Archive for the ‘United States’ Category

May 2nd, 2012 - 10:07 pm § in United States

New Podcast: LIVE from the Alaska Native Heritage Center!

Wow! We had a great podcast session at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Listen to the whole show, featuring co-host Erin Kirkland (left, above) and Melissa Saunders (center) , the center’s marketing director. Oh. And me. Right. HA At the beginning, you’ll hear Mattox Metcalf playing th[...]

April 28th, 2012 - 1:47 am § in United States

New Podcast: Wildlife Cruise, Seattle Food Tours, much more!

Yep. It’s the first “true” podcast from the Alaska Travelgram radio show! Erin Kirkland and I hooked up with sound engineer Kirby Kauffman to produce our first show. We feature some great news you can use, including: a. Major Marine Tours Resurrection Bay Cruise in Seward! b. Seatt[...]

April 26th, 2012 - 2:46 pm § in United States

Alaska Airlines’ Club 49: Deals to Portland, the Rose City!

I love Portland. In fact, I grew up there. That’s me (photo below), standing on the Portland waterfront in front of  the Steel Bridge. It spans the Willamette River. It’s always fun to visit–especially when there’s a great deal from Alaska Airlines. Cash in on the Club 49 sp[...]

April 26th, 2012 - 2:15 pm § in United States

Let Explore Tours Custom-Fit your Alaska Adventure

I’ve spent decades in Alaska–exploring some incredible corners of the state. Explore Tours‘ 9-day all-inclusive Safari covers some of the best areas–the Kenai River, Talkeetna and Denali National Park. Above–we took an optional flightseeing tour up to Denali!! Here̵[...]

April 18th, 2012 - 9:18 pm § in United States

Something Fierce, Indeed: Acoustic North AK

Hey, you’ve heard me talk about Marian Call, one of our favorite traveling minstrels. This is the lady who hit the road and traveled to all 50 states for concerts that she arranged on-the-fly. Amazing. And she’s got a new album out, called “Something Fierce”. And she’s [...]

April 18th, 2012 - 9:02 pm § in United States

TODAY ONLY: Low-low prices to the Mile-High City

I’m flying around the West Coast with Alaska Airlines this week. Above, this is NOT an “art” shot. I simply am too clumsy to hold the camera straight as we board our Oakland-Portland flight on Horizon Air. But HEY–you could be up-in-the-air to Denver in June with the Club 49 [...]

April 13th, 2012 - 8:58 am § in Cruises, United States

Everybody Loves Whales–here for a limited time!

Hey, it’s not JUST the Gray Whales that you’ll see when you sail with Major Marine Tours in Seward. Sure, they’re out there in Resurrection Bay–on their annual migration to the Bering Sea. But there’s lots more to see along the way: otters, eagles, sea lions, the occasi[...]