Cathay Pacific’s welcome retreat By Kristy Alpert Cathay Pacific’s business-class lounge in the Pier at Hong Kong Airport has a full-service bar among its amenities. Getting to Vietnam well-rested and happy is a breeze thanks to Cathay Pacific’s multiple flights to Vietnam’s hub cities of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh…
The Non-Christmassy Festivals of Winter Getting festive at the end of the year doesn’t have to be all about mulled wine and Santa photo ops. These festivals may fall over the holidays, but there’s nothing Christmassy about them.—Kristy Alpert CARNAVALE DE QUEBEC When: January-February Where: Quebec City, Canada The Carnaval de Quebec started in…
Long Weekend in Reims, France Posted by Kristy Alpert Set among the vineyard-lined hills of France’s Champagne region, the city of Reims has multiple Michelin-starred restaurants, numerous les grandes marques Champagne houses, and a handful of hidden-gem bars and boutiques that are lifting the dust off this once sleepy city and giving locals…
Living Large By Kristy Alpert I felt oddly at ease as I stood in a sea of bold colors and glittering lights, wrapped in silk and draped in jewels with the warm night air of Mumbai acting as a shawl to my bare and freshly hennaed arms. The blush-toned bubbles…
14 Places to Travel Before You Have Kids By Kristy Alpert Picnicking beneath the Eiffel Tower isn’t the same with a busy toddler in tow, and the high-altitude, stony streets of Cusco aren’t quite as charming when you’re struggling to push a stroller around them. Although it can be wonderful…
Jettisoning Jet Lag in HanoiBy Kristy Alpert I half-stumbled my way into the lobby of the Le Spa du Metropole, still weary from spending the better part of 24 hours on a plane. My arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam, had been smooth, but it didn’t take long before the hours caught…
FIGHT CLUBS By Kristy Alpert In a small, dark room lined with traditional samurai weaponry and paved in well-worn planks of Japanese hard wood, a group of masked men meet together for the ultimate show down of physical prowess. If it seems like this scene is straight out of a…
