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Beginning tomorrow, I’m going to be gone for roughly 10 days. I’m leaving (way too early)
tomorrow morning for Seattle, and then boarding a cruise ship bound for Alaska on Friday
afternoon. It’ll be the first vacation my family has taken together in a while (excluding the family
reunion we went to last summer), so… [Read more…]
tomorrow morning for Seattle, and then boarding a cruise ship bound for Alaska on Friday
afternoon. It’ll be the first vacation my family has taken together in a while (excluding the family
reunion we went to last summer), so… [Read more…]
LEAVIN' ON A JET PLANE
SAIL AWAY, SAIL AWAY, SAIL AWAY
I feel like cruise travel often gets a bad rap, especially among the budget travel/backpacking
crowd. It’s too corporate. It’s too expensive. It’s only for the old and/or drunk college crowd. It’s
too tourist-y. It’s a lazy vacation. It allows no room for spontaneity. You don’t really get to
*experience* destinations. I’ve head all of these reasons and more for why cruise travel isn’t
really travel at all. But I have to politely disagree. [Read more…]
crowd. It’s too corporate. It’s too expensive. It’s only for the old and/or drunk college crowd. It’s
too tourist-y. It’s a lazy vacation. It allows no room for spontaneity. You don’t really get to
*experience* destinations. I’ve head all of these reasons and more for why cruise travel isn’t
really travel at all. But I have to politely disagree. [Read more…]
PHOTO ESSAY : SKAGWAY & BEYOND
After our jam-packed day in Juneau, we had little time to rest. Because, the very next morning
(another bright and sunny one), we were docked in the tiny port town of Skagway, Alaska. With
a population of less than 1,000, Skagway seems equipped to be solely a town for cruise ship
tourists, and little else. [Read more…]
(another bright and sunny one), we were docked in the tiny port town of Skagway, Alaska. With
a population of less than 1,000, Skagway seems equipped to be solely a town for cruise ship
tourists, and little else. [Read more…]
CRUISING TO ALASKA? HERE'S HOW TO MAKE IT SUCCESSFUL
If you’ve visited this site before, you’ll know that I think cruise travel gets a bad rap. I know it’s
not the right option for everybody, but I think cruising can be a great all-inclusive vacation if
you know what to expect and how to enjoy it. [Read more…]
not the right option for everybody, but I think cruising can be a great all-inclusive vacation if
you know what to expect and how to enjoy it. [Read more…]
LET'S TAKE A JAUNT THROUGH JUNEAU IN PHOTOS
I was fully expecting to explore Juneau, Alaska, under a cloud-laden sky. Every weather report
I had looked at before embarking upon my cruise ship predicted rain — and lots of it — for
Alaska when we were scheduled to be there. So imagine my surprise when I stepped out on
deck early Sunday morning to find the ship bathed in sunshine. Even though the sun had risen
around 4 a.m., the light still had that early-morning weakness to it as it tried to burn off the
haze drifting over the peaks of the Inside Passage that surrounded us. [Read more…]
I had looked at before embarking upon my cruise ship predicted rain — and lots of it — for
Alaska when we were scheduled to be there. So imagine my surprise when I stepped out on
deck early Sunday morning to find the ship bathed in sunshine. Even though the sun had risen
around 4 a.m., the light still had that early-morning weakness to it as it tried to burn off the
haze drifting over the peaks of the Inside Passage that surrounded us. [Read more…]
| Amanda is a journalist from Ohio who loves to travel, explore, take way too many pictures, and then write about it all. New Zealand is by far her favorite destination so far, but she's always up for discovering and experiencing new places. When she's not busy blogging, Amanda is dreaming about her next travel adventure. You can follow Amanda's journeys on Blog |
Making a case for cruises: Why they make good family vacations.
What’s your ideal travel scenario? Mine consists of me and perhaps a friend or my significant
other, donning our sunglasses and stepping out onto the crowded streets or exotic beaches or
snow-dusted mountains of some far-off country. No worries. No reservations. Just pure
adventure and discovery for the having. But what happens when the equation is slightly
different? How does the scenario change when it becomes me and my entire immediate family?
[Read more...]
other, donning our sunglasses and stepping out onto the crowded streets or exotic beaches or
snow-dusted mountains of some far-off country. No worries. No reservations. Just pure
adventure and discovery for the having. But what happens when the equation is slightly
different? How does the scenario change when it becomes me and my entire immediate family?
[Read more...]
