Category: Portfolio

Global Traveler

Queen of Adventure By Kristy Alpert I forced myself to look down as I shuffled my way to the edge of Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand, the same spot A.J. Hackett launched the first-ever commercial bungee operation in 1988. The couple in front of me clung together for moral support while…

Cosmopolitan

PSA: These Are the 10 Best Rooftop Bars in Charleston, South Carolina Cocktails with a view > literally everything else.  by KRISTY ALPERT Rooftop szn is officially here, and there may be no better place to ~drink it in~ than Charleston, South Carolina. The steamy city is filled with all sorts…

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35 Backyard Wedding Ideas to Make Your Summer Wedding as Instagrammable as Possible Pups better be part of the ceremony.  By Kristy Alpert Even three years ago it wasn’t necessarily the ~thing~ to say “I do” at home, but during the early days of the pandemic, when we had to…

Cosmopolitan

The Sacred Valley, Peru Is The Most Incredible Trip You Haven’t Taken Yet Andes, alpacas, and a gazillion other reasons to get to the Cusco region now. KRISTY ALPERT If your most recent reference to Peru is from watching The Emperor’s New Groove, it’s time to update that. An absolute bucket list trip that…

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The Weird Symptoms of My Traumatic Brain Injury—and the Freak Accident That Caused It Why is it so hard to spot a TBI? BY STACEY REYNOLDS, AS TOLD TO ANTONIA DEPACE AND KRISTY ALPERT LAURA STOLFI/STOCKSY UINTED I knew I’d seen her white-framed glasses before, many times even, but I was…

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Your Guide to the Best Food in Nashville Right Now Don’t you dare visit without ordering hot chicken… KRISTY ALPERT  BECCA WILDSMITH The odds that you’ve been invited to at least one Nashville bachelorette party are extremely high, so if you haven’t already visited Music City, you’re in for a real (re)treat. Whether you’re…