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.

Museum Event

Watch the Final Space Shuttle Launch at the Museum of Flight

Set your alarm clocks now, because liftoff is during breakfast.

07/01/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Does Snow on the Trail Get You (to Fall) Down?

Check out these bare trails if you’re tired of slipping and sliding.

06/30/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Free Rental Car with a Flight to Port Angeles

If your stomach can handle a small plane, your wallet can handle the rest.

06/28/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Save a Few Bucks on Fourth of July Plans

Skip town and score some deals on the next holiday weekend.

06/24/2011 By Allison Williams

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Trail of the Month: Snow Lake

06/24/2011 By Allison Williams

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Northwest Food Lover Getaways

Hit the road for great gourmet vacations.

06/24/2011 By Allison Williams

Local Sites

Is Kurt Cobain Park a Tourist Trap?

Neighbors deal with Nirvana fans flocking to where the frontman died.

06/21/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Fill the Gap at Beachfront Seabrook Cottages

Grab a deal on in-between days at the planned community.

06/15/2011 By Allison Williams

Travel News

Tall Ships Set Sail for Summer

Play pirate as replica ships hit Puget Sound’s high seas.

06/14/2011 By Allison Williams

Film Preview

Company Goes from Stage to Screen

Finally, we get to see Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Colbert do Sondheim.

06/14/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Time to Buy Your Trail Passes

What you need, where to get it, and when you can get in for free.

06/10/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

La Conner Wants to Serve You Dinner

Score dinner and a room at Taste of La Conner.

06/08/2011 By Allison Williams

Travel News

Bellevue Shows Off a New Travel Site

There’s even stuff for locals.

06/07/2011 By Allison Williams

TV Recaps

Investigating The Killing: Episode 11

Take a break from your regularly scheduled murder show.

06/06/2011 By Allison Williams

Advice

Travel Tip from…a DMV worker?

We got really useful info from the unhappiest place on earth.

06/03/2011 By Allison Williams

Get Out

Run and Walk for Breast Cancer this Weekend

Think pink at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

06/02/2011 By Allison Williams

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Trail Mix

20 trails where you can hike, bike, and hug a tree, all within one hour of downtown.

06/01/2011 By Craig Romano and Allison Williams

Weekend Plans

4 Lodges You Should Be in this Weekend

Keep it simple with a one-stop vacation.

05/26/2011 By Allison Williams

Deals

Overnight in Victoria for $99

Class it up in British Columbia’s fanciest city

05/24/2011 By Allison Williams

Travel Plans

This Summer in Music Festivals

What’s worth the gas money? We tracked down the Northwest’s best.

05/23/2011 By Allison Williams