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Alaska: Dancing with the stars

Paul Rush steps out for a late night rendezvous with the cosmos.

Alaska: Weird or what

Alaska: Weird or what

Strange things are seen and done in the 'Land of the Midnight Sun', writes Paul Rush.

Alaska: Breaking the ice

A cruise ship is the perfect way to see Alaska, much of which is inaccessible by land - but keep an eye out for falling ice from glaciers, writes Jared Savage.

Santa's Alaskan home

Every December the North Pole Post Office in Alaska, receives a two-metre-high stack of mail daily.

Alaska: The pain games

Teaching youngsters to endure pain was once a necessary part of an upbringing designed to help them survive the harsh Arctic elements, writes Roger Hall.