{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/6a2b7622479dfe546fdea3ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Wild, Wonderful Alaska","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1781233123708-94f78021-62ac-421a-be5f-58b532cf4ac2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Celebrate Great Outdoors Month with this episode of Big Blend Radio's Quiltripping Travel\" Podcast. Travel expert, photographer and host Rose Palmer joins producer Lisa D. Smith from France — where she's in between trips — to share her unforgettable experience aboard Windstar's brand-new Star Seeker on its inaugural Alaska cruise.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Unlike the big-ship experience, the Star Seeker's small size unlocked a side of Southeast Alaska most travelers never see.</p><p><br></p><p>Rose takes us deep into Misty Fjords National Monument by zodiac, up close to the Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm, and through the authentic streets of Wrangell — one of Alaska's last truly uncrowded towns. She shares wildlife encounters including humpback whales, sea otters, sea lions, bald eagles, and even a mother black bear and her cubs in Ketchikan.</p><p><br></p><p>Along the way, Rose explores the Tongass National Forest — one of Earth's last great coastal temperate rainforests — and reflects on why slow travel is the only way to truly experience Alaska's wild, pristine beauty.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>📰 READ ROSE'S ARTCILES:</strong></p><p>🔗 Sailing Off the Beaten Path on a Windstar Cruise to Alaska: <a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/windstar-cruise-to-alaska\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/windstar-cruise-to-alaska</a>&nbsp;</p><p>🔗 Windstar Star Seeker Review: <a href=\"https://quiltripping.com/windstar-star-seeker-review/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://quiltripping.com/windstar-star-seeker-review/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>🔗 Rose's Full Alaska Cruise Article: <a href=\"https://quiltripping.com/windstar-cruise-to-alaska/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://quiltripping.com/windstar-cruise-to-alaska/</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>🎙️ Rose Palmer shares her travel adventures every second Thursday on Big Blend Radio. Find her at:</p><p><a href=\"https://quiltripping.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://quiltripping.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/rose-palmer-travel-writer-photographer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/rose-palmer-travel-writer-photographer</a></p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}