Seattle, Kodiak, Anchorage, Valdez, Hubbard glacier, Juneau, Ketchikan, Prince Rupert, Nanaimo

Seattle is a coastal seaport city, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and the northernmost city and the fastest-growing major city in the United States. The city lies on several hills and has over 2.242 ha of parkland. Among its highlights, visit Pike Place Market, its downtown public market which has been in business since 1907, Space Needle, the vertical icon of the city looks like a spaceship on stilts and gives a great view of the city from the top, the Olympic Sculpture Park, an outdoor sculpture garden. which spreads over 9 acres of a seaside bluff north of downtown, transformed from an industrial backwater into the home of artwork, Seattle Art Museum and Seattle’s Chinatown, which is almost as old as the city, emerging in the 1880s. Take a long walk at downtown waterfront, a broad sidewalk along the harborfront with shops, eateries (fish and chips is always a favorite) and wooden piers, make a stop at Seattle Aquarium and take a ride on Seattle Great Wheel, a 175- foot tall Ferris wheel, which offers magnificent views.

Kodiak island is the largest in Kodiak Island Archipelago, a large group of islands about 30 miles from the Alaska Peninsula and 158 miles across the Gulf of Alaska from Homer, Alaska. Downtown, picturesque St. Paul Harbor is active with fishing and sightseeing boats. Three museums, the Baranov Museum, a history museum with emphasis on southwest Alaska’s Russian era (1741-1867) and early American era (1867-1912), the Alutiiq Museum, dedicated to exploring 7500 years of Kodiak's cultural history and Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, which provides habitat for brown bear, salmon and other wildlife, are also in the heart of downtown Kodiak. The shopping square is lively with visitors looking for treasures at Kodiak’s unique gift shops or dining at one of Kodiak’s great restaurants.

Anchorage is Alaska's most populous city, in its southcentral part. The city lies on a strip of coastal lowland and extends up the lower alpine slopes of the Chugach Mountains, while the rest of the scenery is water: to the west, it is bounded by the Cook Inlet and to the north and south by the inlet's two major branches: the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm. Anchorage hosts a greek community of around 75 families, most of which from the Peloponnese. They have their own school, greek restaurants serving mediterranean cuisine and lately, the first Greek Orthodox church of the Holy Transfiguration. You will find plenty of restaurants, saloons, museums and galleries but you can also choose one of the many optional tours that spotlight Alaska's history, culture and outdoor lifestyle.

Hubbard Glacier, on the northern part of Yakutat Bay, measures 122,3 kilometers long and plunges 365,76 meters into the depths of the bay, the longest river of ice in North America and also one of its most active glaciers. Its calving face is 10 kilometers wide and up to 130 meters tall, making it the largest tidewater glacier in Alaska.The area around Hubbard Glacier is also renowned for its wildlife. Look around and you might spot whales, harbor seals and otters swim, brown bears, moose and black-tailed deer roam ashore, and a wide variety of seabirds soar gracefully across the sky.

Juneau is the capital city of Alaska, one of America’s most beautiful capital. There’s also a wealth of cultural attractions, including museums (Juneau-Douglas City Museum), historical sites (the house of Alaska's Pioneer Judge, James Wickersham, built in 1898 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places), art galleries, events, festivals and plenty of local shopping. Visitors can also experience incredible outdoor activities, like
glacier flightseeing, whale watching, fishing and kayaking amidst the stunning Alaskan landscape. Don't miss a photo with Patsy Ann, a Bull Terrier, born i 1929 stone deaf (from birth), but she somehow "heard" the whistles of approaching ships -long before they came into sight- and headed at a fast trot for the wharf, to welcome them. Hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit Juneau from cruise ships are encouraged to "greet her and touch her and in leaving, carry with them the blessings of friendship through their life's journey".

Ketchikan, the Salmon Capital of the World, clutches the shores of the Tongass Narrows, with many shops and houses, which are built on stilts, right out over the water. The main attractions are Creek Street, the Tongass Historical Museum, Totem Bight State Park and Saxman Native Village. Of the popular activities is the flightseeing trip to Misty Fjords National Monument, home of the indigenous Tlingit Indians and the largest totem collection in the world. In the land of the legends, you can watch totem pole carvers and get an idea of their rich culture.

Located on Kaien Island, Prince Rupert's sheltered harbour is the deepest ice-free natural harbour in North America and the 3rd deepest natural harbour in the world.  It is visited by many cruise ships during the summer en route between Alaska to the north and Vancouver to the south. Prince Rupert is also the starting point for many wildlife viewing trips, including whales, eagles and grizzly bears. 

Nanaimo is a tourist city and harbor on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The city’s seawall is a pedestrian walkway along the waterfront and past the Bastion which is now a museum. Don’t miss the unique "Bathtub Racing”, an annual event during which bathtubs converted into boats race through the harbor. 

Seattle is a coastal seaport city, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and the northernmost city and the fastest-growing major city in the United States. The city lies on several hills and has over 2.242 ha of parkland. Among its highlights, visit Pike Place Market, its downtown public market which has been in business since 1907, Space Needle, the vertical icon of the city looks like a spaceship on stilts and gives a great view of the city from the top, the Olympic Sculpture Park, an outdoor sculpture garden. which spreads over 9 acres of a seaside bluff north of downtown, transformed from an industrial backwater into the home of artwork, Seattle Art Museum and Seattle’s Chinatown, which is almost as old as the city, emerging in the 1880s. Take a long walk at downtown waterfront, a broad sidewalk along the harborfront with shops, eateries (fish and chips is always a favorite) and wooden piers, make a stop at Seattle Aquarium and take a ride on Seattle Great Wheel, a 175- foot tall Ferris wheel, which offers magnificent views.