Lisa Maloney

3 days ago | shermanstravel.com | Lisa Maloney

Destination HighlightsAll the city amenities you could want, minutes away from the wilderness. Art galleries, museums, theater, and a heritage center that teaches about and helps to perpetuate Indigenous cultures from all over the state. An incredibly diverse population, with more than 100 languages spoken in homes across the city. A wealth of dining options, including creative takes on some of the freshest seafood you'll ever have.

3 days ago | frommers.com | Lisa Maloney

Alexandre.ROSA / ShutterstockJuneau, Alaska, is arguably the prettiest capital city in the United States—that is, if you like fresh air, thriving clean waters, and occasional glimpses of the northern lights through the clouds. As with most of Southeast Alaska, those clouds are constant companions, but they're also frequently on the move, dancing on wind currents to give you peeks of blue sky that tempt you to stay a while and see what the weather will do next.

1 week ago | cuteness.com | Lisa Maloney

Who wouldn't want to cuddle with a dog in their bed? A lot of people, it turns out, and for a myriad of reasons: After all, these are the same creatures that, while beloved, also roll in poop and other stinky miscellany for fun. Even if they smell fine at the end of the day, they can still track dirt and debris onto your bed.

2 weeks ago | nextavenue.org | Lisa Maloney

Imagine, for a moment, that you're being rocked by the gentle sway of a camel as it crosses the Mongolian steppes, one of two dozen beasts of burden in a caravan laden with precious tea, textiles, jade, antler and other trade goods. The sunrise-crested sands of the Gobi Desert are a distant memory behind you, while the wide-open grasslands ahead of you sprout a few rolling hills in the distance. But nowadays, you wouldn't be on a camel.

2 weeks ago | frommers.com | Lisa Maloney

Alisha Bube / ShutterstockFunny thing about Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park. Although the site’s mountains, fjords, rugged coastlines, and marquee glaciers attract more than 700,000 annual visitors, the vast majority of them never set foot on land. More than 95% of parkgoers come aboard cruise ships that aren't allowed to dock in the nature reserve.