When I made plans to come home for my sister’s college graduation, I was elated to see that TBEX was taking place the next week in Toronto. Last year’s TBEX in Colorado was one of the highlights of my year, and I vowed to make it part of my 2013 travel schedule as well. To be…

Google Reader, my beloved tool for keeping up with favorite blogs, is going the way of the travelers’ check (or the dodo, as the more traditional saying goes). On July 1st, Google Reader will shut down for good. My stats tell us that many of you choose to follow Alex in Wanderland’s RSS feed via Google…

For Photo of the Week this week, I’ve got a little something different for ya.   Surprise! Santa brought me an iPhone, and now I’m on Instagram. If you can’t get enough Alex in Wanderland goodness and want a (near) daily dose of what I’m up to, follow me here. Speaking of the iPhone, does anyone…

All I want to do is eat. Maybe it’s the food-centric Thanksgiving holiday, or maybe it’s just my undying love of a good meal. But lately I’m just obsessed with the idea of Eatcations. What, you’ve never heard of them? That’s perhaps because I made it up. Allow me to define. Eat•ca•tion – noun – 1…

So, you know what makes a trip to Hawaii extra fun? Having your website — your main source of income — hacked so that 500 pages indexed by Google contain offensive pharmaceutical ads! Many months ago I received an email from a reader asking why there were Viagra ads on my site. I replied that there…

I love a good internet meme, like the ABC’s of Travel, or the Capture the Color contest. It’s fun to see what other bloggers come up with, to get tagged, and to add your own contribution into the mix. If you’re an avid blog readers chances are you’ve also seen My Seven Super Shots, the meme…