10 Best Softside Luggage Options for Any Kind of Getaway They may be soft, but they travel hard. BY KRISTY ALPERT Payamona/Getty Images Fact: Some travelers like the beach and the mountains, but it’s beyond rare to find travelers who like hardside and softside luggage. You’re either a hard-shell or a soft-shell girlie, but never both….
The 15 Most Underrated Summer Travel Destinations in the U.S. Time to discover them before your FYP does. BY KRISTY ALPERT Summer travel can be sooo painfully predictable sometimes. You’re either blowing your vacation budget on international airfare, or laying towel-to-towel on a beach with crowds of people who came up with the…
The 10 Best Cruises to Book Right Now…Even If You’re a Skeptic We took your biggest cruising complaints and found the perfect solution (aka ship!) for every single one. KRISTY ALPERT Aqua Expeditions Listen, I know what you’re thinking. Cruises? In 2023? It’s okay if you’re skeptical—we love critical thinking…
Unpopular Opinion: Travel Dupes Exist Kristy Alpert Mon, June 5, 2023, 12:11 PM PDT·2 min read Obviously, no two places are totally identical, but these travel twins won’t dip deep into your precious PTO. Trade Denmark for… Alicia Chew Solvang, California If you’re looking for walkable streets and window boxes…
I Didn’t Want Kids. Then I Lost My Period. Then I Suddenly Wanted Kids? First came love, then came marriage, then came…this kind of wild saga. KRISTY ALPERT My mind was racing as I jogged to a pharmacy in the Balinese village where I’d spent the past month surfing, studying…
Honeymoons Are Back, But They’re Actually Megamoons This Time Hot-air balloon rides not optional. KRISTY ALPERT Big-budget weddings were so pre-pandemic. In this economy, we’re more intentional about cash, and that means spending that hot-station-buffet money on an all-in, weeks-long vacay with your lawfully wedding lover instead, simply because life can be…
This Is Your Sign to Book a Food Trip to Portland If only to understand what a micro-restaurant actually is? But also, obviously, to take in all the innovative eats this food-centric Oregon city keeps delivering. KRISTY ALPERT You can pretty much thank Portland for your city’s food scene. Food…
JFYI, You Don’t Need a Trust Fund for a Wellness Retreat …or even an entire week of precious PTO! KRISTY ALPERT If your brain instantly serves you up an image of your wallet draining when you hear the word “wellness,” we don’t blame you. Between spa treatments, fitness classes and all the…
