Upper East Side Story By Kristy Alpert An A-lister fave, The Mark boasts a one-of-a-kind hotel experience. Moreover, guests are chauffeured to the city’s top shopping spots, museums and galleries via the hotel’s black-and-white striped pedicabs, should a day of sight- seeing be on the agenda. There’s a distinct hush…
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. Like many, my first encounter with Arizona took place a…
Oh, Canada! By Kristy Alpert I HAD TO REMIND MYSELF I WAS NOT IN EUROPE AS I VEERED OFF THE PAVED SIDEWALK ONTO A COBBLE-STONED SIDE STREET IN MONTRÉAL’S HISTORIC DISTRICT. The gas lamps were glowing with pure Parisian panache against a backdrop of gothic architecture that towered above lively town…
Natural Selection by Kristy Alpert I slowed my pace and walked with careful intention as I continued to scale my way ever upward over one final granite boulder. The hike I had begun less than 90 minutes earlier from the Six Senses Zil Pasyon (sixsenses.com) was now leading me through…
Old Town Revival by Kristy Alpert Dating back to the 7th century, Krakow is one of Europe’s oldest cities, and it remains one of its last to be built from the center out, where its architectural monuments are all set in chronological order starting at its core. Today, modern-day…
The Maltese Mystique by Kristy Alpert I kept my eyes down while I navigated the smoothes stone pathways that led through Malta’s old town; painfully aware that wedged heels were the wrong shoe choice for my afternoon of exploring in Valletta. I glanced up as I entered Republic Square and…
Vegas, Baby! by Kristy Alpert Las vegas has played a Starring role in its fair Share of seedy capers and Debaucherous bachelor Party movies, but the city’s real-life personality proves that you can’t judge a city by its film credits. Behind the city’s flashy facade and cinematic bad boy reputation,…
