Tag: food
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We Eat A Lot of New York City Ice Cream
The Big Apple is filled with opportunity for New York City Ice Cream. From famous places like Serendipity, to new comers, like Tipsy Scoop, it’s difficult to walk a Manhattan mile and not find a creamy treat. TAIYAKI I have a dream. A dream to eat ice cream that looks like a unicorn. On my…
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Eating Around Anchorage-Alaska
The finale of our Alaska adventure ends eating around Anchorage. With the most choices for places to eat, we are grateful for recommendations from locals and other travelers. Moose’s Tooth Touted as the best pizza in Alaska, make sure your phone’s battery is well charged when visiting Moose’s Tooth. Their popularity ensures a long wait,…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…