Alex in Wanderland
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Hi! I'm Alexandra Baackes. I'm a New York native with a passion for aquatic adventures. On the move since 2011, documenting every highlight and heartbreak along the way. This is a travel and diving blog about working, diving, and traveling around the world!
Alex in Wanderland
1w ago
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 […]
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Alex in Wanderland
2w ago
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! Nassau is hardly an undiscovered gem — in […]
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Alex in Wanderland
2M ago
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my two-country, three-island trip to the Caribbean in December 2023. It kicked off here, in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands! Cayman, and the me that visits it, have changed much in the last fourteen years. Today I’m all grown up, and I’ve definitely found my new home away from home on Grand […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Breaking news, my dear friends (because really, after all these years, aren’t we?) I am a homeowner in Bali. And a resident of Brooklyn. I am so deeply content. And I truly can’t wait to tell you every detail about it. But, in short, in just about the most perfect alignment of dreams I could imagine, […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
What are you doing next Thursday? Well, here’s hoping you’ll join me for a free virtual World Oceans Day shell-ebration! I’ve been craving connecting with you guys! Grab your finest ocean inspired garb (I mean… I suppose you can also wear normal clothes…), mix up the ocean-inspired cocktail I’ll send ya the recipe for, and fire […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Traditionally, this post has been one of my most popular of the year. Traditionally, it has also come out in, well, January, ha. However, 2023 is turning out to be a year of big changes for me and there’s been a lot of uncertainty about how this year will unfold. Unlike in recent times, that’s not […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my trip to The Maldives in March 2022. Since you all indulged me with my nostalgia-filled Maldives travelogues, I thought I owed you something in return — a detailed answer to the question I think on everyone’s mind when they see dreamy photos of overwater bungalows gracing their feeds. How much […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Wander Women Wednesdays are back! This mid-week feature is all about highlighting an upcoming Wander Women Retreat, or a new aspect of our retreat business we’re excited about. You guys know that I haven’t been able to get the Middle East off my mind the past few years. So after two exploratory research trip in 2022, I […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my trip to The Maldives in March 2022. Move over, honeymoons — bestiemoons are the hottest new thing in travel! (Okay, I will disclose that I did, in fact, just make that up. And honeymoons are in fact, still pretty fire, evidenced by the fact that Traveling Spud just got back […]
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Alex in Wanderland
1y ago
Where we’re at: I’m recapping my trip to The Maldives in March 2022. Read Part I here and Part II here! Interested in setting sail with us? Check out our next ScubaSpa retreat to Raja Ampat! There are two spots left. And as the sun rose on the sixth day of Wander Women Maldives, I made […]
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