Vault: Banking on a Great Experience Kristy Alpert For nearly 40 years, the building at 723 Central Avenue in Hot Springs sat empty, abandoned after its last tenant, Citizens Bank, moved out and shut the ironclad vault one final time. Dating back to 1909, when it opened as the First Federal…
FINDING SANCTUARY IN CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN RESORT + SPA AN AESTHETIC OVERHAUL FOR THE ACCLAIMED WELLNESS LOCATION By Kristy Alpert The sun hasn’t even made its way over the mountains in the distance when a small group begins Thai Chi. Inside, the soothing sound of water flowing through a zen garden…
WORD OF MOUTH: QUARTIER INTERNATIONAL, MONTRÉAL DELVING DEEPER THAN BUSINESS IN THIS DOWNTOWN DISTRICT By Kristy Alpert Business districts aren’t typically hubs of excitement, but don’t tell that to Montréal. It’s here that the city’s commercial core has made a community where culture and style can thrive. The Quartier International…
Why Wait For The Honeymoon? by Kristy Alpert The newest complimentary wellness experience at this luxury resort lets brides bliss out before the wedding Sunset at the Sanctuary Spa Even though I didn’t arrive at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa as a bride, a honeymooner, or even…
Hotel Experiences By Kristy Alpert These hotels hold the key to one-of-a-kind local activities all over the world. Forget pillow menus and minibars, these hotels are offering something a bit more transformative. At one point the mission for hotels was to keep guests inside their rooms, but these unique experiences are…
This is the ultimate Beatles nirvana. Each year, thousands of visitors come from all around the world to Rishikesh, a spiritual city at the foothills of the Himalayas in India to practice yoga and meditate at the banks of the Ganges River. Yoga and meditation are the main draws here,…
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…
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…
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…
