Category: Lifestyle

Global Traveler

  Celebrate Germany’s Christmas markets with Kensington Tours By Kristy Alpert  WHEN THE COMFORTING AROMAS of spiced glühwein (mulled wine); roasted chestnuts; and delicious, fresh gingerbread begin to scent the air throughout Germany, it can only mean one thing: The season of Christmas markets has finally arrived. Christmas markets are a time-honored tradition…

Fodors

  Warning: these images may incite wanderlust. Antarctica is a land of extremes. This southernmost continent is home to the world’s coldest temperatures, windiest conditions, highest landmass, and largest desert, yet even those extreme factors can’t compete with the extreme beauty that can only be found within this amazing destination….

Fodors

Top 15 Beach Destinations for Winter Vacations While the rest of the world is buried beneath sheets of snow and ice, many of the best beach vacations can be found blanketed in nothing but sunshine and warm breezes. There’s no need to wait until summer to step your toes into…

AY Magazine

American Woodie: Turning a Diamond Mine into a Humanitarian Gem Kristy Alpert    For a man who has spent the last six years running a diamond mine in Sierra Leone, Woodie Butler wears surprisingly few diamonds. Zero, to be exact. The only diamond of value to this Arkansas native is…

Cool Hunting

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…

World Bride

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…