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Best Food Tours Photo: Eat Mexico cactus farm tour © ANA TELLO / EAT MEXICO By Kristy Alpert ULTIMATELY, GETTING A TASTE for culture and adventure is what travel is all about, and now more than ever, travelers take that Read More …
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Best Wine Tours Photo: Santa Margherita wine tour © SANTA MARGHERITA By Kristy Alpert JUST AS A GOOD WINE CAN ENHANCE an experience within a destination, a good destination can help enhance the experience with a bottle of wine. Wine Read More …
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Moscow: Culinary Capital Russia Photo: © KRISTY ALPERT By Kristy Alpert MY EXCITEMENT WANED as he approached, holding a straw and a bottle of what appeared to be Russian vodka. I had come to the White Rabbit restaurant specifically to Read More …
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Four Seasons Hualālai Spa Photo: Treatment room © FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI SPA By Kristy Alpert I WAS STILL GETTING RE-ACCUSTOMED TO WALKING on solid ground as I took my first step into the refreshingly cool waters of the Waiea (“Water Read More …
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Responsible Travel Photo: © YAMNUSKA MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES By Kristy Alpert – April 1, 2018 TRAVEL HAS ALWAYS HAD A WAY of connecting people to the land, literally stepping us out of our comfort zones and onto an entirely new terrain Read More …
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Nepal/Everest Trekking Tours Photo: Bridge in Sagarmāthā National Park © KRISTY ALPERT By Kristy Alpert – January 1, 2018 WHEN JAPANESE MOUNTAINEER Takashi Miyahara arrived in Nepal back in 1962, he did so with a one-way ticket and a dream Read More …
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Dogsled, Lapland Finland, November 2017 Photo: © VADYM LAVRA | DREAMSTIME By Kristy Alpert – November 1, 2017 AS A KID GROWING UP IN TEXAS, the closest I ever came to dogsledding was when I strapped on a pair of Read More …
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World’s Best Wine Regions August 2017, Features Photo: Old clay pots used for winemaking in Tbilisi, Georgia © DMYTRO LOBODA | DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert – August 1, 2017 ONE BY ONE I SLIPPED off my sandals and let my Read More …
Global Traveler: Finding Om in India
Finding Om in India Photo: Group at Rishikul Yogshala © RISHIKUL YOGSHALA By Kristy Alpert – June 1, 2017 I WAITED MY ENTIRE LIFE to be where I stood, the Taj Mahal long acting as a sort of mecca in my Read More …
Global Traveler: Thai Islands
Eco-Friendly Journey of Thailand’s Isles Photo: Canoeing in the waters off the Thai islands © KRISTY ALPERT By Kristy Alpert AS I FLOATED just above the water in a three-person sea canoe, I found myself grinning with every ripple and splash Read More …