Today I was by myself for much of the day, as the group took the Alaska Railroad to Denali while I went ahead with the bus. The first photo is the buffet that the group set up last night – good fun 🙂 The trip started off badly when...

It’s already Day 7 of the tour – time does indeed fly when you’re having fun 🙂 Today the group takes the Alaska Railroad to Denali National Park while I go ahead in the bus. There’s a light rain falling but that’s forecast to quit soon. Let’s catch up...

The adventure continues. Yesterday we crossed over a highway that strikes fear into the hearts of many RV drivers – the Top of the World. Most of those people actually use the name incorrectly, though, because it’s the Taylor Highway on the Alaska side that gets drivers’ heart rates...

Yesterday was our day to explore Dawson City. I start the day with a 3-hour tour of the goldfields and the town and then the afternoon is free so everyone can see and do whatever interests them. We had gorgeous weather so began with a drive up the Midnight...

I love Dawson City, and have always said that if visitors don’t experience Dawson City they don’t really understand the Yukon. On tour, it’s a long day, driving 525 km (326 miles), with pleasant but not dramatic scenery. We got away from Whitehorse at about 09:30, made a stop...

I’m off on tour in a couple of hours – we’ll be in Seward, Alaska 11 days from now and then after my group boards the Celebrity Millennium for a cruise to Vancouver it will take me a couple of days to get back to Whitehorse. I’m guiding this...

Next Tuesday I’m picking up a group from New Zealand to start a 12-day tour from Whitehorse to Seward, and I’m a bit manic right now. I use any excuse to get out of the office if the weather is even half decent, and both Thursday and Friday I...

Yet another article about questionable reviews at TripAdvisor, combined with some nonsense I saw posted at CruiseCritic last night, has prompted this post. The article, in Thursday’s Seattle Times, focuses on “…a string of flattering write-ups about the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel” but talks as well about TripAdvisor’s...

The gravel/dirt Aishihik Road runs north from Historic Mile 995 on the Alaska Highway. It takes adventurers to Otter Falls, most famous for being featured on the 1954 series of Canada’s $5 banknote, on to Aishihik Lake and ends after about 120 km at Aishihik village, a seasonal Native...

We’ve been having a very cool, wet Spring and Summer so far, but Saturday was so incredible it almost made up for all the bad days. Our group took 3 vehicles to Carcross for a day of boating, suntanning, fishing and picnicing. I was first with the pickup, as...