Alexandra Brodsky

Dec 13, 2023 | departures.com | Erin Dixon |Skye Parrott |T. Cole Rachel |Hailey Andresen |Laura Smith |Elissa Polls | +5 more

Destinations Truly exceptional people, places, and things we experienced this year. I experienced many joys on Easter Island — from wild horses roaming my resort grounds to visiting the island’s iconic moai statues in the midst of a biblical sunrise rainstorm. But what I will never forget are the sunsets.

Nov 29, 2023 | departures.com | Sophie Mancini |Alexandra Brodsky |T. Cole Rachel |Alex Frank |Annie Lin |Hailey Andresen | +4 more

I HAVE A column in our print issues called “Flavor Profile,” where I talk to chefs about their taste not just in food, but in all things.

Nov 23, 2023 | departures.com | Alex Frank |T. Cole Rachel |Sophie Mancini |Elissa Polls |Hailey Andresen |Cooper Fleishman | +5 more

Stays Plus, A Houston getaway, a lakeside gem in Geneva, and a family jaunt to the Dominican Republic. THE STRANGE THING about an excellent hotel is that it almost doesn’t matter where it’s located. Some hotels are a reprieve from chaotic surroundings, while others offer a glimpse into what makes that location worth visiting.

Oct 27, 2023 | departures.com | Sophie Mancini |Alex Frank |Laura Smith |Lisa Lok |T. Cole Rachel |Hailey Andresen | +3 more

Stays Plus, a new Ritz, cool Copenhagen hang outs, and Antwerp opulence. AS HIGH AUTUMN gusts in, I’ve been thinking a lot about spaces and their ability to transport you. It’s a nostalgic, cozy, glimmering time of year, and after long, dewy days outside, we’re finally moving back in. It’s the best time for wandering a museum, tucking into a restaurant, parsing through a shop, and yes — finding that perfect stay.

Oct 13, 2023 | departures.com | Alexandra Brodsky |Miranda Barnes

WHEN I MEET painter Jordan Casteel at her studio in upstate New York, she greets me with a smile and a hug. I am immediately at ease and want to be her friend — I’m also convinced she receives everyone this way. Casteel’s works, which articulate popular culture through the classical still-life and figurative painting traditions, embody human intimacy, or a “love language,” as she calls it.