I reached the front door of my Warmshowers host, Ted. I’d never used Warmshowers before, so I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I wasn’t left in any doubt about whether I had found the correct house. There was a big blue plastic sign in the window with Ted’s name on it, advertising campaign …
I pedalled into Fairbanks, tired, dirty and in desperate need of a pint. First order of business was getting some accommodation sorted, then I could secure the bike and head out to explore. Summer is the high season in Fairbanks (in fact it’s pretty much the only season for tourism, unless you want to see …
Having spent the best part of two days waiting around in various airport terminals and sitting in four planes I finally reached Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. Deadhorse airport is not exactly Gatwick; luggage is loaded into the bucket of a digger, which drives to baggage collection and then deposits them onto a …