Our last day in Alaska was back in Anchorage as a full-circle moment for the trip itself. The extra 24-ish hours in Anchorage allowed us to do some things we'd thought about doing on the first day but hadn't had time. Our flight out was at 11:59 PM on that last day, so we really … Continue reading The last day in Anchorage
With one solid hour of sleep, we were up bright and early for our 5 AM Denali National Park tour. Denali National Park was founded in 1917 to protect the Dall sheep population in the park from hunters who were seen as a growing threat as the establishment of the Alaska railroad made the inner … Continue reading Denali
The next day was our big travel day. We woke up in Seward and caught the bus up to our next stop, Talkeetna. We took a two-and-a-half-hour drive back up to Anchorage, catching a ton of beautiful views of mountains and lakes on the way. We had lunch at 49th State Brewery in Anchorage. The … Continue reading Talkeetna
Our second day in Seward, we woke up, grabbed breakfast at our hotel, and caught the shuttle to the small boat harbor in downtown Seward. We were heading off on a 6-hour boat tour into the Kenai Fjords. We quickly stopped at the local hardware store to buy some binoculars (which mom has had on … Continue reading The coolest boat ride ever
The second full day of our trip was our train adventure. We woke up before 6 and made our way to the train station. Now, all three of us are fairly well-traveled, and we’ve taken a fair number of trains in our lives. But at least Becca and I have never taken a train simply … Continue reading The train to Seward
We arrived in Anchorage around 8 PM, and I was immediately struck by how normal everything was. Obviously, Alaska is a state, and thus you would expect it to be the same as any other state. But I’ve been at so many foreign airports in my life that at this point, arriving at a new … Continue reading Anchorage
State number 49! This one has been a long time coming. Somewhere around my 21st birthday, back from study abroad and starting to look into my future, the goal solidified. I'd been traveling since I was 6 months old, being comfortably held in my parents' arms as I "walked" across the Golden Gate Bridge in … Continue reading Alaska, finally!
Everything from a four hour traffic delay to one of the most fun hikes I've ever been on, the last three full days of my trip were certainly an interesting time. After waking up the night after the wedding, I decided that I really did want to go visit the Wallace Monument. So although it … Continue reading The last few days of my Scotland trip
The next two days of my trip were spent in Stirling and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. Starting out the first morning in Dunblane, I had a Scottish breakfast at the hotel before heading to Stirling Castle. Stirling Castle is incredibly important to Scottish History, with Stirling serving as the gateway to the … Continue reading Scotland- Stirling and the lakes
On my last day in England, I began my morning with breakfast in the hotel, overlooking the Windermere lake. Because I'm finishing up two summer school classes, before getting back to tourism, I had to complete and submit an essay. I started in my hotel and then moved to a coffee shop at check-out time, … Continue reading England to Scotland
