teri mize
Alaska Adventure Travel Agent Specialist
Having lived in Alaska for over 40 years, I want to show you my Alaska. The small, unincorporated towns along the highways and in fact one of the towns has a cat for the honorary mayor, and the not-as-well-known tourist spots are the places I want you to see. Cruise the Inside Passage ending in Anchorage, or fly to Anchorage or drive up from the lower 48 – any way you choose to get there, I can help you with that. Then let’s go wild!Drive south on the Seward Highway to the Kenai Peninsula, my favorite playground! The highway follows along the coast of the Turnagain Arm for the 1st hour, the most scenic drive in the world to me. Watch for the whales, mountain goats, and glacier-fed waterfalls, and be prepared to turn into one of the many pullouts for photo opportunities. If you’re lucky you will see a beluga whale or a whole pod of those white bubble-headed beauties! There are many points of interest along the whole drive and once you get around the Arm you go straight up into the mountains until just outside of Seward, or Soldotna, depending on which highway you take at the junction.Seward is home to the Kenai Fjords National Park, with boat tours throughout the day with several guide companies. This year, the 67th Seward Silver Salmon Derby is August 13-21, 2022. Or go next summer and see the Mount Marathon Race, the toughest 5K on the planet, every July 4th and root for a winner, or just park at the beach and watch the otters roll around and eat. Speaking of eating, there are restaurants all over the place, and the ice cream shop has the best hand-dipped cones! Locally owned coffee shops for all the caffeine junkies are plentiful, too.Soldotna is a salmon fishing mecca! I worked at a lodge on the Kenai River and every guest fell in love with the area. Bears, moose, mountains, eagles, and fish. I went every single summer and would go again in a heartbeat. Beauty beyond belief. I can put you with guides to go on the river for fishing (or hunting in the fall) or tell you where to bank fish and my lodge contacts are the best. There are 3 Starbucks in Soldotna and the Moose is Loose Bakery, a must.Ninilchik is an Alaskan Native Village about 40 miles south of Soldotna. Home to a Russian Orthodox church up on a bluff overlooking the Cook Inlet, also home to the recurring Alaska Salmonfest the 1st weekend of August with 3 days of fish, love, and music. Food trucks, camping, live music, beer gardens and the Cannabis Corral. Location is the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik. Its always raining for this music festival, bring dry shoes.The Sterling Highway ends in Homer and it is stunning! Home to the Islands & Oceans Visitor center, the largest seabird refuge in the world. Center for Alaska Coastal Studies offers hands on experiences in one of the most ecologically diverse places on the planet. On Pioneer Avenue there are art galleries, museums, peony gardens, more coffee houses, micro- breweries and the Alaska wild market.On the Homer Spit it’s Bald Eagle land. Grown eagles, goofy teen eagles and babies all over due to the boat harbor and fishing. Campgrounds, beaches, hotels and the world famous Salty Dog Saloon, the Spit is uniquely Alaska. Visitors always say they wish they scheduled more time in Homer.This is just a small sample of the many sights and experiences you can choose to be a part of when you decide to see my Alaska. I can’t wait to show you.
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Best Trip Ever
Alaska trip
Looking forward to our stay next summer, riding horses, working the ranch and being in Alaska, our dream come true.
Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Hilary S.
Caribbean cruise
Thank you for your help with our family reunion. All the different cabins, our choice for dining time, and the changes we made, you took care of it for us.
It will be a great trip and a great time for all of us to be together!
We will come to you for the help with our next reunion and look forward to working with you again.
The E. Family
Most Relaxing Trip I've Ever Been On
Bucket List Trip
A Dream Come True
Alaska
Thank you for doing our cruise and your suggestions for our trip. Who knew we could take our wine with us? You did!
We now know how to pack for the trip, and our cabin is going to be less rocky and so close to the elevators. Carnival was a great choice for us, thank you for telling us it isn't a party ship, we are excited to go.
Alaska here we come! Woot!
Lesley and Theresa
dance
Thank you for setting up our Salsa trip through Spain. 1 competition and the rest is sightseeing - thanks for your ideas on what to see and where to stay.
We will let you know how it all goes when we get back. Thank you for finding places to stay that are close to the dance locations, that helps so much!
Our passports are renewed and we are practicing everyday.
Thanks again for doing our trip, we appreciate your help.
Sheldon L.
spring break
This is our 2nd trip with your help and we are excited to see St. Lucia! The resort will be beautiful, thank you for suggesting The One. Flights look easy for a nervous flyer and I appreciate your help with those. We look forward to having our feet in the sand with a drink in our hand.
Thank you, thank you!
Sailor T.
school friends
It was a memorable time for old friends and you made our dreams come true on seeing Alaska.
Thank you for your help, we loved it.
Miss Sandy
Spring break
Our Mexico cruise was great, we loved the whole experience! Your coordination of flights from Alaska and Texas was perfect for our family. We all met at the hotel and had dinner together. The next afternoon we transferred to boarding the ship in Long Beach. Carnival was great! perfect for the kids and the old folks. The balcony suites were fantastic, and we made fun memories that will last forever.
The N. Family
Family Tree
Getting my parents to the east coast and flying to Italy together was just too confusing for me, but you made it all much easier. Really happy our friends recommended you. We will recommend you to others and look forward to working with you again.
The H. family
Our cabin on the ship was perfect
Harry Potter
Thank you for recommending staying off the park, the water resort was perfect for the boys! The transfers to Disney World were convenient for us and I didn't have to drive in a new place.
Thank you for helping this Dad get his sons a vacation they are still talking about.
Ron H.
Incredible agent
We have never used a Travel Agent before, was a little apprehensive at first, however Teri Mize with Davisville Travel, has gone out of her way to help us. She has gone above and beyond to make sure we have everything we needed to be prepared for our first all inclusive vacation. Teri is and incredible agent that breaks the typical "agent" stereotype. We will never book on our own again or go to a different agent. I can't exppress how pleased we are with her.
We Walked on a Glacier
fishing, sight seeing
Thank you for your help with our trip to Alaska. The ship was beautiful and our suites were too.
The side trips you recommended were perfect for our family, the train from Anchorage to Seward had amazing views and the kids enjoyed it.
But the Halibut charter for the guys was mind-blowing. We caught the biggest fish we've ever seen, and the grandson's eyes are still bugged out.
Thank you for your help, the trip was perfect and the memories we have will be with us forever!
The S. Family