Hi Jefferson—As for the Mississippi Delta, I’ve only been there once. We visited New Orleans and took a paddle wheel tour to a War of 1812 site. New Orleans was interesting and the music was wonderful. I hear now from others who visited that they were nervous about crime. I also saw that the War of 1812 site was badly damaged in a hurricane. That area needs to get the word out if conceptions are wrong. I’ve been to Fairbanks once and it’s not exactly scenic (at least where we were), but the view of the mountains from the airport is impressive. There’s a tourist paddle wheeler there, too, but …. Denali is amazing! Juneau, its museum and its glacier are wonderful. We also visited the town of Wrangell—rustic and friendly. There we took a sightseeing flight, walked amongst the petroglyphs on the beach, and hiked on a boardwalk trail up into the rainforest. We flew into Wrangell, stayed for a few days, took the Alaska ferry overnight to Juneau (stunning scenery since it was summer and stayed light), spent a couple of days in Juneau, then took the train to Denali, spent a couple of days there (bus into the park), then took a lonngg train ride to Fairbanks where we spent a day before we flew home. I’ve not been to the other places, but the UP has great PR and it’s on my list. Just my thoughts…. Thanks for what you do!
Nice roundup of what’s going on in the travel world, Jeff. I vote for Alaska. Not so sure about Fairbanks, but I’d like to see Denali. I imagine Augustine and upper Michigan would be beautiful too.
At this moment, you should really recommend our hometown, Los Angeles. Everyone thinks we’re a riot zone and we’re not—but businesses here are in deep pain because no one is coming, including their Latino workers for fear of immigration sweeps, even if they’re citizens. LA is still a beautiful, wildly diverse and interesting place! And you’re right—patronize the mom and pops everywhere—they’re the ones that need your dollars most.
Hi Jefferson—As for the Mississippi Delta, I’ve only been there once. We visited New Orleans and took a paddle wheel tour to a War of 1812 site. New Orleans was interesting and the music was wonderful. I hear now from others who visited that they were nervous about crime. I also saw that the War of 1812 site was badly damaged in a hurricane. That area needs to get the word out if conceptions are wrong. I’ve been to Fairbanks once and it’s not exactly scenic (at least where we were), but the view of the mountains from the airport is impressive. There’s a tourist paddle wheeler there, too, but …. Denali is amazing! Juneau, its museum and its glacier are wonderful. We also visited the town of Wrangell—rustic and friendly. There we took a sightseeing flight, walked amongst the petroglyphs on the beach, and hiked on a boardwalk trail up into the rainforest. We flew into Wrangell, stayed for a few days, took the Alaska ferry overnight to Juneau (stunning scenery since it was summer and stayed light), spent a couple of days in Juneau, then took the train to Denali, spent a couple of days there (bus into the park), then took a lonngg train ride to Fairbanks where we spent a day before we flew home. I’ve not been to the other places, but the UP has great PR and it’s on my list. Just my thoughts…. Thanks for what you do!
I vote for all of them! What a journey that would be.
From Alaska to Florida, right? You and @Ruth Stroud can make the snacks!
Come visit Pie Cottage on the way to BC and AK!
Nice roundup of what’s going on in the travel world, Jeff. I vote for Alaska. Not so sure about Fairbanks, but I’d like to see Denali. I imagine Augustine and upper Michigan would be beautiful too.
At this moment, you should really recommend our hometown, Los Angeles. Everyone thinks we’re a riot zone and we’re not—but businesses here are in deep pain because no one is coming, including their Latino workers for fear of immigration sweeps, even if they’re citizens. LA is still a beautiful, wildly diverse and interesting place! And you’re right—patronize the mom and pops everywhere—they’re the ones that need your dollars most.
Startling fun fact on Houston as the culinary capital of the world!
Great insights! I'll be happy with wherever you pick to go next😁
Great article as always and yes to visiting the small and local shops in any town that you visit, they need our support now more than ever.