Today I’m back in New York and dreaming of Hawaii as I sit out Hurricane Sandy. I’ve got the weather blues, and I’m dreaming of the final days of summer in Albany…. On my very last day in New York before leaving for Hawaii, I took a few hours off from packing and planning to attend…

Astute readers may have noticed that there was no Photo of the Week 65 last Sunday. I had spent the weekend in Boston and had a great photo from downtown that I was all set to post when I arrived back in Albany and realized my point-and-shoot camera was missing. Somewhere between looking at photos in…

This week found me back in Albany, piecing together upcoming plans… which will be revealed in an upcoming post! There are a lot of changes going on here in Upstate New York as both the weather and the mood starts to shift from summer to fall. It’s been a fantastic summer here at home, but it’s…

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 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…