I can still remember how stressed I was if we could apply for both Schengen and UK visas in time for this trip. Since we were travelling to Prague, we decided to visit friends and relatives in UK as well. But given the narrow window […]
Author: pkatigbak
In Reverie at the City of Spires
My mom always muses that when I plan something, there’s no changing my focus. I was humouring myself with those thoughts to get over the loss of our third pregnancy. For those who can relate, you can just imagine the hurt, anger and disappointment I […]
Victoria Island BC: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
Victoria exudes old-world charm as well as fragrant and colourful flowers everywhere. Founded in 1843 by James Douglas of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the city was first known as Fort Victoria. By 1848, Vancouver Island was a British colony and Victoria was its capital. The […]
Ketchikan: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
Founded as a salmon cannery site in 1885, Ketchikan’s livelihood was initially fishing. For years the city was known as the “Canned Salmon Capital of the World.” Logging became an important industry later on, and when cruise ships started plying the waters of the Inside […]
Skagway: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
Skagway rarely disappoints visitors. A seven-block corridor along Broadway features historic false-front shops and restaurants, wooden sidewalks, locals in period costumes and restored buildings, many of which are part of the National Park Service-managed Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Beginning in 1897, Skagway and […]
Juneau: Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
One of the reasons Juneau has so much character is that it’s one of Alaska’s oldest cities. Established before the big Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, Juneau also has gold in its past. In 1880, a local Tlingit Indian chief led prospectors Joe Juneau and […]
Cruising the Inside Passage of Alaska
While many independent travellers find the strictures of ‘cruise life’ a bit stifling, there are plenty of reasons to take an Alaskan cruise, namely the two ‘Cs’: comfort and convenience. And in Alaska, a state that could take months, if not years, to thoroughly explore, […]
Where In The World is Penny K 