Best Walking Tours Photo: © JULIA KUZNETSOVA – DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert WHAT DO BREATHING in the delicate perfume of alpine rock jasmine on an early-morning hike in the Swiss Alps, discovering a Parisian patisserie in the back streets of Hanoi Read More …
Private Jet Tours Photo: © FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE JET EXPERIENCE By Kristy Alpert TRAVELING BY PRIVATE JET was once a luxury only afforded to royals, presidents and, sure, the occasional musician or two. Today, private jet travel reaches new heights, and Read More …
Green Space Tours Around the Globe April 2019, Tours Photo: Chelsea Flower Show in London © LONDONGAL27 – DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert – April 1, 2019 FOLLOW THE GUIDEBOOKS in your next destination and they will likely have you pound the pavement in Read More …
Unknown Europe Tours March 2019, Tours Photo: © MARK ALPERT By Kristy Alpert – March 1, 2019 IT WASN’T BY ACCIDENT I arrived early to the train platform that morning. Rumors of the Swiss train system’s punctuality had not only piqued my curiosity Read More …
Polynesian Paradise French Polynesia, March 2019 Photo: © MARTIN VALIGURSKY – DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert – March 1, 2019 I HAD JUST TAKEN OFF MY SANDALS, stepping onto the white-sand beach for a late-morning walk to a secluded spot I heard about from Read More …
Tag Along in Tbilisi February 2019, Georgia Photo: Tbilisi Old Town © XANTANA – DREAMSTIME.COMBy Kristy Alpert – February 1, 2019 NOT LONG AGO, A TRIP TO the ancient city of Tbilisi began with explaining to friends and family it was in “the country, not Read More …
Middle East Tours February 2019, Tours Photo: Tour of Al-Khazneh, the Treasury, in Petra, Jordan © JOSEF MILLS – DREAMSTIME.COMBy Kristy Alpert – February 1, 2019 I DISMOUNTED MY CAMEL and stood face-to-face with the massive limestone blocks of one of Giza’s great Read More …
Sporting Event Tours 2019 January 2019, Tours Photo: The 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea © ZHUKOVSKY – DREAMSTIME.COMBy Kristy Alpert – January 1, 2019 THERE’S SOMETHING ALMOST POETIC about the lengths to which professional sports fans will go to support their Read More …
Phuket: Dream Getaway January 2019, Thailand Photo: Fishing boats © NARONG NIEMHOM -DREAMSTIME.COMBy Kristy Alpert – January 1, 2019 IT’S NOT EVEN 9 A.M. in the sleepy fishing village of Rawai on Thailand’s famous Phuket Island, but already the turquoise waters of the Andaman Read More …