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Visit These Under-the-Radar Cruise Destinations Before Everyone Else
Credit: Flickr/amira_a By Matt Meltzer There are different schools of thought when it comes to cruising: some go for the ships themselves, where you can do crazy stuff like ride water slides and dangle over the water in a giant glass orb. For others, cruising is a way to experience the local culture of four or five different countries without having to worry much about logistics. Related: Best Beaches in the Caribbean Credit: Flickr/Kyle Simourd Progreso, Mexico Go with: Carnival, Princess Th
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It's Illegal to Give a Moose Beer: 25 Wild Facts About Alaska
By Michele Debczak Located 500 miles away from the nearest state, there’s likely a lot you haven’t heard about Alaska. After calling on students throughout the territory to submit their ideas, Alaska ultimately decided on Benny Benson’s scene of the Big Dipper and the North Star in 1927. 4. Some of Alaska’s bizarre moose-specific legislation has included laws against pushing a moose from a plane, viewing a moose from a plane, and giving a moose beer. Haines, Alaska is home to America’s first
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Girls Gone Wild: 18 Reasons to See Alaska With Your Girlfriends
Alaska has always seemed so far away in my mind, a once-in-a-lifetime trip many people save up for their entire lives. But I’m far from retirement, and when I got invited on a girls’ getaway in the great expanse that is the Last Frontier, I jumped at the chance. Bear-watching was not on the itinerary, but there was lots of bonding over sightseeing and seafood. I traveled with a small group of fun-loving, foodie girls — we called ourselves “Karen & the Funky Bunch.”
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Behold: Adventure and Beauty in Alaska
Holland America’s ms Westerdam, with a quintessential Alaskan backdrop. (Photo: David Handschuh)
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12 Things You Need to Know About Taking a Cruise in Alaska
A summer cruise through Alaska could be one of the more scenically pleasing voyages you can take. My Alaska trip consisted of a three-day Princess Cruises land tour followed by a seven-day cruise aboard the Star Princess. In that 10-day introduction to America’s 49th state, I learned a variety of lessons, some the hard way, that you might be helpful on your first Alaska journey.
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Should Alaska Ban Floatplanes After Accident Kills Cruise Passengers?
The bodies were recovered Friday, but investigators are still looking into how the sightseeing floatplane crashed into mountainous terrain. “It’s going to be quite the undertaking,” Megan Peters, information officer with the Alaska State Troopers, told Yahoo Travel. Just days after the incident, several floatplane companies across Alaska say it’s been business as usual, although pilots have discussed the unfortunate incident among themselves as a sober reminder to pay attention up in the air.
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Confessions of a Floatplane Pilot in Alaska
Mark Stadsklev has been flying floatplanes for 25 years. The Nebraskan turned long-time Alaskan is also a nature photographer who leads photo safaris. The charismatic pilot for Rust’s Flying Service shares what it’s really like in this sub-airline industry.
