Describe your most memorable vacation

~ Veselin
Daily writing prompt
Describe your most memorable vacation.

It has to be my trip to Alaska, which took place in 2004 or 2005, when Bulgaria was not yet a member of the EU, and our passport strength was quite limited. At that time, I had never visited another country, and out of all the places in the world, I traveled to the USA, and from all the places in the USA – to Anchorage and Fairbanks. The trip was memorable enough that a photo from it remained a header of my previous blog for about a decade.

It had to be Alaska because my girlfriend went there for a work-and-travel trip and I missed her, so we had a vacation at the end of her work duties.

Things that made it memorable:

  • First visa, with the interview process and all the uncertainties around it
  • First airplane ride. I was dressed like for climbing the Himalayas because someone told me it would be cold on the airplane. It wasn’t. I probably smelled like a skunk
  • Excessive security checks. I was checked far too many times for a trip perhaps because of my Himalayan look. Have you ever seen anyone be checked at the gate past security? I was.
  • One of the legs got delayed for 12+ hours
  • Someone with the same last name told Delta they were me, got my ticket on the way back, and managed to change it to another location. This resulted in me flying first class (and sleeping all the time)
  • Saw glaciers, big mountains, big lakes, big cars, big plates with lots of food, and all you can eat buffet
  • Saw many drunks and experienced a culture of alcohol and weed

All of that doesn’t sound too exciting now that I’m older but it was a great adventure for my younger self. Basic things like airplanes, car rentals, motels, and diners felt like magic.

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    1. Thanks! Oh yes, I think it’s not out of the realm of possibilities to both find the photos, and even the blog posts about this trip 🙂

      However, that kid that traveled to Alaska was not quite me, and this is also why I have a “new” blog. I think I’ve changed over the years 🙂 The kid had hair, for example.

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      1. All over the place, really 😂. We rented a motor home for a week and drove from Anchorage up to Fairbanks. We visited Denali Park and saw Mt Mckinley as well.

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  4. Ah, Alaska, and also Himalaya,… They are still my dream but I know I will never be able to visit there. There was a beautiful blogger friend, he was a teacher in Alaska and also he has amazing blog too (https://snowschuler.wordpress.com/) But now he is in silence, it’s been such a long time… and I don’t like silent of bloggers… Anyway, his blog and photographs are always my favorite. I was a quest student in his class… It was amazing experience for me. All student sent letter to me, they wrote their country and about themselves, and me too. By the way I am not a young one… I was old at time too but students were all teen ages… When I read your post, my amazing memories came up again. I still keep their letters and sometimes I read too… In years I wrote a short story too as if I went to Alaska… Alaska inspired me so much. I think you should write again, age in our life brings many different things, You are lucky one to be there. Thank you, also Thank you visiting my blog too. Love, nia

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