One of the things I really wanted to do last Alaska season, but never found the time to, was to go dog sledding at a musher camp on a glacier. There are tours that will drive you to these camps, however, a groups of friends and I,  decided to go all out and take the...

In so many of the Alaskan ports nature is just a few blocks away from the town. I had wanted to go hiking for a while and after doing some research, I found out that Skagway would be the perfect place. There were several hikes of various lengths and difficulty levels....

The Hubbard Glacier is one of the biggest glaciers in Alaska, stretching 122km inland all the way to Yukon, Canada. The glacier meets the ocean in Disenchantment Bay, which has become a popular stop for visiting cruise ships. Depending on how cold it is and how much...

When most people think of Alaska they picture cruise ships, beautiful nature, glaciers, bears and snow covered mountains. I decided to go in stark contrast to this. I was given the opportunity to go dry suit snorkelling in the town of Sitka. We met our guide on the...

As a crew member, a big part of life is going ashore to try the local food. In Alaska there is no better place for this than Tracy’s King Crab Shack. The original Tracy’s opened in 1996 and is Juneau’s original king crab shack. While the original location was a...

Once of the best places to dive in the world is off the shore of Maui, Hawaii. Spending the day in Lahaina, this was exactly what I set out to do. We had arranged with a dive master to meet us close to the dive site, and in out eagerness not to be late we had about 30...

When I think of Hawaii the first things that come to mind are beautiful beaches, impressive volcanos and surfing. With Waikiki Beach being the home of modern day surfing, I decided this would be the perfect place to go for a lesson. When we arrived at Waikiki we...