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Tourist info: Alabama Bureau of
ALABAMA
Tourism and Travel, Global Travel
ALABAMA
Marketing, Link House, 140 The Broadway
Tolworth, Surrey, KT6 7JE United Kingdom
the heart of dixie state
Tel: 020 8339 6122
Fax: 020 8339 6001
Email:
gt.marketing@virgin.net
Web:
www.touralabama.org
Visit Alabama, a remarkable American the Blues”; Alabama is steeped in musi-
destination. cal heritage that is celebrated across the southern jazz music and fabulous dining.
Land Area: 51,718 sq miles
Play world-class golf on the Robert state with a number of festivals. In Montgomery visit the starting point
Population: 4.3 million
Trent Jones Trail throughout Alabama or North Alabama is renowned for its of both America’s Civil War and State Capital: Montgomery
just play in the warm gulf waters and amazing scenery of lakes, mountains, America’s Civil Rights Movements.
Largest City: Birmingham
beaches on our coast. Gardens, hiking, canyons and caves and the location of In South Alabama party where
Local Time: CST – 6 hrs behind the UK
rock climbing, biking, fishing and bird the US Space and Rocket Center in America’s first Mardi Gras was held in
Climate: Summer Average temp 80
watching are all part of Alabama’s out- Huntsville.
degrees
door adventures. Located near the centre of the state,
(Winter) North Alabama – average temp
Home to legendary singer Hank Birmingham is Alabama’s largest city
46 degrees
Williams and W.C. Handy, the “Father of where nightlife is distinguished with
South Alabama – average temp 52 degrees
State Parks: Alabama has 24 State Parks.
If you only see one thing...
Mobile. A few miles away plant your
See the Civil Rights Trail that goes from the Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham to the
feet in the sugar white beaches of Gulf
Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to the state capital in Montgomery.
Shores for a relaxing sunny vacation.
The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail
Strange but true... stretches from one end of Alabama to
Jubilee! - When fish, shrimp, crab and other sea creatures crawl, flop, or wobble up on
the next, with 432 holes of world-class
shore, people shout “Jubilee!” and head to the beach with buckets, sacks, wheelbarrows,
golf on 10 sites. This unique golf trail was
and anything else they can think of to collect the bounty of fish.
named by Frequent Flyer Magazine as
one of the world’s top 10 trips.
Look out for...
Located in the heart of the Southern
Region of the United States, our neigh-
LuLu's at Homeport Marina in Gulf Shores, Alabama is owned by Lucy Buffett and her boring states are Georgia, Florida,
brother, singer Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy stops by several times a year (unannounced) for Tennessee and Mississippi. Alabama is
impromptu performances.
within easy driving distance between
both New Orleans and Atlanta.
Tourist info: Alaska Travel Industry
ALASKA
Association, Unit 12, Hamble House,
ALASKA
Meadrow, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 3HJ
the great land state
United Kingdom
Tel: 01483 500006
Fax: 01483 415 364
Email:
alaska@mga-international.co.uk
Alaska is like nothing on earth, the Alaska has some of the most exotic
Web:
www.travelalaska.com
Land Area: 591,004 sq miles
people, the places and the beauty, it can wildlife in the world. The Kodiak
Population: 550,000
change your life forever. Once you visit National Wildlife Refuge covers two-
If you only see one
Alaska it will become part of your soul. thirds of the island, offering protected
Capital: Juneau
Alaska has something for everyone, habitat for world famous Kodiak Brown thing... Largest city: Anchorage
from the breathtaking vistas from the Bears. These bears are the world‘s
Take a glacier cruise.
Local time: Alaskan Time – 9 hrs
highest peak in the US, Denali, to the ice largest carnivorous land mammals. behind the UK
caves of the mysterious and spectacular Winter in Alaska is a spectacular sea-
Look out for...
ANCHORAGE
Glacier Bay. The Alaska Peninsula son with festivals, sports and the mira-
Rainfall: From 15mm to 60mm a month
extends 550 miles into the Pacific cle of the northern lights. Dog Mushing Bears - most of Alaska can be considered average
Ocean, leading to the Aleutian Islands. is the official sport of Alaska.
bear country. Three species inhabit Alaska;
Temperature: From –15 C in Winter to
the black, the brown/grizzly and the polar
20 C during the summer (average)
bear. Large expanses have been set aside
Average Humidity: From 50% in summer to
in parks, preserves, refuges and forests
75% in winter
giving it the space and solitude it needs.
FAIRBANKS
Strange but true...
Rainfall: From 10mm to 50mm a month
average
Because of where the International Date
Temperature: From –30 C in winter to
Line falls, Alaska boasts the northernmost
25 C during the summer (average)
(Pochnoi) Point on the Semisopochnoi
Average Humidity: From 39% in
Island in the Aleutians), and the western- summer to 75% in winter
most (Amatignak Island in the Aleutians)
National Parks: There are 17 Parks
points in the United States.
and Natural preserves all around Alaska
full of wilderness.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FOR BROCHURES, GO TO WWW.VISITUSA.ORG.UK OR CALL 0870 777 2213 VISITUSA TRAVELPLANNER 2007 35
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