On my first Alaskan cruise, I flew into Seattle and then boarded a bus to Vancouver to meet the ship. Quite frankly, the last thing I want to do after flying cross country from Philadelphia is to move from one cramped seat on a plane to another cramped seat on […]
Who doesn’t love new car smell? What about new cruise ship smell of adventure and a plethora of fun filled activities and amenities? We all love those! So if you’ve been following my Alaskan adventures you know that there is incredible scenery and adventure on an Alaskan cruise. The tough […]
Continuing with my Alaskan adventures, I chose the Zodiac adventure in Ketchikan (often referred to as the “back country zodiac expedition”). While not venturing far from port, the chance to ride the zodiac boat in the waters around town and the Alaskan coastline for 2.5 hours and out to the […]
If you’ve ever been whale watching you know that it can get crazy when you see a whale and then try to chase the whale (never works) hoping to see it surface again. I tend to think the whales have too much fun with this game of hide and seek […]
The American Bald Eagle, a symbol of American pride. To see an eagle fly is quite simply beautiful with its long wings and soaring paths. But for many birds, including the bald eagle in Alaska, there are many hazards – namely cars in towns. When a bird is injured, they […]
Alaska, for me, is about the adventure and nature’s beauty and when you can combine the two that’s even better. On my first visit to Alaska many years ago, I flew in a helicopter to the Mendenhall glacier to do a bit of glacier hiking (crampons, poles and helmets required) […]
Hard to imagine but Alaska doesn’t have any laws on the books to protect bears with rehabilitation programs. “Bullets are cheaper” I was told by the Fortress of the Bear staff member when I asked why the bears needed to be rescued. She told me a story of a hotel […]
The Oprah “Share the Adventure” Cruise to Alaska would be my first cruise “first date” on Holland America. I was a bit apprehensive knowing that Holland has a reputation for skewing older cruise guests especially to Alaska but figured that the O Magazine inaugural cruise to Alaska on Eurodam with […]
Leave it to my eleven (going on thirty) year old precocious niece to burst my Oprah bubble. I was showing my sister and mom my photo with Oprah from the O Magazine, Share the Adventure cruise to Alaska on Holland America’s Eurodam. My niece said “did you meet Oprah…and she […]