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Filthy Cities – Industrial New York
New York City. “The Capital of the World” to some, “The City So Nice They Named It Twice” to others, but most importantly, the city people escape to in hopes of pursuing the American Dream. However, back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, New York City was not as upstanding or charming as it is today. The documentary Filthy Cities: Industrial New York by Andy Robbins, produced by BBC, portrays the struggles poor immigrants faced when arriving in New York City. Fleeing persecution and poverty in their previous countries, what they faced in NYC was even worse. From money-grubbing landlords, repulsive slums, and cramped tenements, immigrants had to fight disease, corruption, exploitation, parasites, and many more grueling conditions. It is appalling, the nightmarish circumstances the immigrants desperately tried to withstand, with many of them not making it out alive. For New York to continue as a city, various people, like inventors and reformers, would have to step up with inventions, ideas, and reformation.
Kauai
We opted to take the red eye flight out of Vegas to Kauai to make sure we could take advantage of as much of each day of the trip. To those worried about not being able to sleep on the flight, no worries. Kauai has some of the best coffee in the world grown right on island—enjoy! Landing on Kauai with our first beach stop at Poli Hali, naturally we picked the beach with a four-mile dirt road entry as the very first spot to head! We enjoyed a few hours of decently aggressive shorebreak with maybe another six people within sight along over 14 miles of beautiful beach. This beach is actually only a few miles away from our next destination: the Napoli Coast, back behind those rather large volcanic cliffs in the background of the photo below:
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Rachel (Queen Wanderlust) 👑Published 7 years ago in WanderHow to Still Enjoy October when You're Not a Fan of Halloween
Growing up, I never celebrated Halloween. I dressed up once as a fairy ballerina when I was three-years-old, but that was the extent of it. I have zero emotional investment in the holiday. Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-Halloween and all things spooky. However, I personally dislike horror movies and anything that incites fear. Thus, I'm not a fan of Halloween. Since I usually spend Halloween night (and sometimes the nights to follow) watching Psych re-runs with my family or scrolling through Instagram to see who dressed as what, I decided to make this list of fun and seasonal things to do in October that don't relate to Halloween.
Mikayla RaePublished 7 years ago in Lifehack