95a Alaska Overview & Road Tripping with Kids

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 30 March 2008

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Alaska is a dream destination for many, but the cost and logistics of traveling to America's last frontier can seem almost as imposing as the spectacular scenery. Lonely Planet author Aaron Spitzer joins Rick to discuss travel options for first-timers to Alaska and compare crusing the Southeast to road tripping through Mount Denali and the Kenai Peninsula. Also, Jeff Campbell offers practical tips on how to make a summer road trip with small children memorable for all the right reasons. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Mench in Alaska and people's eyes light up.
0:04.0	America's last frontier offers some of the most spectacular natural
0:08.0	scenery anywhere.
0:09.0	It's a dream destination for many,
0:11.0	but high prices and the logistics of getting around our
0:14.0	large estate can complicate dreams of traveling through Alaska.
0:17.0	Hi I'm Rick Steve's. On today's travel with Rick Steve's we're pondering
0:21.0	glaciers, grisly's, northern lights, and spectacular
0:24.0	cruise vistas as we explore Alaska. It's, I mean it quite literally is
0:27.9	bigger than life. The mountains are bigger, the rivers are bigger, the personalities are bigger than life.
0:33.0	Lonely Planet Guidebook Author Aaron Spitzer joins us in a moment to take your calls and share some Alaska travel tips.
0:39.0	A week's drive up the Alaska Highway may sound like the ultimate road trip, but imagine doing it with
0:44.7	a carload of kids. So, later in the hour, Jeff Campbell joins us to explore happy road
0:49.7	tripping with the family. Sorting through the of Alaska, and road tripping anywhere with the
0:55.2	family.
0:56.2	It's all just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. Imagine cruising through
1:16.8	Southeast Alaska getting close to those humpback whales, bald eagles, and
1:20.7	majestic glaciers, or perhaps you'd like to see North America's tallest
1:24.5	mountain in all its snow-capped glory, or drop by a town that could make you think you're in a revival
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