Santa Monica. The land of endless sun, sand and sea. When my company announced I would be heading out to California for a brief trip, I got pretty excited and I made sure to I book my tickets so I…
Santa Monica. The land of endless sun, sand and sea. When my company announced I would be heading out to California for a brief trip, I got pretty excited and I made sure to I book my tickets so I…
Located on Revillagigedo Island and surrounded by the Tongass National Forest, sits the city of Ketchikan, the southernmost entrance to Alaska’s famed Inside Passage and the “Salmon Capital of the World”. As we walked on to our cruise ship’s deck, we were greeted by…
Off Young Bay along the Gastineau Channel, you can find the second largest city in the United States by area and the capital of Alaska, Juneau. Fun fact: Juneau has a land area that is almost as large as Rhode Island…
Skagway, Alaska. Year round population is approximately 900 give or take. Despite its small size, this city made a name for itself as the “Gateway to the Yukon” during the Yukon Gold Rush when gold was discovered in the Klondike River,…
In early June of 2012, my family cruised The Last Frontier (aka Alaska). The trip was to celebrate my brother’s 21st birthday, my MBA graduation, and my parents 30th wedding anniversary. This trip was our third cruise to take as…
In early June of 2012, my family headed west to cruise The Last Frontier (aka Alaska), but our trip started a couple of days early as we spent a little over 24 hours exploring Seattle! Seattle has several nicknames and one of those is “Rain City”,…