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Have You Dreamed of Moving to Alaska?

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Everyone who hasn’t been to Alaska probably has their own visions of what the country is like. Some people think of Alaska and only envision a frozen tundra ruled by vicious polar bears with a spattering of igloos and oil spills. Others probably see magnificent glaciers resting between jagged mountaintops, log cabins, grizzly old fishermen and hunters. The fact is that both visions are right. Alaska is by far the largest state in the United States geographically. It’s has highest peak in the country with Mt McKinley, rain forests along the southern coast, tundra in the north with polar bears, tons of fishing off all the coasts and plenty of hunters in the interior trying to live off the land.

The rugged beauty of the wilderness in the north is great to experience and view, but it also represents a rather large challenge when it comes to moving to Alaska. It is possible to drive a truck into major cities like Anchorage, but if it is not at just the right time of year there is a huge risk of large snow storms and generally impassable conditions. Other towns and cities have not road access whatsoever due to remote locations or being on an island. Moving to these places requires boat transportation or air transport. Most people moving to Alaska don’t have the resources and knowledge to conduct a relocation to such remote parts of the state, so they rely on a relocation service to arrange various modes of transport to get household goods where they need to go.

Travel and transport in Alaska is sometimes so dangerous that many hit reality shows have been based on certain aspects of Alaska transport. Ice road truckers details the ins and outs of transporting goods along an icy road in the Alaska interior, where there is a large energy industry. Deadliest catch travels with ocean fishermen who have to battle to very harsh conditions of the Pacific in order to catch extremely valuable sea food. Living dangerously is a part of life for many people who have moved to Alaska, but it’s not like that for everyone. There are plenty of safe and normal jobs for people in most towns and cities.

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Save Money on Your Move to Alaska

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Moving to Alaska is unlike other domestic moves in a variety of ways. First of all, Alaska is thousands of miles away from almost all other points in the continental states. This means that moving to Alaska will involve a lot more travel than your typical domestic move. Alaska is also in a location that is hard to access by any other means than boat or airplane. This makes packing up a moving truck and driving it to your new home in Alaska much more difficult than it would be in other moves.

It is possible to drive a moving truck up to Alaska, but there are much easier options. Driving will require two border crossings, multiple nights of hotel/motel stays, possible bad weather and a host of other issues that can make driving very difficult. A relocation service that has Alaska moving services can help set up a move that will save you money on highly expensive moving trucks and travel expenses. Relocation services can do this by coordinating various modes of transport for your household goods that don’t rely on expensive cross continental highway travel.

Using a relocation service for your Alaska relocation will also free you up personally so that you can travel more comfortably and with less stress than you would by driving a truck across the often harsh Alaska Highway. A global relocation service like Unipack will move your household goods door to door from any location in the U.S. to your new home in Alaska, often at a drastically reduce price than you would find if you tried to move yourself.

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Relocating to the Natural Wonders of Alaska

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Everyone knows that Alaska has beautiful scenery and wildlife, but it’s almost impossible to describe without being there. Alaska is home to the tallest mountain in the United States, hosts huge glaciers, natural rain forests, unique wildlife, tasty fresh seafood along with modern towns and cities. People who are offered jobs in Alaska shouldn’t hesitate to consider moving there. Sure, Alaska may be quite cold in the winter with little daylight, but life their can offer brand new exciting experiences that more than make up for the cold winters and short daylight hours.

Of course, no matter how beautiful Alaska may be, it would be hard to move there without enough jobs to employ the population. Luckily, Alaska has a thriving economy which is strengthened by the vast amount of natural resources, primarily petroleum, located within its borders. Seafood is also a big industry with the export of salmon, cod, Pollock and crab. Jobs also come from military bases in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Tourism from people visiting the beautiful landscape also makes up a good component of the economy. With an unemployment rate of 7.5%, Alaska’s employment prospects are better than the national average.

There are many different nature activities in which to take part in Alaska. Hiking is probably one of the most popular due to the lush rain forests and beautiful white capped mountains. There’s more real estate in Alaska to hike than any one person could possibly cover. There’s also white water rapids, skiing, canoeing, mountain biking, hunting and general exploring. Alaska is the perfect environment for anyone who is a fan of the outdoors. Anyone considering relocating to Alaska should contact a global relocation company that specializes in helping people move to this beautiful state.

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