This week was a rollercoaster of emotions. As I stepped off the plane from Myrtle Beach my stomach had already begun to tie itself into knots. I had a serious case of the sads: the last scheduled stop on my summer of fun was over. It was an indulgent few months where I engaged in excesses…

Ironically, the final two weeks of the first year of my grand world tour were spent hanging around in my hometown of Albany, New York. When I chat about my hometown with people from other parts of the world — and, funnily, people from other parts of the country — they are often surprised to hear…

Today I’m posting from Rochester, New York, which is most famous for being the home of Kodak and my sister Margaret. We are having all kinds of fun but thus far the highlight was a trip to the American-and-Canadian-shared natural wonder that is Niagara Falls. Mostly, this trip was all about the fashion. What? You don’t…

This week Alex in Wanderland was featured on Nomadic Matt’s list of his current favorite travel blogs, as well as being spotlighted in the current issue of Native Foreigner Magazine! Many thanks to both for the honor! Today I’m back in Albany after a few days of birthday celebrations for my little sister. One of the…

I apologize for the late posting of this edition of Photo of the Week, but New York City can be a distracting place. In just a few days I’ve had a Groupon-enabled massage, seen Bring it On on Broadway, hit up Smorgasburg food market, spent another day at Rockaway Beach, and met up with a friend…

I’m writing this post from my hometown of Albany, New York, and it just feels so good to be here. On Tuesday I wrapped up a five-week stint living out of a suitcase, which brought me from, drum roll please, Albany to New York to Philadelphia to New York to Denver to Keystone to New York…