Tag: food

We Eat A Lot of Alaska Ice Cream

In a place that’s generally known for being cold, when you think about Alaska, you don’t think Alaska. But with a zeal for local, natural, ingredients, and a boldness to mix up interesting flavors, Alaska’s Ice Cream scene is worthy of exploration. Coppa – Juneau Coppa is known for their use of local, seasonal, ingredients,…
Dining in Denali-Alaska

Being a major tourist spot, I didn’t have high expectations for eating in Denali. I figured that they have a large, captive, audience, which often leads to menu complacency, but we ended up being pleasantly surprised dining in Denali. Moose-aka’s Give a restaurant a fun name and I’m there. How could you not eat at…
Alaska Railroad-Budget Car vs. Luxury Car

Yay train rides. The sway of the cars and that clickity-clack sound. It’s instantly relaxing. Like many people, riding the fancy dome car with Alaska Railroad, was on our Alaska bucket list. As we lack unlimited funds, we could only afford to take the fancy dome car on one of our train journeys. We decide…
Reindeer and Drunken Noodles-Fairbanks-Alaska

Linda forgot us in Fairbanks. She made me promise to tell you. “Tell everyone. Tell them…say…Linda forgot us.” Linda felt really bad about forgetting us, but honestly it wasn’t a big deal. We fly from Sitka, to Anchorage, to Fairbanks. It’s midnight, but it looks like dusk. As soon as we step outside of the…
Surprised in Sitka-Alaska

At first I am alarmed. We’re meandering around Sitka, killing time before we can check-in to our hotel. “Sarah. Shannon.” The calls echo. We look around, but there’s no one in sight. Once again we hear our names, “Sarah. Shannon. Up here.” Spinning around we see two familiar faces waving out of windows at The…
Why We Uncruise-d Alaska

Well rested, my eyelids snap open. I get dressed and ready as quick as I can. Though our Uncruise ship does travel during some awake hours, much of the actual cruising, takes place overnight. This makes each morning like Christmas. I can’t wait to open our cabin door to see what new view I’ve been…
Food Tour with Juneau Food Tours-Alaska

After sipping our wake-up juice (aka coffee), while watching the fish jump at Juneau’s waterfront, we make our way to the Fishermen’s Memorial, to meet up with Juneau Food Tours. Our tour guide is immediately recognizable in her Juneau Food Tours t-shirt. Terri, introduces herself, then informs us that we are the only people who…
The First 48-Juneau-Alaska

Day 1 To reduce anxiety caused by possible flight delays, we arrive in Juneau, Alaska, 48 hours before our cruise sets sail. Exiting the airport, we are struck by the gorgeous mountains. The hotel we are staying at provides airport pickup. The driver loads our bags into the back of the van, and we are…
Busch Gardens-Tampa

The scene plays out over and over at Busch Gardens-Tampa. The excited youngster approaches the measuring stick, only to receive crushing disappointment. They are too short to ride the coaster. The youngster passes a longing gaze at the drops and loops and says, “Isn’t there anything here I can ride?” As a former obsessive player…