Everything you need to plan an Alaska trip without wasting time, money, or energy. From itineraries and packing lists to seasonal advice, transportation, and budgeting, this hub is built to help you prepare for the reality of traveling in Alaska — not just the postcard version.
We spent years eating our way through Homer filming for the Discovery Channel. Here’s the honest guide to where a tired film crew actually eats — from the Spit to Old Town and everything in between.
We’ve made a career out of flying into the Alaskan bush — McCarthy glaciers, Cordova islands, ANWR, Port Protection. Here’s what flying bush planes in Alaska is actually like, the good and the genuinely terrifying.
Port Protection, Alaska is where Paul Taggart and I met. We shot every episode of the show for National Geographic. Here’s what the place, the cast, and the community are actually like — beyond what made it to air.
A couple of years ago, an article asking “is Alaska safe to visit” would have been about bear spray and life jackets. In 2026 it’s a more complicated question — and this is the honest answer.
Alaska is one of the best places on earth to watch wildlife. Humpback whales, brown bears, bald eagles, Dall sheep,
The only sit-down restaurant inside FAI, + the best spots to eat near Fairbanks Airport, from a film crew who’s flown through too many times.
Figuring out what to wear on an Alaskan boat is its own problem. Specifically, it is not the same as
Most people show up to Alaska with the wrong fishing gear, not because they’re dumb, but because nobody told them
Seven days is enough for Alaska if you stay in one region. This 7 day Alaska itinerary is a Southcentral
