Next in the “I ♥ Fairbanks” series is the Mt. Healy Overlook trail located in Denali National Park, the 49th State Brewery in Healy, and the Christopher McCandless bus, made famous from the book Into the Wild by John Kraukauer. Andy and I headed out last Sunday about 8 in the morning. The drive from […]
Month: May 2015
I ♥ Fairbanks Part I: Kayaking the Chena River with Captain Bandit and His Crew
This summer, I am doing a special series of blogs titled “I ♥ Fairbanks.” I will separate them into parts as I usually do. Fairbanks is a beautiful town, full of a lot of wonderfully kept secrets; I am so in love with my town. While Andy and I love to travel, we never forget […]
Washington D.C. Part III: The Holocaust Museum, White House Visitor Center, Ford’s Theater, and Guapo’s
Our last day in Washington D.C. had to be a short one. Our flight back to Fairbanks was at 5am, meaning we had to get up at what I like to call the “unfunctioning” hour to catch our flight. Accordingly, we decided to make our last day a shorter day and get back to the […]
Washington D.C. Part II: Blithe Spirit!
Blithe Spirit, which we saw at the National Theater, is a famous play written by Noel Coward. The plot centers around a wealthy socialite and writer, Charles Condomine, who lives in an upscale flat with his wife, Ruth Condomine, and their maid, Edith. Charles is writing a book about séances and psychics, and despite the […]
Washington D.C., Part I: Library of Congress, Supreme Court, National Archives, Washington Monument, and the White House
My dear friend, Janice, and I toyed with the idea of going to Washington DC to see Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit. It was Angela’s last performance of her career and we felt like we should honor it. Originally, it started as a joke, not really sure if we were financially committed to the idea, […]