Alaska Train

This Travel Blog is from our 2009 trip to Alaska. We flew into Seattle and then took a train to Vancouver where we boarded the Radiance of the Seas north-bound cruise. The cruise ended in Seward, where we took the Alaska Railroad to Anchorage and then ...

... down to have lunch at the Red Onion Saloon. In 1897 this building had a saloon on the main floor and then the best brothel in Alaska on the second floor, haha - they still do tours of the second floor for the same price as in 1897, $5 for 15 ...

... in this book.) (I'm sitting in the computer lab next to my motivation class, motivated to copy everything I wrote about my trip to Alaska.) These three cars were all Volvos and they had a lot of beer cans in the proximity. The dinner train was a really ...

Train ride from Anchorage up North to Fairbanks and back down to ...

... Reporting: We finally arrive in Seward, about 11 a.m. after a wonderfully scenic ride through the powder white countryside of Alaska. The four-hour train trip between Anchorage and Seward must be one of the great rail trips of the world, with an abundance ...

... We went out just for having dinner and returned soon and went to bed. The next day, we started our Anchorage tour with Alaska Native Heritage Center. There was a free shuttle from the downtown Anchorage to this center and we went by it. The heritage ...

... those light planes landing on the Kathilda Glacier it will be approx a 12 day course(follow the link).(http://www.alpineascents.com/alaska-school.asp )this will give you all the details. This is the only internet service in town and will not download my ...

... .  Kayaks and clothing made of various marine life were incredible to see.  We also went through an exhibit about Alaska's history.  William H. Seward was there, of course!  We learned a lot about the devastating earthquake that hit on ...

... be called dainty! We were back in Vancouver for one night when we were off again on the Diamond Princess Cruise Liner to Alaska - no rest for the wicked! Having been on the Caribbean Princess to the West Indies in June, we are now experienced cruisers, ...

Day 53 Anchorage Alaska The Trip from Valdez to Anchorage being a trip of 300miles was estimated to be around 6 hours, we packed up and retrieved the frozen fish and set forth in the Castle. The trip out was a nice trip with a dry road and some blue sky ...

Thursday, August 27, 2009 - Skagway, Alaska - Day 3 Today's agenda included an excursion on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad.  We carpooled to the railroad depot near the waterfront in Skagway at 12:15 for our 12:45 departure to the summit ...

We left Anchorage Alaska at 8am Sept 11th on the Gold Star Service of the Alaska Railroad.  WE loved the Gold Star Service..  The Gold Star offers domed cars, Private dining car, and an outside viewing area for unrestricted views and great photo ...

WE arrived Anchorage from Seward at 10;30 PM on the Alaska RailRoad.   The scenery is beautiful from the train and it was a very comfortable.  We enjoyed the trip. It was raining when we departed Seward but had stopped by the time we ...

... up at the border as I need to get a visitor visa - quite a scary process, figure print scans, photos.... So finally at Skagway, Alaska I go in search of Celia...back to the days where plans had to be prearranged (neither of our mobile phones worked, no ...

Today we boarded the train once again.  This time for an 8 hour ride to Whittier, Alaska where we would be boarding our cruise ship.  The train ride was really nice and scenic.  It's hard to believe how much undeveloped land there is here ...