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RE: Fairbanks to Whitehorse
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Apr 14, 2013
Thanks for the link for AK Yukon Trails - i should have provided it in my reply above.

RE: Fairbanks to Whitehorse
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Apr 12, 2013
Unfortunately, in recent years options for travel between the main body of Alaska (ie, anywhere b...

RE: Alaska - First Timer Advice for Traveling Alone Without a Car
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 10, 2013
You won't really need car while in Valdez. Is there any way the conference folks could possibly ...

RE: Alaska - First Timer Advice for Traveling Alone Without a Car
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 9, 2013
I guess you are already aware that options for travel between Anchorage and Valdez are somewhat l...

RE: Please help with a 3-weeks Alaska itinerary trip
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 3, 2013
Two more things -
Trekker mentions needing training for defense against "aggressive bears" - th...

RE: Please help with a 3-weeks Alaska itinerary trip
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 3, 2013
Lots of driving but I understand the desire to see and experience a variety of places. That's a p...

RE: bicycle tour alaska
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Feb 24, 2013
I don't know how they rate but if you do a search there are a few companies (i'm sure you've look...

RE: Travelling to USA - Drink driving offence
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Feb 19, 2013
As an aside, make sure your flights to the US don't make a stop in Canada because that offense wi...

RE: Road trip/Camping advice for a foreigner
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Feb 17, 2013
It's not really feasible to just pull over and sleep on the side of the road in many parts of the...

RE: Anyone in LA - Need to borrow snow chains during March
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Feb 16, 2013
You could purchase the appropriate chains for your car, keep the receipt, and return them to the ...

RE: Fairbanks in March
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Feb 13, 2013
That area has no other places to stay that I'm aware of, at least in winter. There are campground...

RE: National Park Passes
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 29, 2013
Yes, and keep in mind that those passes cover not just National Park entry fees but also many oth...

RE: first time alaska holiday 2 x 25 yo males
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 29, 2013
8 nights for the entire state is not too much time so I agree with the above poster that you may ...

RE: Visit ALASKA NP Bering Land Bridge, Kobuk Valley or Gates of the Arctic
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 28, 2013
ugh.
one more time...why can't we edit our own posts anymore?

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RE: Visit ALASKA NP Bering Land Bridge, Kobuk Valley or Gates of the Arctic
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 28, 2013
Hm, I can't seem to edit my entry above. The links aren't directly linked and I forgot the one fo...

RE: Visit ALASKA NP Bering Land Bridge, Kobuk Valley or Gates of the Arctic
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 28, 2013
All three of those parks are very remote and have no visitor facilities within them (no roads, es...

RE: Alaska 2013
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 27, 2013
What dates are you looking at and how many days total? That's a lot of area and interests to cove...

RE: Travel in Winter Alaska (and Canada)
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 9, 2013
If you're a real aurora fan you may already have found this site, but just in case...here's a lin...

RE: Travel in Winter Alaska (and Canada)
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 8, 2013
Unfortunately, bus and shuttle service between Southeast and the main chunk of Alaska (ie, betwee...

RE: Rearrangement of NYC itinerary
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Jan 2, 2013
Just to correct misinformaion above, the Atlantic City boardwalk is not gone (http://www.scpr.org...