The 9 Best Water Parks in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Across the country, water parks featuring heart-stopping attractions are breaking records and taking riders to new heights, while offering family-friendly fun that offers something for everyone. Water parks in America offer some of the best ways to cool off when the temperatures heat up. Whether…
Street Food Tours By Kristy Alpert THE CULINARY WORLD is full of restaurants where reservations can take months to score and where elaborate dishes come adorned in edible gold or delicate shavings of rare white truffles and expensive caviar — which is why it’s so refreshing some of the biggest…
Solo Travel Tours By Kristy Alpert IT HAD BEEN TWO DAYS since I had spoken to another person. It was just me and my rental car, cruising along the highways and back roads of the Baltics on my way from Lithuania to Estonia. I dreamed of exploring this lesser-known region…
Picture Perfect By Kristy Alpert THESE DAYS YOU DON’T always need the most expensive equipment or latest lens to get a quality shot during your travels. Not only have modern smartphones greatly surpassed the standalone point- and-shoot cameras of the past, but also apps and editing software improved so much…
Russian Evolution by Kristy Alpert LONG BEFORE THE FORMATION of the European Union, or even the United States for that matter, St. Petersburg, Russia, stood as a strong city with a keen eye for globality. Prior to the city’s founding in 1703, Emperor Peter the Great was said to have brought…
Get Squeaky Clean With These Fancy and High-Tech Toilets Around the World By Kristy Alpert Fancy a flush? No one needs a fancy desk or a posh company car to take care of business, but you’ll never find a boss, a secretary, or even an intern complaining about those sweet little perks….
15 Amazing Zika-Free Babymoon Destinations in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Leave your passport behind, don’t worry about changing money, and get ready to have a babymoon you’ll never forget. Babymoons don’t have to require a passport, and they certainly don’t have to include vaccines or the risk of traveling to…
These 15 Scents Will Remind You of Your Favorite Places Kristy Alpert Travel around the world with these perfumes, candles, and incense. No matter where I am in the world, the scent of burning incense immediately transports me back to my days spent traveling through Indonesia. At the first whiff…
What It’s Really Like to Spend the Night in an Igloo By Kristy Alpert And now, a harrowing tale…about sleeping in an igloo. My suitcase was empty by the time I arrived. Every item of clothing I packed was layered tightly on my frigid body, including both sets of gloves…
