Kevin Retief

Matryoshka Dolls, Russian Princesses and Onion-domed Cathedrals - An Unexpected Alaska

Most cruise passengers and tourists coming to Alaska expect to see whales and glaciers, bears and mushing dogs, and national historic parks and gold rush towns, saloons and houses of ill repute - but few are prepared for the rich evidence of Russian histo... Read >

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline : A Must-See Attraction for the Caribou

What travels at about six miles per hour, crosses over 800 rivers and streams as well as three mountain passes, and takes six days to reach its destination? You've got it! Oil! Every day, about 1.8 million barrels of oil travel down the Trans-Alaska... Read >