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Alaska calls to many travelers with its vast wilderness, towering mountains, and endless coastline. When you mention Alaska, most people on the East Coast immediately picture a cruise ship gliding through icy waters. While cruise Alaska trips offer a unique perspective, they are far from the only way to experience this immense state. Alaska’s coastline stretches longer than the East, West, and Gulf coasts of the continental U.S. combined. If you split Alaska in half, each par

Traveling with a guide often gets a bad rap. Many independent travelers imagine guided tours as rigid, crowded, and expensive bus rides where you just follow the group without any real freedom. But is that really the case? I’ve spent years exploring the world with and without guides, and I’m here to clear up some of the biggest myths about guided travel. Let’s take a closer look at what guided touring truly offers, especially through companies like Collette, which approach tr