Alaska Cruise Tips – With Bonus Glacier Bay Video
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Alaska Cruise Tips – With Bonus Glacier Bay Video

Considering a cruise to Alaska and looking for tips on what to see and do?  First, let me say, Alaska offers a fantastic itinerary – even as a first cruise! Alaska is one of my favorite routes and can be among the least expensive. It is also one of the most popular itineraries, and many…

Why Are Cruises to Alaska So Popular?
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Why Are Cruises to Alaska So Popular?

It is no secret that Alaskan cruises are incredibly popular. Why is that? Let’s try to find out why. Scenery Alaska is all about glaciers, mountains, wildlife and gold rush history. The scenery in this last frontier is breathtaking. Also, some of the most amazing places in Alaska like Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay national…

Discover Switzerland by rail – Bernina and Glacier Express routes
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Discover Switzerland by rail – Bernina and Glacier Express routes

Basing myself in Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, I took the Bernina Express to Tirano, Northern Italy, over the Landwasser Viaduct and through the Bernina Pass at 2200m where the Bernina glacier is. The train rarely travelled next to a road, so you really are in the stunning Swiss countryside, passing the flower-filled meadows…