JFYI, You Don’t Need a Trust Fund for a Wellness Retreat …or even an entire week of precious PTO! KRISTY ALPERT If your brain instantly serves you up an image of your wallet draining when you hear the word “wellness,” we don’t blame you. Between spa treatments, fitness classes and all the…
15 Best Babymoon Destinations to Vacation in the U.S 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 quarantine periods or threats of rare mosquito-borne diseases. In…
Queen of Adventure By Kristy Alpert I forced myself to look down as I shuffled my way to the edge of Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown, New Zealand, the same spot A.J. Hackett launched the first-ever commercial bungee operation in 1988. The couple in front of me clung together for moral support while…
I Loved, Hated, and Loved-to-Hate My HOA — Here’s Why by Kristy Alpert I fell in love with my house in Arkansas long before I knew it came with a homeowner’s association, or HOA. The fee seemed meager — $300 annually, when the national HOA average was $300 per month —…
PSA: These Are the 10 Best Rooftop Bars in Charleston, South Carolina Cocktails with a view > literally everything else. by KRISTY ALPERT Rooftop szn is officially here, and there may be no better place to ~drink it in~ than Charleston, South Carolina. The steamy city is filled with all sorts…
35 Backyard Wedding Ideas to Make Your Summer Wedding as Instagrammable as Possible Pups better be part of the ceremony. By Kristy Alpert Even three years ago it wasn’t necessarily the ~thing~ to say “I do” at home, but during the early days of the pandemic, when we had to…
The Sacred Valley, Peru Is The Most Incredible Trip You Haven’t Taken Yet Andes, alpacas, and a gazillion other reasons to get to the Cusco region now. KRISTY ALPERT If your most recent reference to Peru is from watching The Emperor’s New Groove, it’s time to update that. An absolute bucket list trip that…
