I have just finished a 9 day, custom trip in Alaska. My clients were predominantly from Oklahoma and while quite elderly, they were / are excellent and enthusiastic travellers. This trip was not the typical cruise adventure, rather they wanted to go inland and frankly so did I. Everyday was an event and I remember why I love the North. For such a massive territory, Alaska has … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
North to Alaska
Alaska is big. It is really, really big. When put inside the lower 48 states of the USA, Alaska stretches from coast to coast and is bigger than California, Texas and Montana combined. Yet in population Alaska is the third smallest state with under one-million inhabitants scattered across an area so vast that many Alaskans themselves will never visit their whole state. The … [Read more...]
Oregon Vacation
I have just finished a great 10 days in Oregon. We drove all the way down from our mountain town of Canmore, via BC, Idaho, Washington and around Mount Hood. We rented a small cabin in the wilderness, near the community of Welches, about one hour from Portland, Oregon’s largest city. While my dad was working, climbing or biking, I went to Windell’s - a famous skateboard and … [Read more...]
Donald Trump’s Hate Crime
It may seem odd for a travel blog to wander into the realm of populist right-wing American politics, but in this instance I would like to celebrate the role of Spanish-speakers within our industry. For years I have travelled and lead tours through the Americas and around the world. At almost every hotel in which I stay in the United States there is at least one Spanish speaker … [Read more...]
