What Lies Beneath By Kristy Alpert Discover amazing cave formations, including stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, box work and helictites that were sculpted by millions of years of geological activity at Colossal Cave (photo courtesy Visit Tucson). Sparkling caverns hold Arizona’s hidden splendor. Read More …
Unwrap the Flavor of the British Virgin Islands, Bite by Bite By Kristy Alpert It isn’t the stars or even the winds that direct boats toward their destinations as the months ease into autumn in the British Virgin Islands; instead, Read More …
Slow Down and Unwind in Easy-Going Phuket By Kristy Alpert It’s not even 9a.m. in the sleepy fishing village of Rawai on Thailand’s famous Phuket Island, but already the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea swarm with local fishermen casting their Read More …
I Stayed at the World’s Most Haunted Hotels, and Maybe Now I Believe …maybe by KRISTY ALPERT OCT 29, 2021 JACK AFFLECK I’m a skeptic when it comes to the supernatural, partly because I’m generally skeptical by nature, but mainly because I Read More …
Bermuda is a pink-sand playground for kids By Kristy Alpert I was still trying to figure out how to turn a romantic week in Bermuda with my husband into fun trip with just my toddler as I loaded my son’s car Read More …
The 15 Best Fall Foliage Trips in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Leaf viewing is one of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to experience America’s awe-inspiring natural beauty. The beauty of seasons is that they change, and the jewel-toned Read More …
Take a Haunting Tour of Legendary Bran Castle … If you Dare By Kristy Alpert The road turned to gravel as we veered off the winding main street of Bran toward the Romanian villa we had rented for the night. The Read More …
I Bought My Arkansas Home Sight Unseen While Living Abroad — and It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made by KRISTY ALPERT I was sitting in a rented apartment in Tallin, Estonia, when I first saw what would become Read More …
Travel Guide to Champagne By Kristy Alpert France’s Champagne region has a long history as a place of gathering and celebration. In the Middle Ages, the monarchy held their coronations in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims, the region’s unofficial Read More …
The Best Staycation in Every State Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs, AR, USA The curious and the afflicted were some of the earliest arrivals in Eureka Springs, drawn by the legends of miraculous healing waters veiled beneath the isolated wilderness of Northwest Arkansas. Read More …