Since joining Seattle Met in 2011, Allison Williams has overseen the magazine’s travel and outdoor coverage, and has contributed to all sections of the magazine. Allison was raised in Olympia and earned degrees from Duke University and University of Alaska. She began her career in New York City in the newsrooms of Metro newspaper and Time Out New York, then hightailed it back to her native habitat so she could write guidebooks and climb mountains.

Event

12th Avenue Neighborhood Festival Returns

Chow down at Capitol Hill’s annual foodie block party.

08/10/2011 By Allison Williams

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Fall Arts Preview

New spaces, fresh faces.

08/09/2011 By Laura Dannen, Allison Williams, Lisa Han, and Adriana Grant

Weekend Plan

Climb Aboard the Beer Train

Lagunitas Brewing Company invites you to chug on a choo-choo with a view of Mount Rainier.

08/09/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Noble Fir Hosts a Hiker Social

This Wednesday, raise a glass to the joys of the trail.

08/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Schwaggle Debuts with Fitness Discounts

They want to schwave you money on schports.

08/04/2011 By Allison Williams

Long Trips

The Space Needle Is an Actual Spaceship

One lucky winner will go into orbit as part of the monument’s 50th anniversary.

08/01/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Score Special Hotel Deals on Facebook

The social network: Not just for baby photos anymore!

07/29/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Eat and Pedal Your Ass Off at Seattle Century

Biking tastes a lot like dinner on the annual catered ride.

07/28/2011 By Allison Williams

Weekend Pass

Wenatchee a Top 10 Spot for Retirement

You don’t have to be drawing Social Security to kick back.

07/26/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Poet of the Park

Tim McNulty serves as unofficial poet laureate of the Olympics.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: The Marmot Brigade

Scientific grunt work is in the hands of Olympic hikers.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Art of the Park

Every medium presents the peninsula through a different lens.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Places to Stay in the Park

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

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Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Park Trails You Don’t Know

From experts who do.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

Insider’s Guide to Olympic National Park: Summer Things to Do

Stargaze at Hurricane Ridge, swim in the mineral pools of the Sol Duc Valley, or rock climb Mount Cruiser.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

Follow the Park Ranger (On a Bear Hunt)

The smokey the bear hat leads us on a real-life bear hunt.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Olympic National Park

10 Top Places to Visit in Olympic National Park

Whether you're hiking, camping, boating, or all the above—these are the must-visit places for your trip's itinerary.

07/22/2011 By Allison Williams

Driving

I-5 Loves the Electric Car

Charging stations open up electric travel to Canada and Portland.

07/14/2011 By Allison Williams

Advice

Travel Tip from a Travel Agent

You think, as a Seattle resident, that you can handle a little rain. Maybe you can’t.

07/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Weekend Pass

Vancouver hosts Summer Live in Stanley Park

Go to Canada for the donuts, stay for the free Neko Case and New Pornographers.

07/08/2011 By Allison Williams