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Katherine LaGrave

New York

Deputy Features Editor at AFAR

features @afarmedia | teaches @fordhamnyc

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  • This Luxurious New Hotel Just Opened in Costa Rica with a Treehouse Spa and Spectacular Views of the Pacific

    1 month ago | afar.com | Katherine LaGrave

    Nekajui, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, is located on Costa Rica’s Peninsula Papagayo.

  • 94-Year-Old Grandma Joy Went Viral for Visiting Every U.S. National Park. Now, She’s Taking on Every Continent

    2 months ago | afar.com | Katherine LaGrave

    Glacier National Park (left); Brad Ryan and Grandma Joy (center); Galápagos (right) Photos by Matthew James Ferguson/Shutterstock, Courtesy of Joy and Brad Ryan, Jess Kraft/Shutterstock Adventure travel has long been promoted as the stuff of the young and the able-bodied, who are often depicted striding along paths, traversing streams, and navigating narrow mountain passes. Joy and Brad Ryan—94 and 43, respectively—want to change that.

  • This Iconic Manhattan Hotel Reopened With a New York–Themed Cocktail Menu—and an $80,000 Suite

    Jan 13, 2025 | afar.com | Katherine LaGrave

    The Garden at the Four Seasons Hotel New York currently serves breakfast and dinner in the hotel lobby. Courtesy of Four Seasons ~The vibe: An art deco icon that does the classics wellLocation: Manhattan, New York City | View on Google MapsFrom $2,295 |Book now~The Afar takeHoused in an iconic I.M. Pei building in Midtown, the Four Seasons Hotel New York has long been a benchmark for luxury hospitality in the city.

  • 15 Places in the United States That Feel Like Europe

    Dec 10, 2024 | afar.com | Katherine LaGrave

    Pella, Iowa, celebrates spring and its Dutch heritage each year with more than 300,000 tulips. Photo by Bella Bender/Shutterstock It’s funny how places located halfway across the world from each other can feel so alike. Thanks to a long history of immigration, there are many places in the United States that feel like they were airlifted right out of Europe.

  • Mars on Earth: Book Review and Interview

    Nov 6, 2024 | afar.com | Katherine LaGrave

    For lovers of superlatives, the Atacama Desert is a destination worth noting: Stretching north to south for more than 1,000 miles west of the Andes in Chile, it is the driest nonpolar desert in the world and the largest fog desert in the world. Given its similarities to the Martian environment, it has been used as a stand-in for Mars expedition simulations for decades.

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Katherine LaGrave
Katherine LaGrave @kjlagrave
23 Apr 25

Guna Yala, Panama, is incredible. But by 2050, it might be gone. For @AFARmedia, @MarkOnTheMap shares how Indigenous stewards are protecting the culture of these disappearing islands: https://t.co/nwTpqDzAwA #longreads @Longreads

Katherine LaGrave
Katherine LaGrave @kjlagrave
2 Apr 25

RT @DavidGeoffreyA: I'm very happy to share this 5200-word profile of the phenomenal Sofia Camacho I wrote for @runnersworldmag. #transathl…

Katherine LaGrave
Katherine LaGrave @kjlagrave
4 Dec 24

RT @Longreads: “Everything we’re doing here is meant to repair harm, but also to build an economy to prepare people for this next generatio…