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From tiny little Singapore in Southeast Asia, we found ourselves having to travel across half of the globe to Vancouver where the Diamond Princess departs for our 10-day Gulf of Alaska cruise-tour. Not that we minded!
Our vacation started with a 19 hour flight to Los Angeles via Singapore Airlines. It was not our first trip to the United States. In fact, this is our third USA trip in 2 years! The cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco were not new to us, but since we making the trip across the Pacific, we took the opportunity to re-visit these beautiful cities again.
We also took the opportunity to visit 2 new cities, Vancouver and Seattle.
Vancouver, Canada – a land that we had never stepped foot on before this trip. It holds so much much beauty and culture that we must come back again soon, for the few days that we spent at Vancouver pre-cruise was not sufficient to explore it in greater depths.
Seattle, USA – the place renowned for its great coffee and which was the birth place of the famous Starbucks chain of coffee houses was a stop-over point for us on the way home to Singapore.
The beauty of this trip was that we got to experience the cultures and beauty of a few different cities, had a relaxing and eye-opening cruise to Alaska where we got to see lots of wildlife, did lots of shopping at and out of Alaska, and had great experience with gourmet food and coffee all within a short but exciting period of 18 days.
Here's a quick preview of our itinerary. Stay tuned and bookmark this page as we bring you the details in each article.
Last Updated: 14 August 2013
PRE-CRUISE
Singapore -> Los Angeles via Singapore Airlines
Hotel Review: Four Points by Sheraton LA International Airport
Los Angeles -> San Francisco via Southwest Airline
Airline Review: Southwest AirlineHotel Review: Red Roof Inn San Francisco Airport
San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace
Restaurant Review: Blue Bottle Coffee
Restaurant Review: Hollywood Cafe
Pier 39 and Fisherman Wharf
Alcatraz Visit Part 1 - Exploring Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Visit Part 2 - Cellhouse Audio Tour
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| Seals resting on Pier 39 (Credits: staysf.com) |
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| Alcatraz Island (Credits:www.baycityguide.com) |
San Francisco -> Vancouver via United Airlines
Airline Review: United AirlinesHotel Review: Days Inn Vancouver Downtown
Vancouver Chinatown Walking Tour
Restaurant Review: New Town Bakery and Restaurant
Vancouver Cruise Terminal and Gas Town
Granville Island Public Market
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| Vancouver Gastown (Credits: www.flickriver.com) |
Gulf of Alaska Cruise on Diamond Princess
Alaska Cruise Trip - Our Full StoryPOST-CRUISE
Fairbanks -> Seattle via Alaska Airlines
Airline Review: Alaska AirlineHotel Review: Hampton Inn Seattle-Airport
Restaurant Review: Pike Place Chowder
The First Starbucks Store
Pike Place Market
Restaurant Review: PF Chang’s China Bistro
Restaurant Review: Jade Garden Restaurant
Seattle Chinatown
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| Pike Place Market (Credits: seattlephotographs.smugmug.com) |
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| First Starbucks Store (Credits: thekotykreport.blogspot.com) |
Seattle -> San Francisco via Alaska Airlines
Airline Review: Alaska AirlineHotel Review: Red Roof Inn San Francisco Airport again!
Downtown San Francisco
San Francisco Chinatown
Restaurant Review: Oriental Pearl Restaurant
Land’s End Hiking Trail
San Francisco -> Singapore via Singapore Airlines
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