to build a 44-room shingle-style “cottage” with brick and stone details, designed by the architect of the day, Stanford White.
A Distinguished Musical Theater Composer’s Mid-Century Estate - The Frederick Loewe House
Loewe decided to retire to Palm Springs, California, where, in 1960, he purchased a mid-century luxury estate.
The Capital Of North Thailand - Chiang Mai
As the largest city in the north—and Thailand’s second-largest after Bangkok—it offers a refreshing alternative to the capital’s fast-paced, high-energy atmosphere.
The Medieval Castle In Bucks County, PA - Fonthill
Built between 1908 and 1912, Fonthill Castle was the home of archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramicist, scholar and antiquarian Henry Chapman Mercer.
World’s Fair Remnants - Flushing Meadow Corona Park
In “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald described this area as “a valley of ashes”. It would later be transformed into the 1,200-acre site where the world would converge in 1939, to witness highlights that included exhibitions by companies like General Electric, IBM, RCA, Borden, American Tobacco and Coca Cola.
A Long Island Gilded Age Riverside Retreat - Cutting Arboretum
Westbook Farms started when William Bayard Cutting purchased the George C. Lorillard estate on the Connetiquot River in the Long Island town of Great River. Cutting was a New York City lawyer and sugar beet refiner, who made his fortune in railroads and in the development of the Red Hook, Brooklyn waterfront.
A Professional Showcase - Beauport
Beauport, also known as the Sleeper-McCann House, was the shingle-style summer home of one of America’s first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper.
Gilded Age Living In The Finger Lakes - Sonnenberg
The 50-acre Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is located in Canandaigua, New York. The historic park contains the former summer mansion, a collection of period garden architecture, nine formal and informal gardens, statuary, and a greenhouse complex. The property is a gift to New York State from philanthropists Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson.
Over The Top In Dyker Heights - Holiday Lights
The Dyker Heights Holiday display has become one of the most sought out New York attraction during the holiday season.
An Island With A Heart - Boldt Castle
George C. Boldt, a millionaire associated with the Waldorf Astoria and the Bellevue-Stratford Hotels in New York City, built this 120-room castle to display his love for his wife, Louise, on picturesque Hart Island, which he re-named Heart Island.
Island Time - Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands, a British Territory, and Georgetown is the capital city, and major cruise ship port.