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Journeys like YMT Vacations’ Alaskan Discovery Tour are a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To make the most out of your group travels to the Frontier State, keep in mind these five tips:

You’ve booked the trip, packed the bags and now you’re on your way to the airport but how will you make sure your home is safe while you’re gone? Here are some tips for securing your most valuable possession, your home, while you’re away on vacation:

On a wide plain in southern England, 160 stones rise out of the ground. Encircled together, the massive boulders weigh up to 37 tons. How did they get here? Who built this strange configuration? What was its purpose?

As summer approaches, travelers are hitting the highways and planning the ultimate road trip. More than just a way to get from point A to point B, road trips let you get up-close and personal with the landscape, proving that the joy truly is in the journey. Undoubtedly, our favorite excursions are scenic treks through National Parks and world heritage sites like Canada’s Kootenay National Park.

Envision hundreds of colorful balloons soaring at once, floating over the picturesque Sandia Mountains in the quiet morning. The colors are luminous and rich while the technique, skill, and timing is precise.

In the evening, you walk among the balloons as the propane burners twinkle and illuminate the aircrafts against the black sky backdrop. It happens every autumn in gorgeous New Mexico at the world’s biggest Balloon Festival, The International Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

Following the teachings of a 17th century Swiss Protestant, the Amish are one of the three “plain” religions that make their home along the back roads and rolling hills of Lancaster County in Pennsylvania Dutch country. Affiliated with the Mennonites, which originated in Germany during the Protestant Revolution, the group eventually settled in William Penn’s colony in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s.

If you’ve ever seen a John Wayne western, chances are you have a pretty good idea of what Monument Valley is like. As the backdrop to dozens of classic films and television series, the stark desert landscape of wind-sculpted buttes and red-rock monoliths has become an unmistakable symbol of the American west.

Without a doubt, the centerpiece of Fort William is Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the British Isles. With a summit formed of a collapsed volcano, this ancient rock face shadows over the Scottish town and conquering its peak is what attracts scores of adventure seekers to the area. But there’s more to Fort William than just Ben Nevis.

A monkey king reigned over the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade. The royal float, entitled ‘Journey to Success,’ was joined by surfing dogs, a 42-foot giraffe and a tiny unicorn -- all making their way down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard this past New Year’s Day. The floats at this year’s parade were noted for their sheer size, like one that broke all records for length and weight, while others dazzled on cuteness alone as did a herd of miniature horses prancing down the street.

If Ireland had a sound, it would be a foot-tapping reel played fast and furiously over the raucous banter of a crowded pub. Often it starts slow and simple with just a guitar but before long fiddlers and accordion players, drummers and banjo strummers are quickening the pace.