Milepost Alaska

Ultimate adventure planner

Product

The Milepost Alaska Travel Planner.

Promise

The Milepost bills itself as 'the bible of North Country Travel'. It's a huge tome - this year it is 800 pages long. But just how useful is a weighty travel planner vs, say, the trusty t'internet?

Performance

The answer is extremely useful. In fact, we'd go as far to say invaluable. It costs just under 20 quid on Amazon and if you're planning a trip to Alaska anytime soon - particularly of the adventurous variety - don't leave home without this. Here's what you get: mile-by-mile highway logs, over 100 maps, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, camping and fishing options, seasonal road conditions, accommodation and more. For those who can't bear to be away from their iPhone, you also get free access to the Milepost digital edition in which editors update the information regularly. Here's a sample: if, say, you were planning a trip along the Palmer to Wasilla Highway (to pay homage to Sarah Palin perhaps), you could stop off at the Tsunami Warning Centre which runs 'informative tours' on Fridays. Or perhaps you'd like to know that the best view in Fairbanks is from the University of Alaska which is situated on a 2,250 acre ridge overlooking the town and the Alaska Range.

Verdict

Leave the iPhone at home. And if you've no plans to visit Alaska, buy this book and you soon will. Inspirational.