Author: kristyalpert

AY Magazine

A Legacy of Grace Kristy Alpert  Dr. Caroline Ford, executive director of the Wolfe Street Foundation, founded the Dills House for Women, a chemical-free space for recovery. By Kristy Alpert • Photography by Jamison Mosley For Dr. Caroline Morgan Ford, the line between casual drinking and substance abuse was one…

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…

AY Magazine

It’s Pee-Kahn Month! By Kristy Alpert   By Kristy Alpert | Photography by Jamison Mosley We’re all a bit nuts in Arkansas, especially during National Pecan month! April is National Pecan Month, and we’re going nuts for these native Arkansas nuts. An estimated 2.6 million pecans are harvested from orchards…

Sparefoot Moving Guides

20 Things You Need to Know Before You Move to Little Rock By Kristy Alpert   Not only is Little Rock the capital city of Arkansas, but it’s also the heart of the state both geographically and culturally. It is where southern charm and natural charisma collide, and the city’s…

Fodors

Leave the Bags at Home: These Hotels Will Make You Custom Clothes Kristy Alpert  Fashion designers have become the rock stars of the hotel scene, redesigning lobbies, outfitting guestrooms, and even creating custom uniforms and costumes for hotel staffers. The latest thing designers are putting their stamp on in the…

Global Traveler

Four Seasons Hualālai Spa Photo: Treatment room © FOUR SEASONS HUALALAI SPA By Kristy Alpert I WAS STILL GETTING RE-ACCUSTOMED TO WALKING on solid ground as I took my first step into the refreshingly cool waters of the Waiea (“Water of Life”) stream running through the open-air gardens at the…

HiLuxury

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…

Global Traveler

Responsible Travel Photo: © YAMNUSKA MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES By Kristy Alpert – April 1, 2018 TRAVEL HAS ALWAYS HAD A WAY of connecting people to the land, literally stepping us out of our comfort zones and onto an entirely new terrain with different sights, sounds and adventures. Exploring makes the world…

The Cook’s Cook

Cooking Dinner in Tokyo: A Seasoned Traveler Gets a Taste for Local Flavor By Kristy Alpert My stomach churned once again as I passed another indecipherable train station sign along the Odakyu line. Sitting on that Japanese train, palms lightly sweating, I realized I had never quite felt so far…

HiLuxury Magazine

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…