As a kid growing up in Alaska, I'll admit I didn't give much thought to, well, anywhere else. In Alaska, in the United States, or in the world. It's only as an adult – who now lives out of state – that I've come to appreciate how special my home state was as a kid (and still is today). That's why I'm always planning trips back since my family moved away (13 and counting!), and traveling further afield from the place I used to call home (near Anchorage)...| Valerie & Valise