Fairbanks is a gritty place.

But , I prefer it to Anchorage.

Anchorage does not have the charm I witnessed years ago in the many bars on 2nd Street in Fairbanks, .......Where else can you see natives frozen to the sidewalk in their own puke in front of the now closed Savoy Bar?

Been in a lot of them .

The old , long closed,Hotel downtown where the oil men hung out WAS a great place too.

Can't remember the name.