Month: August 2018

Fodors

This is the ultimate Beatles nirvana. Each year, thousands of visitors come from all around the world to Rishikesh, a spiritual city at the foothills of the Himalayas in India to practice yoga and meditate at the banks of the Ganges River. Yoga and meditation are the main draws here,…

Global Traveler

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 tourism is on the rise around the world, cultivating a…

Global Traveler

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 uncover something unexpected about a rumored underground culinary scene supposedly…

Cool Hunting

ECO-CHIC IN THE BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST OF UGANDA A LOOK INSIDE THE LUXURIOUS VOLCANOES BWINDI LODGE Posted by Kristy Alpert It’s 3PM in the village of Bwindi and the afternoon rain ceasing prompts a chorus of African tree frogs to chirp blissfully, serenading a group of local children as they…

Fodors

15 Totally Bizarre Spa Treatments Around the World Kristy Alpert | August 9, 2018 Relaxing or not, these treatments will be memorable. There’s a time and a place for a regular ol’ Swedish massage, but these bizarre treatments found at spas around the world can give you a signature sense…