February 26, 2022
I ❤️ Fairbanks, Alaska. It’s official.
February 25, 2022
Round two of my vegan eats in Fairbanks, Alaska! Starting with East Ramp Pizza and their dreamy vegan ricotta. It’s made in-house, free of packages, and so a thousand times better. The East Ramp area is an aircraft operations area, so East Ramp Pizza is dedicated to the aviation history Read more…
There is fantastic vegan food in Fairbanks, Alaska. To follow, my morning eats. First, Little Owl Cafe, a charming counter spot with very appealing vegan options. My oat milk latte while I waited. I am not sure what oat milk they use, but this was just way too sweet. I Read more…
February 24, 2022
Having acclimated to driving about Fairbanks with some confidence, the perceived barrier of distance dissipated. I would travel south to enter the mouth of the Castner Glacier. And the 2 hour and 45 minute drive was gorgeous, with glimpses of Denali, the tallest mountain in the Northern hemisphere, and the Read more…
February 23, 2022
As you may very well imagine, the tourist draw of a hot spring within the near-arctic is pretty high. But don’t think you will need to stay at the Chena Hotsprings Resort to enjoy them. You can come just for the springs, paying $15 at the pool house that leads Read more…
In non-scientific terms, the Northern Lights are a glimpse of the Sun’s violent power. Spitting out particles from the corona’s chaos, debris-filled solar wind travels at nearly 42 million miles per hour into the Earth’s ionosphere. The Earth’s dutiful magnetic fields grab the particles, soothe their heads with loving words, Read more…
February 21, 2022
After a long day of travel, I arrived in Fairbanks at 2 a.m. But before the excitement of that moment, there was a lot of staring out airplane windows at pretty frost forming. The white in the cracks of the country below Saying goodbye to the Lower 48 as I Read more…
February 20, 2022
Just some random thoughts of preparation as I head out on my journey to Fairbanks, Alaska. Since this trip is, at its essence, a photographic mission, it is worth upgrading equipment to take advantage of the opportunities in the sky. So I rented a more powerful lens from Lens Rentals. Read more…
August 29, 2015
Alas, it’s another day of fog and rain, unfortunately. And another cancelled excursion. I would not be able to test out my underwater camera in Alaska’s waters during a snorkeling adventure after all. I was pretty bummed about that. As one of two cruise ships docked in port today and Read more…
With one more day of being vegan on Holland America’s Oosterdam, I made sure to try everything I could for you, dear blog. And because I would have loved to been able to know this vegan intel prior to boarding, I’m going to lay it all down here on this Read more…
August 28, 2015
Greetings from the starboard side of the Oosterdam and our grand obstructed view. Yes, the floor to ceiling windows in the stateroom are on the same deck as the emergency life boats. But no fear, our priority was to have the means of seeing the most of Alaska, not necessarily Read more…
August 27, 2015
After several days at sea it was very exciting to disembark finally. The first port was Haines, Alaska, a sleepy, small city (number of graduating high school seniors in 2015: sixteen) with plenty of natural beauty and wildlife. The kind of stuff people come to Alaska for. The port only Read more…
August 26, 2015
Mezze Plate: Baba ghanoush, chickpea hummus, stuffed grape leaves and tabbouleh salad, served with warm Pita bread. Pasta Fagioli: Flavorful tomato broth cooked with beans and vegetables and whole wheat pasta, seasoned with Italian herbs. Grilled Vegetable and Tofu Kebob: Served over brown pilaf rice with almonds, drizzled with tomato-basil Read more…
August 25, 2015
Today was our only day at sea without Alaskan scenery, not counting the glorious expanse of lapping waves that we are riding on. It was a day to explore the ship, to relax, to eat. The cruise seems far less booked than the other cruises I have done in my Read more…
August 24, 2015
We woke up with some goals. There were some cruise clarifications that were pretty important. Then there was breakfast, the sometimes-unattainable meal for a traveling vegan. And requisite basking in the breathtaking beauty of Alaska, the Last Frontier. For breakfast, a local favorite, Snow City Café, which has the honor Read more…
August 22, 2015
On the way to Alaska, finally! We spent most of the day traveling. Here are some of the pictures I took from the air… because there was no food around. Constellations on land. The land is organized in neat patchwork, dotted with the clouds shadows. I was excited to catch Read more…
February 16, 2015
My quest of conquering all of these great United States is nearing it’s end with state 49: Alaska! This summer my sister and I will be boarding Ms. Oosterdam, one of Holland America‘s veg-friendly cruise ships, for southbound journey from Anchorage/Seward to Vancouver, British Columbia. Cruises are not really my Read more…