Never ever in my life have I wanted or imagined myself visiting Alaska – this boring desert of ice and snow storms, to end up running in front of a grizzly, falling into a dead cold river and sadly drown in the middle of nowhere. Until my boyfriend cunningly wrapped up our summer vacation plan of visiting Hawaii with a “short stopover” at a place he had always dreamed about. I knew that dream of his would have to come true one day, I just didn’t know that Alaska road trip would happen so soon. So there I was, miserable and depressed, imagining myself freezing in the middle of summer, while all of my friends would sweat on the beach, drink […]