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…

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 love a good excuse to get dressed up, celebrate, and take things a little too far. Luckily, most of my country-men and women feel similarly- we Americans love to put our holidays on steroids. I’m pretty sure we are winning at over-the-top Christmases, and I would challenge anyone to find a better Halloween celebration than…