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Hello from Okanagan
Sunday, August 20, 2023: Fire! Info: In the very south of British Columbia lies the Okanagan Valley, Canada’s fruit and wine-growing region, and its landscape reminds me of Lake Garda. Due to the mild, dry climate it is very popular as a vacation region, and also many pensioners settle here. About 360,000 people live in… weiterlesen
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Hello from Stewart and Hyder
Monday, August 14, 2023: Alaska for the last time! Info: To Stewart and Hyder there is a road of about 60 km which branches off the Cassier Highway (No. 37) to the west. Both towns are located on the Portland Canal, a fjord that extends more than 100 km inland and at the end of… weiterlesen
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Hello from Haines and Skagway
Saturday, August 12, 2023: How does the Klondike gold get into the rush? Info: With not quite 2,000 people, Haines is a small town north of Juneau, Alaska’s capital. It can be reached from Canada by road, otherwise by ship or plane. Skagway, along with Dyea, played a major role in the Klondike Gold Rush… weiterlesen
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Hello from Whittier and Valdez
Sunday, August 6, 2023: From a haunted house to a glacier cemetery! Info: The town of Whittier can be reached in four ways: by train through a black tunnel, by car through the same tunnel (but at different times), on foot over the mountains, preferably from Portage, or by boat. Exactly in these ways you… weiterlesen