The V&V Alaska Travel Guide • Valerie & Valise

If there’s one thing I’m truly proud of with this blog, it’s how many people use it to research, plan, and go on the once-in-a-lifetime Alaska trip they’ve always dreamed of. Little did I know that growing up in Alaska would eventually allow me to reach hundreds of thousands of people each year to share my local Alaska travel knowledge.

Back when I lived in Alaska, I spent three summers working for a major cruise line, and this only added to my knowledge of how Alaska travel planning works – or should work! I took the lessons from that time in my (meandering) career and added it to all the secret spots and tricks I had learned exploring The Last Frontier with my family and started writing about how to travel to Alaska. Over the years since I started this blog, that list of resources has become quite extensive!

If you’re planning a trip to Alaska, you’ve come to the right place: I’m here to help. Browse all of my Alaska articles below to find the answers to most questions you’ll have – and I’ve added some of my top resources from my astrotourism site, too. Sign up for my email list to get even more delivered to your inbox directly. And you can always contact me or tweet at me for personalized Alaska travel tips.

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My eBooks

General Travel Advice

When to Visit

Packing Lists

I also have separate pages for all my Alaska itineraries, Alaska cruises, and specific destination pages for Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, the Kenai, and Southeast Alaska, as well as Alaska recipes and a glossary of Alaska terms.

Timely Travel Advice

Before jumping into all of my posts, I recommend starting with these articles – I’ve hand-picked them for the upcoming Alaska travel season (Winter 2021-2022).