What Does 9/11 Teach Us About Family Travel?
On this day each year, I reflect back to a time when family travel looked decidedly different. Back to open gate areas in airports, when arriving or departing meant loved ones in our midst. Back to an...
View ArticleAKontheGO and Alaska Public Media: Partners for family fun
I promised yesterday to broadcast from the rooftops our latest partnership – and here it is: AKontheGO is now part of the Alaska Public Media/Outdoor Explorer team of radio pros! Yessir, yours truly...
View ArticleTraveling Alaska With Tweens: We’re almost there
In two weeks, AKontheGO will be entering a new phase of Alaska family travel. A journey that started with a wiggling bundle of toddler energy has now transitioned onto a different path, albeit a very...
View ArticleAlaska Railroad Aurora Winter Train: Great expectations for cold-weather...
I love spending time ‘on the couch’ with KTVA 11’s Daybreak program each month. Sharing the best in Alaska family travel experiences makes my day, and the good company of hosts James Gaddis and Megan...
View ArticleAAA Alaska and AKontheGO Forge Partnership
When I was a kid, I used to take the annual AAA membership sticker and slap it on my bicycle, liking the way the silver and red glimmered on my Huffy banana-seat. I didn’t really know what the “auto...
View ArticleMust-Do Family Experiences – Southcentral Alaska
This is the second in an occasional series of posts showcasing the “gotta-do” activities in Alaska, divided up by region. The first area I explored was Southeast Alaska and the communities of Juneau,...
View ArticleAAA Alaska Makes Trip Planning a Cinch
[AAA Alaska and AKontheGO have established a partnership and this sponsored post reflects our endorsement of AAA products and services.] The American Automobile Association was created for people like...
View ArticleDon’t Be a Rookie: Five tips for Alaska vacation success
First-time Alaska visitors, listen up. This post is for you. Whether you’re hopping on board a cruise ship or renting an RV, an Alaska vacation requires much forethought, and making reservations is...
View ArticleAAA Alaska 2015 Summer Travel Forecast
[sponsored on behalf of AAA Mountain West/AAA Alaska] Last weekend marked the unofficial start to Alaska summer fun. With brilliant weather and clear roadways mostly void of construction delays...
View ArticleAlaska Salmon-ology: Sound like an expert!
by Bryan Bearss There’s not much that says summer in Alaska more than fishing, and chances are, if you’re fishing in Alaska, you’ll be looking for salmon. From June to September, people flock to...
View ArticleIcy Strait Point: a cruise ship port with Alaska authenticity
The Southeast Alaska village of Hoonah is only 35 miles from capital city, Juneau, but it might as well be 350. Located on Chichagof Island among dense stands of Sitka spruce and thick patches of...
View ArticleGreat Alaskan Holidays is the easy way to see our Last Frontier
(Great Alaskan Holidays is an AKontheGO sponsor business) For a state with no major freeways and only a few ribbons of actual paved road, driving Alaska nonetheless packs quite a punch. For many...
View Article*NEWS* AK Mom can’t break the Kyocera DuraForce
[sponsored by AT&T and Kyocera DuraForce] Why is this news? Why should you care? Simply put, AKontheGOers, if AK Mom (me) keeps dropping phones into tidepools, off rocky cliffs, or from too-loose...
View ArticleFamily Snaps: Photo essay of an AKontheGO summer
Sometimes it’s the visual cues that provide the final “yes” to a vacation destination, and Alaska is no exception. The state’s traveling-est family (I just made that word up) has been busy this summer,...
View ArticleAlaska Railroad’s Glacier Discoverer: Your ticket to adventure this fall
When Alaskans stand up and jockey for scenic vistas, you know it’s good. With autumn definitely on the way around Southcentral Alaska, opportunities for colorful vistas and crisp, sunny days mean it’s...
View ArticleNEWS: AKontheGO Publisher Joins About.com
Sometimes opportunities come along at inconvenient moments. Like, perhaps, when one is sitting astride a kayak in the middle of Frederick Sound, or waiting to board a ferry to Dutch Harbor....
View ArticleThe Lakefront Anchorage: A win for hospitality and location
The Lakefront Anchorage – 248 rooms $$-$$$ (moderate to more expensive) 4800 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99517 (907) 243-2300 http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/destinations/anchorage.html Perhaps...
View ArticleHawaii Dengue Fever Outbreak: Should you be worried?
Mosquitoes are pesky little critters, and we Alaskans should know, since much of our summer is spent in creative ways to deter and detect these tiny, whiny insects that dine upon tender skin. Now, one...
View ArticleGifting Your Time This Christmas
“All I want for Christmas is you.” ~Mariah Carey The spectrum of giving during the holiday season is certainly broad. On one end there lies Christmas lists like my son’s with no fewer than seven NFL...
View ArticleIowa to Alaska 2016: The planning continues
A very merry Boxing Day, AKontheGO readers! We hear it’s snowing back home in Alaska, even as AK Fam enjoys a bit of green in beautiful-but-extremely-rainy Portland, Oregon. Rainy, but brighter than...
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