Tag: Glacier

Anchorage to Whittier, Alaska (A Day Trip Via the Whittier Tunnel)

Whittier, Alaska is a strange place.  With history as a portage for native people and fur traders, the village started as a military base in world war 2 and is only reachable by boat or car/train via a tunnel.  I wasn’t originally planning on visiting Whittier as it involved yet another dead-end drive , it …

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Anchorage to Homer Driving (Driving the Sterling Highway and What to Do)

Anchorage to Homer Driving takes just over 4 hours for 222 miles if you drive straight through, but why would you want to?  There are so many things to see on the drive from Anchorage to Homer, on the so called Sterling Highway.  These are my favorite things to do on the drive from Anchorage …

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Best Things to do in Valdez, Alaska and why it’s my favorite town in Alaska.

On my roadtrip to Alaska, I spent about 4 weeks in the state, and I have to say that Valdez was my favorite city (town).  And driving around and talking to other tourists, any of them that had been to Valdez also said it was their favorite.  I will never forget the first time I …

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A Day out on the Lu-Lu Belle – The Best Valdez Glacier Cruise

One of my best day trips ever was a Columbia Glacier tour with Lu-Lu Belle Glacier Wildlife Cruises out of the port town of Valdez, Alaska.  The tours are promised to be 7 or more hours, and our tour clocked in at over 9 hours!   For many tourists, this is the best Valdez glacier cruise, …

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Things to do in Olden, Norway – One Day in Olden

The sail up the fjord to Olden town is great.  The sunny morning highlighted the views, including a mountain that’s the Norwegian version of Half Dome. Today I had booked my parents on a tour and I was going to catch the public bus to the Briksdal glacier.  Upon arriving, I walked with a few …

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