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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kicking Back in the Maldives By Kristy Alpert – December 1, 2016 For most of the world, imagining paradise requires closed eyes and an active imagination, but on the island chain of the Maldives, it’s as simple as opening your eyes Read More …
Unwind in Goa Photo: Fishing boats on a Goa beach at sunset © MARINA PISSAROVA | DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert I WAS MILES OFF THE coast of India in a small wooden fishing boat on the Arabian Sea when I Read More …
Impress Clients in Belgrade By Kristy Alpert IF THE REST OF THE WORLD can learn anything from Belgrade, it is that appearances can be deceiving. This Serbian city has famously been referred to over the years as “gritty” and “raw,” with Read More …