Category: Portfolio

Cosmopolitan

The 10 Best Cruises to Book Right Now…Even If You’re a Skeptic We took your biggest cruising complaints and found the perfect solution (aka ship!) for every single one.  KRISTY ALPERT Aqua Expeditions Listen, I know what you’re thinking. Cruises? In 2023? It’s okay if you’re skeptical—we love critical thinking…

Travel + Leisure

I’ve Been Traveling Solo for 20 Years, and These Are the 15 Safety Devices That You Should Always Pack  Prices start at $9 for game-changing door alarms, RFID-blocking accessories, and more. By Kristy Alpert Unlike most graduates, who receive new travel tech or fancy luggage before embarking on their first solo…

Travel + Leisure

We Shopped Every Labor Day Luggage Sale on the Internet and Found the 64 Best Deals — Up to $700 Off Save big on Samsonite, Away, Monos, and Tumi at prices we haven’t seen since Black Friday. By Kristy Alpert Labor Day weekend can feel like a last-ditch effort to squeeze…

Global Traveler

Nurtured by Nature: Revitalize Through the Healing Properties of Indigenous Plants and Minerals at The Spa at Pebble Beach By Kristy Alpert I paused to let a golf cart pass as I emerged from a cypress-shaded route, the road ahead curving as it guided me into one of the Monterey Peninsula’s…

Travel + Leisure

This Flattering Amazon Dress Is My Travel Secret to Having an Outfit for Everything — and It’s Less Than $45  You can thank me later.  By Kristy Alpert I am many things — a travel writer, mom, wife, yoga instructor, hiker, amateur surfer, lover of 90s hip hop, etc. — but…

HiLuxury

THE SECRET OF SUMBA  Far off in the eastern expanses of the Indian Ocean, somewhere between the islands of Komodo and Sumbawa and among the Indonesian chain of islands, there exists an island so pure and wild that there are entire weeks when the only markings on the white sand…

Travel + Leisure

I Grew Up Camping, and These 15 Amazon Products Make Any Campsite Instantly More Comfortable Prices start at $15.  By Kristy Alpert Although I’ve now camped on six continents, my earliest camping experiences include setting up a tent with my sister in our family’s living room and roasting marshmallows over the gas…

Travel + Leisure

The 13 Most Comfortable Boat Shoes With Arch Support That Are Perfect for Summer Travel Prices start at $31 for comfy picks from Sperry, Columbia, Crocs, and more. By Kristy Alpert Don’t be fooled. Boat shoes aren’t just for the aquatically inclined. And no, they weren’t designed solely for the country…

Travel + Leisure

Pilots Reveal Their Favorite Sunglasses for Travel Forget aviators, these are the sunglasses pilots actually wear.  By Kristy Alpert As the daughter of an airline pilot and the wife of an Air Force pilot, I’ve spent most of my life surrounded by professional fliers of some capacity. Delta pilots made up…

Global Traveler

Make Family Memories Along California’s Stunning Highway 1 By Kristy Alpert The sting I felt as my hair whipped me from all directions faded as our cherry-red convertible completed its turn and the glimmering, whitecapped waves of the Pacific Ocean came into view, tumbling forcefully into the bay. For a 10-year-old…