Alaska TravelGram

I love Seattle. So does Alaska Air!! Above, Seattle’s downtown area. That’s “CenturyLink Field” on the left. The Space Needle is upper-right to the left of the wingtip. No, really…I <3 Seattle. And so, apparently, do the elves at Alaska Airlines’ Club 49 desk. This week, the sale fares are all about Seattle. Witnesseth: Juneau-Seattle [...]

  Whoa! Both Fiddler Hanneke Cassel and Mandolin player Frank Solivan are cult favorites. They are “headliners” , but there are hundreds of musicians who are prepping for two weeks of awesome music Jan. 19-29 at the Wendy Williamson Auditorium at UAA.  Additionally, there are dozens of venues all over Anchorage, where musicians will be [...]

Check out the latest, greatest deals, tips and end-o’-year reflections on KTVA.

Between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, it’s a good time to start making a list of where to go and what to do in 2012!  As part of that discussion, it’s helpful to know where we expect to see some travel bargains in January, February–and beyond. Just dreaming about the places we’ll go is reason [...]

Did I mention I love Christmas in Alaska? Good thing, huh? ‘Cause here we are. HAHA. This Christmas is particularly snowy–which makes it oh-so-beautiful. Of course, we make a lot of noise with our Gospel Groove singing group at church (we’re singing again on New Year’s Eve: 5:30p at St. Eliz. Ann Seton Church here [...]

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Oh, we had a great time in the studio with our friend Lexie Mizeras of the Alaska SeaLife Center. Above–radio co-host Erin Kirkland and Lexie get ready for the show. Both Erin and I are unabashed evangelists for the Alaska SeaLife Center and its missions: Research, rehabilitation and education. Of course, the “education” part includes [...]

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Well, well….Erin and I filled a lot of Christmas stockings for travelers today!! Above, Marian Call and Erin get ready for the big Holiday Show! Free airline tickets from jetBlue, bear watching adventures at Hallo Bay, Alyeska ski lift tickets–Wow! Even Marian, our musical guest, brought along her new album “Something Fierce” to give away. Above: [...]

  I love the TourSaver book. Of course, I made it…so that’s natural. But really–it’s a great resource for travelers. Everything in the book–all 145 offers–everything is 2-for-1. Lately, I’ve been chatting with folks from all over the world who are planning their Alaska vacation using the TourSaver. They use it as their travel guide! And [...]