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.

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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