Where we’re at: I’m jumping ahead to share my trip in October 2020 with Finger Lakes Wine Country. I’ll jump back into chronological time eventually! And PS: An exciting Wander Women Retreats announcement related to this post is coming soon — stay tuned! Pumpkins stacked in neat piles, or arranged in tidy rows. Leaves turning an […]

 

Where we’re at: Here, I’m recapping my travels in 2019, including this trip to Mexico in November. It’s no secret that while Cancun is one of the most popular resort destinations in Mexico, it’s one that independent travelers tend to turn their nose at while heading further afield to Tulum, Isla Holbox, and other, chicer destinations […]

 

Where we’re at: I’m recapping my summer of 2019, including this tour in Albany in July. I realize for some this is a difficult time to read about travel. I am writing often about our current global crisis — the impact it’s having on me personally, on the world of travel, and on the world at […]

 

Where we’re at: I’m recapping my summer of 2018, which included this trip to Florida in July. Want to explore Florida with me? Be sure to nab one of the last few spots to our Wander Women Key Largo: A Sustainability Dive + Yoga Retreat rescheduled for July 15-18, 2021. While I was checking off dream […]

 

It’s a pretty exciting day today at Wanderland HQ, friends — a headquarters that just so happens to sit on a lush, tiny island in the middle of a vast, beautiful ocean. It’s been hard not to shout this one from the thatch-rooftops these past weeks as we’ve worked behind-the-scenes to make this happen: today, I’m […]

 

I write to you today from Boracay, where I’ve traveled to a different country to spend the week dressing up like a mermaid, to tell you about a time I flew to the desert to see some painted rocks. Seven Magic Mountains has been on my radar since it first went up in the Ivanpah Valley, […]

 

Guess what? I’m speaking at TravelCon 2020 in New Orleans! Use SPEAKER50 to get $50 off. One of the most common post requests I get around Alex in Wanderland is for photography tips. I’m always flattered you guys think I have something to teach in something I wasn’t formally trained in beyond a few entry level […]

 

If you already read my gushing love letter to St. Pete, Florida, you know that one of the things I loved most was the city’s vibrant museum and gallery scene. The city is bursting with the work of true creative geniuses, hailing from around the block to around the world. Many cities have impressive art collections. […]