Alaska Cheet Sheet !

[MGilly]

Booth, you are wonderful to have shared all of this with us! WOW! I know I'll be spending a LOT of time on the internet in the next few weeks, and it's all thanks to you and your wife! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[ROCruiser]

Booth,

 

Do you have a cheat sheet for Hawaii? It will be great if you do .

[seadude]

Im just moving up this helpful info, is very interesting to just be lost. I think that was a grate job and can save us a lot of time and money. Thanks again and hopes that helps many more people.

[seadude]

By the way we went to hawaii last year and did everithing by ourselves. we save a lot, im so lazy to do a sheet list but I can suggest you the 4 reveled blue books, the author is from hawaii and did a terific work we review all the hotels one by one, also went to all shows and he give you a lot of local info that will save you a lot. You can get a used copy via ebay or get it new from amazon.

[booth22]

Sorry, no Hawaii cheat sheet... it's been too long since I've been there and it might be a while before I go back... Tahit, Fiji and others are ahead of Hawaii on the list of places to go next.... glad the info helped!

[GORDONCHICK]

This is a great resource!

[mii]

Booth I thanked you wait back when but I must tell you again that your thread has been a wonderful source. I will be going on my 4th cruise to Alaska in May and believe me it has helped out alot. Again a big thank you.

 

Marilyn

[flowerchild]

We were in Maui exactly a year ago. I used the Maui Revealed guide book and recommend it very highly, it has to be the best destination guide book I have ever read.

 

Since I am so OCD, I created to do lists for each day covering the sights and stuff I wanted to see, including driving directions. The good news is that we covered every inch of the island, including the ride past Hana and the ride up the NW coast back to central Maui. The bad news, my husband was exhausted and cranky by the end of the trip with my need to see EVERYTHING! lol

 

If anybody is interested, I still have them! Give me your email address and I would be glad to forward them!

[booth22]

Glad to help Carmen and Marilyn, hope people get lots of use from the info- my way of giving back to the boards that helped us!

[Teeara]

And another thing we want to do in San Francisco is go to the Boudin Bakery. If you like sour dough bread, they make it with a little from the first batch over 100 years ago. And they now have a demonstration bakery on the wharf.

Marpal

 

Oh, Boudin's New England Clam Chowder in a sourdough bread bowl! Absolutely the BEST lunch on the planet. It is one of the things I miss the most living here in Massachusetts. They know how to make the clam "chowdah" here, but they haven't a clue about sourdough!

[gg3]

Just moving this back to the top for all you 2007 Alaskan cruisers, because the tips are excellent. Enjoy and appreciate the amount of time it took the OP to create this. gg

[booth22]

Glad to help! Hopefully lots of folks get good use out of this...

[CasaSmith]

First a very big THANK YOU to both yourself and your wife.

 

Second, has there been any updates since the first page, that I may have missed going through the pages?

 

Third, any recommendations on a good steakhouse in San Francisco?

 

Thanks

 

Christine

[portelance]

:( To up date your list-- Sorry, CINNAMON CACHE BAKERY & COFFEE SHOP at Spirit Lake will remain closed. BoBo the baker is still too ill to operate the business. Again sorry! :(

[booth22]

Thanks portelance- I'm still hoping a Moderator/Host will come through and tidy up the list. There have been a few updates sprinkled in the middle pages, but I can't update my original post. If anyone sees a Host, please let them know!

[wannasail4ever]

Booth 22 - GREAT LIST!!!! Thanks to you and your wife for all of this research! Lots of time spent there! :) We're headed to AK on June 9, 2007 on the Volendam.

 

My compliments on your photos! The eagle shots are magazine cover quality and I love the otter with the fish. I too am a photo bug and hope that my photos will be as good as yours. Sure would love to see the other 2600!

 

Macy

[booth22]

Glad to help... good luck with the photo taking! Alaska is a great place for it!

[Sue L]

WOW, thanks!!! I took the liberty of cutting and pasting it to my Alaska folder and will be taken with me!!

[Bily]

That was a lot of work. Thanks. It will come in very handy.:) :) :)

[usnavywife]

will they (the coupon books) be in the Alaska ports?

Asking just in case they aren't in Seattle

[npal]

Very valuable information. Your time and effort are appreciated. Loved the eagle shots! Were you using a special lens? Looks like you were right on top of them!

[booth22]

glad you could use the info- no special lenses were used, and the eagle was just sitting on the side of the road in a tree and he decided to sit for a while letting me snap away!

[booth22]

In case anyone needed the list but couldn't find it... or didn't know it existed!

[New2Here]

I can add a couple of things for Victoria (I got engaged there and have been there MANY times!)

If you have time, having High Tea @ the Empress cannot be missed!

Also, the Royal BC Museum has an incredible 1st Peoples floor, again, do not miss! There is a carving hut and totem pole forest as well. Those do not require museum admission.

Finally, if you are hungry, try Pagliacci's for amazing pasta and/or Murchies for a do it yourself tea!

[Purrtricia]

Thanks SO much to you and your wife for this wonderful information, Booth!

 

I was looking for this thread recently, couldnt locate it through a search for some reason.

 

Fantastic list, I am off to explore some of these great links for ideas!