The wife and I are both Alaska MVG Gold 75K this year. Me through status-matching my UA 1K status, her through BIS. Yeah, she wasn’t too happy I took the easy route. Anyway, this year is shaping up that I will easily qualify for Gold, but not that close to Gold 75K. She, however, was…
Andy and I hosted a great meet-up of our readers plus a couple of our fellow bloggers from Boarding Area. We were privileged to have Keri from HeelsFirst Travel and Jeanne for LeChicGeek, fellow BoardingArea.com bloggers show up for the festivities. We really appreciated the other readers who showed and had a great time talking…
I am sure that I could write a blog just about Anchorage and Alaska if I was there all the time. I thought that I would wrap up my trip report with some last interesting things to see if you make it there. Point Woronzof is at the end of the Coastal Trail that I…
Continuing on from yesterday’s post. Remember how I discussed Portage as a community that sank beneath the waves during the 1964 earthquake? Well so did Girdwood about 9 miles west. Except Girdwood moved inland and rebuilt. Today Girdwood Valley is a thriving community known for its world class ski resort and artist community. Ok, it…
While Anchorage is a great town, there are great things to see outside of it too. A fantastic day trip can be had by visiting Whittier, a very unique town about 45 minutes south. First, I have to give a little history lesson. When WW II broke out, America was very worried that Alaska offered…
One of the great things about Anchorage is that even though it’s population is approaching 400,000, it is still a small town in many aspects. One of these is that the populace still stays very close to nature. Heck, moose wandering in my yard for a snack is pretty common. One thing that the city…
There is nothing finer than a sunny, summer day in Anchorage. 72 degrees and blue skies meant it was time to get out and enjoy the day. Of course, sunrise was at 0330 so that helped get me out of bed early. Pro Tip: Bring an airline sleeping mask with you when you come visit,…
As some of you know from past posts, I still have a home in Anchorage from my years there. We visit it as often as we can. Since my wife doesn’t work, this means she gets the whole summer up here, but for me it means only a week away from work to go have…
This post is dedicated to a bunch of fun stuff to do and see throughout Honolulu. Note that we got to all these places, plus Hawaii Kai and Pearl Harbor by The Bus. Yes, that is the official name of the city bus system. For $2.50 you can also get a transfer good for two…
Since we lived in Honolulu from 2010-13, it is always interesting to see what has changed. I have to say that things must be going well there as I saw more tower cranes than I ever have there. Lot’s going on right now. For those of you who know Honolulu, you know the venerable Ward…
