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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Alaska – views to drive for!
Views to Drive For Do the words ‘vacation in Alaska’ evoke an image of a fine white cruise ship sailing silently past glaciers and icebergs? Do you imagine yourself standing on deck, binoculars firmly in place, trying to spot the … Continue reading
Alaska by road
It sounded like the tinkling of ice cubes in a glass; except there was no glass, only a large lake. The water on the edge of the Grewingk Glacier Lake had turned into cubes of ice and gentle waves knocked … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Alaska by road, Grenwingk Glacier Trail, Homer, Homer Spit, Kachemak Bay state park, Kenai Peninsula, Ninilchik, Prince William Sound, Road trip in Alaska, Russian Orthodox church in Alaska, RVing in Alaska, Seward Highway, South Central Alaska, Sterling Highway, Whittier
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A trove at the end of the road in Alaska
The Sterling Highway in Alaska ends at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula in a town called Homer. Homer’s main claim to fame though is, its famous spit – a narrow, hooked finger of land, nearly seven and a half … Continue reading
Are you potty-drained? Early lessons in RVing
Arguing is generally not a good way to start a vacation. But since it involved a most crucial aspect of our holiday – our mode of transport – we really didn’t have a choice but to haggle heatedly over it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, Alaska highways, Anchorage, Denali National Park, Kenai Peninsula, RV Parks, RVing, South Central Alaska, The Milepost, Travel, Valdez
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A little ambition never hurts…
When I was in India last year, I went to Surat in Gujarat to visit two of my uncles. One day, we were returning in the afternoon from one of our jaunts when one of my uncles’ decided to … Continue reading
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