Anastasia (Stasha) Healy

It may be the biggest tourist attraction you’ve never heard of—but it's about to sweep the nation.

How did a 5,000-person rural Vermont town become a famous center for artisanal food and drink? Waterbury seemed to appear on the map in 1986 when two guys named Ben and Jerry expanded their ice cream factory from Burlington to Route 100 in Waterbury. The sweet-toothed pilgrims it attracts now fuel a local industry of gourmet goods. Over the years, a cider mill, barbecue restaurant, and tasting centers for locally made cheese, coffee, chocolate, and spirits have popped up in this Green Mountai...

In the Nutmeg State you can kick back in a lighthouse or treehouse, a water-facing suite steps from the East Coast’s answer to Rodeo Drive or a Relais and Châteaux inn with a world-class spa in the middle of nowhere (sorry, Washington, Connecticut – you’re pretty but not exactly hopping).

It might surprise you to know that Connecticut is home to world-class collections of American and British art and a showstopper museum of Native American culture. The state is king of house museums: You can see where Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which is literally right next to Harriet Beecher Stowe 's home. Don't forget the Philip Johnsom Glass House and the Mecca for all things maritime, Mystic Seaport Museum.

If the return to travel has you dreaming big, you can now book a near-private overnight experience at the Palace of Versailles—that’s if you can snag a reservation for the first-ever hotel on the palace’s grounds.

All about Earth's newly designated Southern Ocean

A little planning (and bribery) goes a long way.
If your kids have ever lost it in on a crowded city street or lain down on a hotel room floor in protest against visiting a museum, join the club. Follow these tips from a traveling mom to keep the peace on your next trip.

Wrote email copy introducing new East Coast itineraries

Marketing email encouraging guests to consider traveling to Baja California

Marketing email encouraging guests to consider traveling to Costa Rica

Profiled Reach Prep, an organization that guides academically motivated underserved youth to fulfill their academic potentials.

An article about Central Park's first statue of real women: Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Celebrities such as Meryl Streep and Rita Moreno are involved. This is the updated URL: https://www.lappthebrand.com/blogs/culture/is-this-really-central-park-s-first-statue-of-women

What’s not to love about San Diego? Known for year-round sunny weather, kid-friendly attractions, beaches, craft beer, and fish tacos, this SoCal city of 1.4 million is an easy vacation spot that’s notably just an hour and a half from Disneyland.

I researched and wrote 30 bios for an ebook, website, and platform that highlight the accomplishments of 100 Black professionals in a variety of fields. I did this in two days under a strict deadline for a lightning-quick turnaround.

Why travel by ship in Japan: Diversity of sights and regions, ease of travel, access to remote places. Blog for Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic.