Anchorage is a prime starting or ending point for any land based Alaska trip. Our recent trip started in Anchorage. It is highly recommended to stay downtown. Anchorage is a fairly easy city to walk around if your hotel is in the right location. The top choice is the Marriott Downtown Anchorage which is where […]
If you are flying into Alaska for a land-only trip not combined with a cruise, chances are you will fly in or out of Anchorage. The other popular airport for Alaska land trips is Fairbanks. Anchorage is the gateway for flying in and starting a journey into interior Alaska. Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, is in […]
This port is not as popular as Juneau, Seward, Skagway, or Ketchikan, but it should be. Sitka is a hidden gem. I was lucky enough to sail on a cruise that stopped in Sitka, and I fell in love with the small Alaskan port town. When I was visiting, you could feel more of the […]