Kristy Alpert: Freelance travel journalist with bylines in Travel + Leisure, TIME, Food & Wine, Cosmopolitan and more!

Send us Fan MailIn today’s episode, Angela talks with Kristy Alpert about immersing yourself in local culture when traveling, practicing responsible tourism, embracing unfamiliar experiences and using travel to overcome fear and shyness.  Follow Kristy’s life and work here: https://www.kristyalpert.com/ X: https://x.com/kristyalpert?lang=enInstagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kristyalpert/?hl=en  Hike toward Everest base camp: https://www.kristyalpert.com/tag/mount-everest/ Switzerland bathing: https://www.kristyalpert.com/fodors-10-cool-rooftops-for-winter-fun/ Baked Break Lulu Island: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/73558 Vietnam: https://www.kristyalpert.com/travel-weekly-jettisoning-jet-lag-in-hanoi/ Albania: https://www.globaltravelerusa.com/the-open-road-is-calling-answer-it/ Uganda: https://www.globaltravelerusa.com/come-face-to-face-with-mountain-gorillas-on-a-trek-in-uganda/ Antarctica: https://www.kristyalpert.com/global-traveler-9/ Chocolat Chaud: https://www.kristyalpert.com/food-wine/ I Spent 12 years of my marriage…kids: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a41741333/didnt-want-kids-until-losing-period/ The Londoner high tea: https://www.thelondoner.com/restaurants-bars/the-stage/afternoon-tea Kids Travel Book and Journal:  https://www.kristyalpert.com/my-book/ Mumbai: https://www.kristyalpert.com/afar-5-things-i-learned-from-partying-in-mumbai/  Thank you for listening!  Please take a moment to rate, review and subscribe to the Media in Minutes podcast here or anywhere you get your podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/media-in-minutes/id1555710662