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Alaska's gentle giants are coming home, and you won't want to miss their annual appearance. The gray whale migration is ready to begin as the 50-foot, 40-ton marine mammals prepare to depart Mexico's Baja Peninsula for the chilly Arctic feeding grounds. As these enormous creatures make their way north during March and April, eager visitors flock to Pacific coast shorelines and on board cruise vessels from California to Alaska for a glimpse of the sleek, silvery whales. Undertaking the world's...
Scotland is a natural for Alaskans-mountainous, cold, windy, vast stretches of color in the fall, and Robbie Burns celebrations on his birthday in January complete with haggis (see description below). Pretty safe too, with no reports of terrorists attacks. And there's lots here to do from quirky winter traditions, to even quirkier foodstuff (like haggis) and long stretches of shoreline to hike. And of course double malt Scotch whiskey. Take a tour of a distillery and get a dram for free! I once...