Slow Down and Unwind in Easy-Going Phuket By Kristy Alpert It’s not even 9a.m. in the sleepy fishing village of Rawai on Thailand’s famous Phuket Island, but already the turquoise waters of the Andaman Sea swarm with local fishermen casting their lines and releasing their nets from the bows of rustic…
I Stayed at the World’s Most Haunted Hotels, and Maybe Now I Believe …maybe by KRISTY ALPERT OCT 29, 2021 JACK AFFLECK I’m a skeptic when it comes to the supernatural, partly because I’m generally skeptical by nature, but mainly because I scare easily and I’d rather believe in a busted air…
Bermuda is a pink-sand playground for kids By Kristy Alpert I was still trying to figure out how to turn a romantic week in Bermuda with my husband into fun trip with just my toddler as I loaded my son’s car seat into the back of Larry Roger’s cab outside the…
The 15 Best Fall Foliage Trips in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Leaf viewing is one of the easiest (and least expensive) ways to experience America’s awe-inspiring natural beauty. The beauty of seasons is that they change, and the jewel-toned colors that seem to brighten and glisten as summer turns…
Take a Haunting Tour of Legendary Bran Castle … If you Dare By Kristy Alpert The road turned to gravel as we veered off the winding main street of Bran toward the Romanian villa we had rented for the night. The air was crisp and smelled like apples and moss as…
I Bought My Arkansas Home Sight Unseen While Living Abroad — and It Was the Best Decision I Ever Made by KRISTY ALPERT I was sitting in a rented apartment in Tallin, Estonia, when I first saw what would become my very own house. I had a glass of wine…
Travel Guide to Champagne By Kristy Alpert France’s Champagne region has a long history as a place of gathering and celebration. In the Middle Ages, the monarchy held their coronations in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Reims, the region’s unofficial capital, and annual market fairs—an entrepôt of European merchants selling…
The Best Staycation in Every State Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Springs, AR, USA The curious and the afflicted were some of the earliest arrivals in Eureka Springs, drawn by the legends of miraculous healing waters veiled beneath the isolated wilderness of Northwest Arkansas. Today it’s the adventurous and the hungry who come seeking…
9 Things to Consider When Moving from the City to the Country By Kristy Alpert It was a family decision for real estate broker Jose Quiñones to move from his Park Slope apartment to his rural home in Sussex County, Delaware… or, rather, a decision he made for his family….
14 New Hotels We Can’t Wait to Visit in 2021 Kristy Alpert Check out the places we’re excited to check in to in the new year. There’s a lot to look forward to in 2021…if even just the fact that it’s not 2020. But the chance for new adventures, new experiences, and…
