Leaving the Anchorage hostel was a struggle with only a couple hours of sleep. This is the disadvantage to sharing accommodation with large groups returning late and drunk. I had decided to retaliate by being extra loud when I left before 7am to catch my northbound train, but the group beat me to it. They [...]

Bumping into a moose is not that out of the ordinary up here. Every tourist wants to see the gangly legged creatures. On my first full day I saw six. But that isn’t even the start of my story today. My flight departing Vancouver streamed past the mountains for only a few moments. This was [...]