Wildlife Travel – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:37:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Jonesing for Jaws: A Review of the Stuart Cove’s PADI Distinctive Shark Awareness Speciality https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jonesing-for-jaws-a-review-of-the-stuart-coves-padi-distinctive-shark-awareness-speciality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jonesing-for-jaws-a-review-of-the-stuart-coves-padi-distinctive-shark-awareness-speciality https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jonesing-for-jaws-a-review-of-the-stuart-coves-padi-distinctive-shark-awareness-speciality/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=77484 Shark Diving in Nassau, Bahamas
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my two-country, three-island trip to the Caribbean in December 2023. This was my mid-way stop in Nassau, Bahamas! Want to squeeze in one last diving trip with Wander Women Retreats in 2024? Stay tuned for a big announcement on Women’s Dive Day, July 20th! “So what brings you to Nassau?” I was […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/jonesing-for-jaws-a-review-of-the-stuart-coves-padi-distinctive-shark-awareness-speciality/feed/ 3 Alex In Wanderland Having a Whale of a Time in Samana, Home of the Humpback https://www.alexinwanderland.com/samana-dr-travel-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samana-dr-travel-guide https://www.alexinwanderland.com/samana-dr-travel-guide/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2021 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=67082 Samana
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my travels in 2020, including Wander Women Cabarete and my post-retreat travels in the Dominican Republic in January. Have to or want to travel this year? Don’t miss our Travel in 2021 Workshop on Thursday, February 11th 2021, from 5-7PM EST! After leaving Punta Rucia, we returned to Cabarete and reloaded the […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/samana-dr-travel-guide/feed/ 17 Alex In Wanderland The Magic of The Finger Lakes in The Fall https://www.alexinwanderland.com/fall-in-the-finger-lakes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-in-the-finger-lakes https://www.alexinwanderland.com/fall-in-the-finger-lakes/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=67737 Fall in The Finger Lakes
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 […]
 
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Breaking News: Our Red Sea, Egypt, and Lebanon Retreats for 2020 have officially been rescheduled for 2021, and there are a few spots left in each. More details at the end of this post! Here, I’m recapping my travels in 2019, including my Wander Women Red Sea trips in September.  While I am guilty of labeling every day, activity, […]
 
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I’m a proud PADI AmbassaDiver + this post is brought to you by PADI. Want to explore Egypt with me? Nab one of the last two spots on either my Red Sea Dive + Yoga Retreat or my Mainland Egypt Yoga + Ancient Adventure Retreat! Both rescheduled to new dates in 2021! After three exotic weeks exploring […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/camel-diving-safari-to-ras-abu-gallum/feed/ 27 Alex In Wanderland Glamping Among The Elephants: A Journey to Khao Sok https://www.alexinwanderland.com/elephant-hills-khao-sok-thailand-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elephant-hills-khao-sok-thailand-review https://www.alexinwanderland.com/elephant-hills-khao-sok-thailand-review/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=40819 When you live on a tiny tropical island, it’s going to the mainland that actually feels like a vacation. Which is why it was one of my highlights of 2016, way back at the beginning of it, to finally visit Khao Sok National Park. After a wine tour around Khao Yai, a weekend in Bangkok, and […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/elephant-hills-khao-sok-thailand-review/feed/ 84 When Horseback Riding Goes Wrong https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-paraty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=horseback-riding-in-paraty https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-paraty/#respond Sat, 10 Dec 2016 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=46897 Forgetting your passport. Missing your flight. Booking a hotel in the wrong city. These are major travel snafus that can seriously dent your wallet and detour your trip. But what about the little mistakes, like, say, booking the wrong horseback riding tour? Because that’s what I did in Brazil. There is so much to do and see […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/horseback-riding-in-paraty/feed/ 0 A Polar Bear Goodbye to Churchill https://www.alexinwanderland.com/tundra-buggy-adventures-and-dog-sledding-in-churchill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tundra-buggy-adventures-and-dog-sledding-in-churchill https://www.alexinwanderland.com/tundra-buggy-adventures-and-dog-sledding-in-churchill/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=43087 Hey friends! I’m jumping out of my typical chronologically-based coverage to skip ahead and share my recent trip to Canada. We’ll be back to Thailand soon! After my aquatic adventures were over, we still had a few last land-based excursions to enjoy outside the quirky town of Churchill, Manitoba. Ever the girl scout, I was prepared […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/tundra-buggy-adventures-and-dog-sledding-in-churchill/feed/ 34 Befriending Beluga Whales in Manitoba https://www.alexinwanderland.com/befriending-beluga-whales-manitoba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=befriending-beluga-whales-manitoba https://www.alexinwanderland.com/befriending-beluga-whales-manitoba/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2016 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=42797 Hey friends! I’m jumping out of my typical chronologically-based coverage to skip ahead and share my recent trip to Canada. We’ll be back to Thailand soon! Why are you here? It wasn’t an existential question, it was a literal one. The evening before taking off on our Churchill adventure, my tour group gathered and listened intently […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/befriending-beluga-whales-manitoba/feed/ 48 Belugas, Bears and Blooms: Summer in Churchill https://www.alexinwanderland.com/summer-in-churchill-manitoba/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-in-churchill-manitoba https://www.alexinwanderland.com/summer-in-churchill-manitoba/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=42798 Hey friends! I’m jumping out of my typical chronologically-based coverage to skip ahead and share my recent trip to Canada. We’ll be back to Thailand soon! “How do human survive here?” We’d taken off before the sunrise and watched as the view out the window turned more and more harsh and inhospitable. There were no roads […]
 
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