Tag: Road Trip

Best Things to Do on the Alaska Highway (All 1,450 Miles of it!)

The Alaska Highway, aka the Alcan Highway, was built during WWII to connect the 48 states to Alaska, which wasn’t yet a state.  It was over 1,700 miles when completed, but now it is closer to 1,400 miles due to rerouting.  The miles of the Alaska Highway stretch between British Columbia, Yukon, back into BC, …

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Dempster Highway Blog – My Journey to the Arctic Ocean

I traveled on the Dempster Highway from August 10 to August 15, 2019.  This is my Dempster Highway blog.  Click this other post for things to see and tips on Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk.  Saturday I arrived into Dawson City in the afternoon, after a rough start in Chicken, AK (too many PBRs) …

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Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk (Arctic Ocean or Bust)

Driving the Dempster Highway is one of the great North American adventures as you drive all the way to the Arctic Ocean, in the hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk (lovingly referred to as “Tuk”, pronounced “tuck”).  I was driving the Dempster Highway from August 10-15, 2019.  I had originally planned to visit around July 18 to attend …

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Exploring the Nass Valley, BC (Lava, Hot Springs, Eagles, and Fish -n- Chips)

While at the Williams Lake Stampede, I met a guy from Smithers and he gave me lots of great ideas for side trips on my roadtrip to Alaska.   One of his suggestions was to visit the Nass Valley in northeastern British Columbia for interesting First Nations (Native American) villages, lava flow, and hot springs.  I …

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Things to Do in Kosovo – A 3-Day Kosovo Itinerary

Prizren Kosovo

Kosovo is the newest country in Europe and there are lots of great sites packed into this little country.  If you have limited time, you can do the best things to do in Kosovo in this 3-Day Kosovo Itinerary, which includes a 48-hour car rental. This is a Kosovo Travel Blog of what I was able …

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Best Free Things to Do in the Black Hills

There are 100’s of attractions in the Black Hills, South Dakota trying to separate you from your money during your Black Hills vacation.  This has become a midwest tourism mecca since it is near Mount Rushmore.  A few things are worth it.  But there are also a few free things to do in the Black …

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Best Things to Do on Highway 2 in Montana (All 667 miles of it!)

Glory Hole

Highway US-2 across Montana is one of the longest roads across a single state in the USA.  It travels an entire time zone!  Also known as the Roosevelt Highway, I traveled all 667 miles to find the best Things to Do on Highway 2 in Montana, as listed from west to east of this epic …

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Israel Road Trip

I have backpacked for years, always trying to make the best use of public transportation, flights, and tours.  As a solo traveler, I never really thought to rent a car because it was quite expensive for solo travel and not easy to navigate.  When researching Israel, I found that public transportation wasn’t super frequent and …

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