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The nothern lights: Why you should always get a window seat if you're flying over or near the Arctic.

Here's what it is like to fly beneath the northern lights

Here's why you should always get a window seat when flying over or near the Arctic Circle.

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A ranch reindeer.

The US state where you can hang with adorable reindeer

Walking with a herd of reindeer is both weird and wonderful.

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Katrina Lobley
MV Tustumena arriving at Kodiak Island.

Riding Alaska's overnight ferries is the ultimate form of slow travel

There's an easy way to reach Kodiak Island, home to the world's second-largest bears. But why not take the adventurous route instead?

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Katrina Lobley
Photogenic: Petersburg, Alaska.

Getting hero shots in a place of hero explorers

From evening talks to walks through bear country, our photographer guide offers technical tips and insights into what it takes to tell a compelling travel story through photos.

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Kerry van der Jagt
Some of the letters that arrive at Santa Claus House will break your heart.

The tiny town where heartbreaking letters to Santa end up

Alaska's Santa HQ and "dear Santa" letters to break your heart.

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Katrina Lobley
Katrina Lobley
A family of orca in Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island.

Welcome to the orca's playground

A small-ship expedition takes you to where the orca play.

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Mariner in Alaska.

Cruising Alaska: What you need to know

Cruising Alaska has never been more popular, so it makes sense to book now for the 2020 season.

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Alaska’s Inside Passage

Some of Alaska’s most alluring attractions won’t cost you a cent

There are plenty of joy-inducing diversion that costs nothing.

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Katrina Lobley

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The USA's biggest state is also big on sights and price. But nowhere else in the world can you traverse such a dramatic coastline and witness orcas frolic in wild seas, boulders of glacial ice crash into the ocean below or breaching humpback whales in a single trip. Inland, its national parks have hungry brown bears catching salmon in river rapids. Alaska may be hard work, but it's rewarding.

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The USA's biggest state is also big on sights and price. But nowhere else in the world can you traverse such a dramatic coastline and witness orcas frolic in wild seas, boulders of glacial ice crash into the ocean below or breaching humpback whales in a single trip. Inland, its national parks have hungry brown bears catching salmon in river rapids. Alaska may be hard work, but it's rewarding.

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