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Fodors

Rustic Destination Wedding Venues in the U.S. By Kristy Alpert Whether you’re planning a laid-back wedding or looking to connect with nature during your nuptials, these rustic wedding venues are every bit as chic as they are cozy. High eaves and exposed beams have taken the place of cathedral ceilings…

Global Traveler

Best Walking Tours Photo: © JULIA KUZNETSOVA – DREAMSTIME.COM By Kristy Alpert  WHAT DO BREATHING in the delicate perfume of alpine rock jasmine on an early-morning hike in the Swiss Alps, discovering a Parisian patisserie in the back streets of Hanoi and weaving through secret shortcuts to uncover Chicago’s underground pedway…

Global Traveler

Private Jet Tours Photo: © FOUR SEASONS PRIVATE JET EXPERIENCE By Kristy Alpert  TRAVELING BY PRIVATE JET was once a luxury only afforded to royals, presidents and, sure, the occasional musician or two. Today, private jet travel reaches new heights, and thankfully the journey is not as much about luxury as…

Men’s Health

Here’s Why You Should Make the Switch to Grass-Fed Beef Today It’s nutritious and more delicious—if you know how to buy and cook it. BY KRISTY ALPERT JUN 3, 2019 KRISTY ALPERT For the most delicious beef, you may have to hunt around the grocery store or butcher shop and find what the…

Fodor’s Travel

How to Take a Great Family Photo at the World’s Most Popular Tourist Sites By Kristy Alpert Timing is everything when it comes to capturing the perfect picture of your family at these popular travel sites. If posed photos in your backyard and gray-scale backdrops aren’t doing much for expressing…

Cosmopolitan

Umm, I Got a Foot Massage and Accidentally Orgasmed Should I have tipped extra? By Kristy Alpert I had heard rumors of so-called “foot-gasms” before, but they always sounded like the wishful thinking of people with more ~interesting~ fetishes than mine. I never thought one would happen to me, especially…

Fodor’s Travel

15 Crazy Things for Sale at This German Gummy Factory By Kristy Alpert Although Charlie’s Chocolate Factory exists only in storybooks, this real-life German gummy factory is the Candyland your inner child has always dreamed existed. Set in the birthplace of Ludwig von Beethoven, the Haribo Fabrikverkauf (factory) is the birthplace…

Fodor’s Travel

Everything You Need to Know About Flying While Pregnant By Kristy Alpert With a little bit of planning, you can minimize the nuisances that pop up when you’re traveling while pregnant. Your growing bump doesn’t have to put a bump in your travel plans. Although traveling while pregnant isn’t completely…

Fodor’s Travel

25 Places to See in the U.S. Before You Die Jayme Moye & Kristy Alpert  From the Golden Gate Bridge to the Grand Canyon, from Times Square to the Hollywood Sign, these are the iconic must-see destinations of the United States you have to see before you die. Yes, there’s a whole…