“With New Year’s resolutions fresh in consumers’ minds, Princess Cruises fielded a poll to its Facebook fans to learn which destinations and travel experiences top their bucket lists in 2011. And respondents decisively answered that their number-one destination choice for the coming year is Alaska. One-fourth of respondents resolved...

It may just be my imagination, but even though the days are still very short, the light the past few days has been lovely – almost a Spring feel to it. This was the view from my home office a few minutes ago:...

Vancouver isn’t all that far way by air – a few minutes over 2 hours, depending on which plane you’re flying in. But the cost makes it seem a whole lot further. I’d like to go down for a one-day meeting on January 29th, but here’s today’s air-fare silliness...

I’m fascinated by the ways that technology is constantly providing new doors to open. Sometimes the doors lead to places that didn’t exist before, sometimes they just take you to the same place via a different route. Over the past few days it’s been Kindle that’s provided a new...

I’m in the middle of a job that I have a love-hate feeling about – filing the photographs I’ve shot over the past few months. I spent a lot of time travelling this year, and my purchase of a little Fujifilm S1800 point-and-shoot camera back in mid-May has probably...

On the way into the office this morning it struck me how different my commute is than that of most people. More than half of my 15-minute commute from Mary Lake to downtown Whitehorse is on the Alaska Highway – here’s what it looked like, 2 days after the...

Yesterday was the perfect day for a drive to Skagway – very cold with high north winds at Skagway but clear all the way. This is a shot of the temperature gauge in my car as I was about to turn onto the Alaska Highway at 9:24am. It only...

Give the Perfect Gift this Holiday Season! This holiday season, give the gift that fits all lifestyles, ages and interests… without spending a penny! Did you know that you can redeem your Aeroplan Miles for gift certificates to use on a spectacular cruise vacation? Whether the gift is for...