Tag Archives: Alaska

Mountain Top

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Journeys By Jill

It’s day 18 of an 18-day movie shoot and we’re all exhausted from 12+ hour days so it’s quite wonderful to spend the last day on Grandfather Mountain near Linville, North Carolina.

Posted in North America, North Carolina, Sightseeing, Travel, TV and Film Production, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Grandfather Mountain, Homer, Linville Gorge, Linville Gorge Wilderness, Linville North Carolina, Mountain, Mountain Top, North Carolina, Swinging Bridge | 4 Comments

A Winter Drive Down the Alaska Highway

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. And it was time to go. The local understanding is that after two or three years in Alaska most people decide that the Last American Frontier will be home forever, or, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Canada, Hotels, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Alaska - Canadian Highway, Alaska Hwy, Alberta, Alcan, Anchorage, Aurora Borealis, Block Heater, British Columbia, Canada, Cornish Rex Cat, Destruction Bay, Earthquake, Edmonton, Ford Festiva, Ft Collins Colorado, Glennallen, Grand Prairie Alberta, Helena Montana, Hoarfrost, Kluane Lake, Liard River Hot Springs, Liard River Hot Springs Lodge, Lower 48, Milepost, Mt. Spurr, Muncho Lake, Nordstrom, Northern Lights, Northwest Territories, Rex Cat, Scottsdale, Scottsdale Fashion Square, Seattle, Subaru Wagon, The Alaska Highway, The Alcan, The Milepost, Volcano, West Edmonton Mall, Whitehorse, WPLongform, Yukon, Yukon Territory | 4 Comments

Alaska – Exploring the Last Frontier

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Winter night skies filled with dancing Northern Lights. Summer days glowing with seemingly endless sunshine. Getting up-close and personal with unsurpassed natural beauty and wildlife. Mustn’t neglect to mention the occasional ash-spewing volcanic eruptions and formidable earthquake rumblings. That was … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Hotels, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Alaska Pipeline, Alaska State fair, Alyeska Ski Area, Anchorage, Anton Larson Bay Road, Arctic Ocean, Aurora Borealis, Brooks Mountain Range, Brooks Range, Chena Hot Springs, Circle Hot Springs, Danny J Ferry, Deadhorse, Denali, Denali National Park, Denali Princess Hotel, Eagles, Exit Glacier, Fairbanks, Fourth Avenue Theater, Halibut Cove, Hatcher Pass, Haul Road, Homer, Homer Spit, Independence Mine State Historical Park, James Dalton Highway, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak, Kodiak Bears, KTUU-TV, Land's End Hotel, Mat-Su Valley, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Mount McKinley, Mt McKinley, Mt. Spurr, North Slope, Northern Lights, Prudhoe Bay, Puffins, Road's End Cafe, Sarah Palin, Seldovia, Seward, Talkeetna, Talkeetna Mountains, The Quiet Place, The Saltry, Thompson Pass, Tom Bodett, Valdez, Volcano, Wasilla, Whittier, WPLongform | Leave a comment

Alaska – Job Lost, Love Found

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Journeys By Jill

Alaska? Been here, done this. That sentiment is written in stone #2110 among more than 13,000 other bricks in Town Square Park in Anchorage, AK where I lived, explored and discovered the love of my life. Twenty years ago this month I made the decision … Continue reading →

Posted in Airlines, Alaska, Hotels, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Alaska Jobs, Alaskan Cruise, Alyeska Hotel, Alyeska Resort, Alyeska Ski Area, Alyeska Ski Resort, Anchorage, Anchorage Daily News, Begich-Boggs Visitor Center, Beluga Whale, Bore Tide, Cheechako, Chitina Alaska, Classical Radio, Copper Ore, Cornish Rex Cat, dall sheep, Denver, Double Musky, Girdwood, Kennicott, Kennicott Glacier, Kennicott Glacier Lodge, Kennicott Mine, McCarthy, McCarthy Lodge, McCarthy Road, Portage Clacier, Potter's Marsh, Rex Cat, Salmon, Seward Highway, Single, Subaru, Turnagain Arm, Unemployed, Woodstock Vermont, WPLongform, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 3 Comments

Sleepless in Stockholm Part 1

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Journeys By Jill

We knew about the 20,000 attendees for the European Diabetes and Internal Medicine conferences during the week that we would be in Stockholm. What we didn’t know is that there was a big race planned for that weekend too. 20,000 … Continue reading →

Posted in Airlines, Europe, Hotels, Restaurants, Scandanavia, Shopping, Sightseeing, Sweden, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Europe, exploring, Hotels, LogInn Hotel, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Stora Vikingen, Sweden, Travel, Traveler, WPLongform | 2 Comments

Counting Countries

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Journeys By Jill

Once a year I like to take inventory of where I have been and where I am going. There’s an organization called the Traveler’s Century Club. The only requirement to become a member is that you have to have traveled … Continue reading →

Posted in Airlines, Europe, Middle East, North America, North Carolina, Scandanavia, Sightseeing, South America, Travel | Tagged Alaska, Arctic Circle, Argentina, Chile, Copenhagen, Denmark, exploring, Finland, Geneva, Helsinki, Liechtenstein, Lima, Peru, Santiago, Switzerland, Travel, Traveler, Ushuaia, Vaduz, world travel, WPLongform | 2 Comments

Far Flung is Fun!

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Journeys By Jill

How far can we go? I ask that question everyday when I have a minute to daydream at work. There’s a map of the world above my desk. Originally I put it there because I was sick of staring at … Continue reading →

Posted in Airlines, Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Easter Island, Europe, Jordan, Middle East, North America, North Carolina, Scandanavia, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Alaska, Anchorage, ANWR, Arctic Ocean, Argentina, Bedouins, Brooks Range, Cerro Castor, Chile, Easter Island, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jordan, Middle East, Moai, Petra, Prudhoe Bay, Scandinavia, South America, Tierra del Fugo, Treasury Building, Ushuaia, Vina del Mar | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Alaska

Mountain Top

A Winter Drive Down the Alaska Highway

Alaska – Exploring the Last Frontier

Alaska – Job Lost, Love Found

Sleepless in Stockholm Part 1

Counting Countries

Far Flung is Fun!

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