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I miss Alaska
- Thread starter Mondai
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J-Roderton
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Visited there for a week long stay years ago. Pretty place that's for sure. I'd love to go back one of these days.
Mondai
Member
I want to go back so bad, but its too expensive unless you make good money and I don't yet. One of the most peaceful places on Earth.
belmarduk
Member
Where in Alaska did you go? It really is expensive but wages are usually a lot more there. I grew up partially in Ketchikan and it was a truly magical place... I'd love to return as well.
Mondai
Member
I lived in Fairbanks/North Pole.
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J-Roderton
Member
That's where I stayed! Wish I could remember it a little better. It was like junior year of high school when I went.
FreedomOfSpeech
Banned
I have only seen vids about Alaska but I believe it must be great. The real great outdoors.
I want to go, but I dare not visit the USA tbh
I want to go, but I dare not visit the USA tbh
Mondai
Member
I have only seen vids about Alaska but I believe it must be great. The real great outdoors.
I want to go, but I dare not visit the USA tbh
Visit when you can, is it truly a great experience, especially if you like to feel some sort of peace and quiet, and the Alaska outdoors is magical , I recommend going in winter though if you want to see the Aurora.
synchronicity
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I have only seen vids about Alaska but I believe it must be great. The real great outdoors.
I want to go, but I dare not visit the USA tbh
Alaska might be technically the US, but in spirit, it's all its own.
Mondai
Member
Damn, I can't believe I forgot that , you also get money every October (you must have already lived at least year in Alaska beforehand though).
Mondai
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Mondai
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Go when you can , I will always recommend .
Moogle11
Banned
I loved it when I spent a couple weeks there touring around with friends back in, I think, 2005. Beautiful place, but I don't think I could live there as I'm more of a big city person that likes to vacation in nature every once in a while. Even more so now that I'm in my 40s and less into hiking and other outdoorsy stuff than I was back then.
Mondai
Member
Alaska is not all outdoorsy stuff though , perfect place to just be home all day enjoying silence and a fireplace and just watch tv, videos games or some reading.
Moogle11
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Oh I know. I meant I'm more just one that enjoys the hustle and bustle of city life, great restaurants and bars, museums, theaters, pro sports, concerts etc.. Especially now after being mostly shut in home since March!
So living in a city where I can enjoy the at home stuff and the hustle and bustle of city life is more my style, than some where like Alaska (or West Virginia where I grew up) where it's home life and outdoorsy stuff with little else to do. Though I love an occasional vacation to unwind in nature. Doing a cabin in the mountains in North Georgia in a couple of weeks to get away for a bit.
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Mondai
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Fair enough , Alaska is definitely not a big city lifestyle place. I hate city life in my case so Alaska was perfect.
and 3 others
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The US isn't as bad as it's made out to be.I have only seen vids about Alaska but I believe it must be great. The real great outdoors.
I want to go, but I dare not visit the USA tbh
Susurrus
Member
Was stationed at Elmendorf AFB in Anchorage from 2004-2007 as my first base in the Air Force (when I was issued uniforms in basic I got only summer weights because they were out of winter weights then ended up in Alaska...smh).
Anchorage was a neat city, I"ve heard it has grown a lot since then, though. Also skied at Alyeska and did a Denali trip while there where we went hiking, rafting, etc that was fun.
Anchorage was a neat city, I"ve heard it has grown a lot since then, though. Also skied at Alyeska and did a Denali trip while there where we went hiking, rafting, etc that was fun.
Mondai
Member
The cruises over there are amazing especially if you get to go see the glaciers.Im going on a cruise over there on August! Im so excited to see it for the first time.