Tampa – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Thu, 30 May 2019 22:29:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Florida Underwater: A Review of PADI’s Cavern Diver Course https://www.alexinwanderland.com/padi-cavern-course-review-adventure-outfitters-tampa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=padi-cavern-course-review-adventure-outfitters-tampa https://www.alexinwanderland.com/padi-cavern-course-review-adventure-outfitters-tampa/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=49179 Cavern Diving
This post is brought to you by PADI as part of the PADI AmbassaDiver initiative. Read my latest ramblings on the PADI blog! Would you believe me if I told you one of my greatest travel adventures took place this summer in a lil’ ol’ place called Florida? It sure did, and it had nothing to do with […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/padi-cavern-course-review-adventure-outfitters-tampa/feed/ 18 Alex In Wanderland Florida Fanatic: My Summer Plans for the Sunshine State https://www.alexinwanderland.com/florida-fanatic-summer-plans-sunshine-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=florida-fanatic-summer-plans-sunshine-state https://www.alexinwanderland.com/florida-fanatic-summer-plans-sunshine-state/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=45670 Happy Thursday! This post is sponsored by AVIS
. “How did you end up here?” I can’t help it – it’s one of my favorite questions. When I talk to other travelers on the road, my insatiable curiosity kicks in and I always want to know how they picked this destination, what their itinerary is, and why they chose […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/florida-fanatic-summer-plans-sunshine-state/feed/ 60 The Great Escape: Month 44 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-43-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-escape-month-43-roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-43-roundup/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=35354 Note: Whoops, looks like I lied when I said I’d soon be caught up on posting roundups. But we are almost there, I swear! Sorry for any confusion my lazy posting has caused! . Month 44 found me back on the go after a nice stretch at home for the holidays. I eased back into life […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-43-roundup/feed/ 39 Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back in the Aquarium: Diving with Sharks in Tampa https://www.alexinwanderland.com/diving-with-sharks-at-the-florida-aquarium/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=diving-with-sharks-at-the-florida-aquarium https://www.alexinwanderland.com/diving-with-sharks-at-the-florida-aquarium/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33311 My regulator in, and my fins dangling gingerly over the ledge, I watched as the dorsal fins of two sand tiger sharks cut across the surface of the water. I turned to my dive buddy, who gave me a questioning “all clear” signal to inquire if I was ready to take the plunge to join our […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/diving-with-sharks-at-the-florida-aquarium/feed/ 52 Mermaids Are Real: The Magic of Weeki Wachee https://www.alexinwanderland.com/weeki-wachee-mermaids-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=weeki-wachee-mermaids-florida https://www.alexinwanderland.com/weeki-wachee-mermaids-florida/#comments Sun, 29 Mar 2015 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=34600 Guys. I am here today not with a flippant travel tale, but with a serious, significant public service announcement to share. Science and society have lied to you for too long, and I am here to set the record straight. Mermaids are real. I arrived in Tampa, Florida, as I have so many other times throughout […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/weeki-wachee-mermaids-florida/feed/ 55 Photo of the Week 188: Florida https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-188-florida/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-week-188-florida https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-188-florida/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:58:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33071 Let’s just pretend it’s Sunday, shall we? That way I won’t have to open this post with an excuse for why it’s going up two to three days off my normal posting schedule. I won’t have to really go into the fact that I’ve been spoiled by the number of friends and family I’ve been surrounded […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/photo-week-188-florida/feed/ 64 Stand Up For Fun https://www.alexinwanderland.com/stand-up-paddling-tampa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stand-up-paddling-tampa https://www.alexinwanderland.com/stand-up-paddling-tampa/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=12546 Stand Up Paddle Yoga
As you may recall, I fell paddle over board in love with a hot new sport called Stand Up Paddling on my very last day on Kauai. As soon as I booked my ticket to Florida to participate in The Color Run, I started searching for places where I could practice my new hobby. Turns out, […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/stand-up-paddling-tampa/feed/ 27 Alex In Wanderland The Travel Blogger Goes to Tampa https://www.alexinwanderland.com/tampa-attractions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tampa-attractions https://www.alexinwanderland.com/tampa-attractions/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=12542 The Florida Aquarium
My return from Hawaii was a brutal awakening — in the six weeks that I had been island-hopping, it had gotten cold back on the mainland! While I was thrilled to be spending the holidays at home before my big departure back to Thailand, I was not so enthralled with the gray skies and temperatures too […]
 
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