The Wanderer
Alex Wanderer

"I left my desk job in 2016 with a one-way ticket and a camera. I haven't stopped moving since."

Eight years, 67 countries, and more sleeper trains than I care to count. Wanderlust is my attempt to capture the feeling of being a stranger in an extraordinary place — the specific texture of light in a Kyoto temple at dawn, the particular chaos of a Moroccan souk, the silence of standing alone at the edge of a Norwegian fjord.

I write honest travel guides, but more importantly, I write about the experience of travel — what it does to you, how it changes your sense of scale, what you gain and what you lose when home becomes a concept rather than a place.

Everything here is firsthand. I pay for my own trips and accept no sponsored content. The opinions are mine. The mistakes are mine. The joy is absolutely mine — and I hope, yours too.

What's in the Bag
Sony A7 IV
My main body. Exceptional in low light, which matters when you're shooting midnight markets.
35mm f/1.8 Prime
Lives on the camera 90% of the time. Forces you to move, which is always the right answer.
Osprey Farpoint 40
Everything fits in a carry-on. The discipline of packing light is the foundation of freedom.
DJI Mini 4 Pro
Fits in a jacket pocket. Transforms the way you understand a place from above.
Kindle Paperwhite
I read one book per country. It's the best way I know to arrive somewhere prepared.
Moleskine Cahier
Notes, sketches, ticket stubs, napkin scribbles. The analogue backup to everything digital.