Honest essays on fitness, travel, wellness, and home life from Alex and Caro — real product reviews, real trip recaps, and routines that stick.https://wanderandnest.net/en-gbhttps://wanderandnest.net/fitness/choosing-prenatal-vitamins-why-we-started-with-tresos-pro-natal-and-later-switched-to-pregnacare/https://wanderandnest.net/fitness/choosing-prenatal-vitamins-why-we-started-with-tresos-pro-natal-and-later-switched-to-pregnacare/One of the first things both Alex and I decided to focus on before trying to conceive was nutrition. A few months before pregnancy, we both started t... Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTfitnessCarohttps://wanderandnest.net/home/our-first-cloth-diapers-are-ordered/https://wanderandnest.net/home/our-first-cloth-diapers-are-ordered/Our first batch of cloth diapers is officially on the way. We decided to go with cloth diapering since we’re planning to practice elimination communi... Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThomeAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/my-journey-with-rosacea/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/my-journey-with-rosacea/After years of misdiagnosis and trying nearly everything — ivermectin, laser, diet, red light — what finally calmed my rosacea was a sulfur treatment.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnessrosaceaskincaredemodexsulfur treatmentred light therapyCarohttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/a-small-tool-for-better-posture/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/a-small-tool-for-better-posture/A small wearable posture trainer from Upright — what the buzz-on-your-back feedback loop is like, and whether it actually changes how you sit.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnesspostureuprightwearabledesk workergonomicsAlexhttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/my-new-oura-ring/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/my-new-oura-ring/Moving from the Oura Gen 3 to Gen 4 — what's changed in the design, what hasn't changed much in the data, and whether the upgrade is worth it.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnessoura ringwearablesleep trackinghrvrecoveryAlexhttps://wanderandnest.net/home/our-new-cookware-from-fissler/https://wanderandnest.net/home/our-new-cookware-from-fissler/An Easter purchase we'd had our eye on — Fissler's Original-Profi Collection, 18/10 stainless made in Germany, and how the first cooks have gone.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThomecookwarefisslerkitchengerman cookwarestainless steelAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/fitness/pregnancy-and-exercise/https://wanderandnest.net/fitness/pregnancy-and-exercise/At 35 weeks, yoga and weight training still feel good. A short note on movement, gratitude, and feeling strong in a changing body.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:14:44 GMTfitnesspregnancyyogaweight trainingmovementprenatalCarohttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/the-skincare-device-that-has-become-part-of-my-routine/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/the-skincare-device-that-has-become-part-of-my-routine/The CurrentBody LED mask Series 2 has quietly become part of my evenings — red and near-infrared light that helps calm rosacea-prone skin, five nights a week.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnessled maskcurrentbodyred light therapyrosaceaskincare routineCarohttps://wanderandnest.net/home/bringing-alishan-home-in-a-cup/https://wanderandnest.net/home/bringing-alishan-home-in-a-cup/A small bag of Alishan oolong came home with us from Taiwan. Notes on the tea, how we brew it, and the slow mornings it keeps returning us to.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThomeoolong teaalishantaiwanmorning ritualteaAlexhttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/our-final-stop-tainan/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/our-final-stop-tainan/Two cozy nights in Tainan — a hotel with the best bathtub we've used, cafés full of guinea pigs, and one very pregnant craving for a burger to close out Taiwan.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraveltainantaiwantravelhope hotelcafesAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/slow-days-by-the-sea-in-kenting/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/slow-days-by-the-sea-in-kenting/After the mountains, a few slow days by the sea in Kenting. A changed-last-minute Airbnb, an unexpected upgrade at Caesar Park, and long quiet mornings.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTtravelkentingtaiwantravelbeachslow travelAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/two-cozy-nights-in-alishan/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/two-cozy-nights-in-alishan/Two quiet nights at Fenchihu Hotel in the Alishan mountains — tatami floors, a cypress bathtub, and misty hikes through old railway villages.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTtravelalishantaiwantravelfenchihu hotelmountainsAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/new-year-days-in-taipei/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/new-year-days-in-taipei/A few slow days in Taipei over New Year — noodle shops, night markets, and the small alleyways full of independent boutiques and local ceramics.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTtraveltaipeitaiwantravelfoodnew yearAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/singapore-a-wedding-amazing-food-baby-shopping/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/singapore-a-wedding-amazing-food-baby-shopping/Singapore for a family wedding — hawker-stall food, Swedish comfort snacks to curb pregnancy cravings, and more baby shopping than we meant to do.Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:36:27 GMTtravelsingaporetravelweddingpregnancybaby shoppingAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/fitness/why-i-switched-to-barefoot-shoes-and-why-i-m-never-going-back/https://wanderandnest.net/fitness/why-i-switched-to-barefoot-shoes-and-why-i-m-never-going-back/What switching to barefoot shoes actually changed — toe spread, balance, how my stride lands. Vivobarefoot, fitted at Sole Mechanics in Melbourne.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTfitnessbarefoot shoesvivobarefootfoot healthmovementminimalist shoesAlexhttps://wanderandnest.net/travel/our-time-in-melbourne/https://wanderandnest.net/travel/our-time-in-melbourne/A slow trip through Melbourne — family time, café culture, and the nature just beyond the city. Favourite cafés, quiet walks, and the rituals that made it feel like home.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:47:58 GMTtravelmelbourneaustraliaslow travelfamilycafeAlex & Carohttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/the-first-hair-products-i-truly-make-sure-i-always-have/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/the-first-hair-products-i-truly-make-sure-i-always-have/The shampoo and conditioner I track down wherever I travel — Under Your Skin Detox, and why fine Scandinavian hair finally stays clean for a week.Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnesshair careunder your skinclean beautyfine hairdetox shampooCarohttps://wanderandnest.net/wellness/creating-a-routine-that-sticks/https://wanderandnest.net/wellness/creating-a-routine-that-sticks/Small habits, gentle rhythm, and the idea that routines don't need to be perfect to stick. Notes on habit stacking, identity, and showing up in small ways.Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTwellnesshabitsroutineatomic habitsslow livingmorning routineAlex