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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…

HiLuxury magazine

Santa Fe Expressed by Kristy Alpert I arrived late in Santa Fe, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains already shaded to a deep indigo hue as my plane made its approach, the moon’s glow highlighting the sharp outline of the distant mountain range. The magical setting all seemed like something out…

Fodors

10 Strange Can’t-Miss Sights to See in St. Petersburg Sneak out of your group tour for these top 10 obscure sights in St. Petersburg.  Kristy Alpert    With all due respect to the numerous and notable tour companies that do a fantastic job guiding hoards of tourists around the main…