Sun Screen

Best Sunny Vacations from Seattle

Don't get sad (or Seasonal Depression Disorder, for that matter). Get a vacation to somewhere with sunshine.

01/23/2025 By Allison Williams

Dock and Roll

Lake Vacations near Seattle

Flat water vibes for the win.

07/02/2024 By Allison Williams

Sun Hungry

How to Have a Fully Outdoor Day in Palm Springs

The challenge: soak up as much vitamin D in a single day as possible.

02/19/2024 By Allison Williams

Due South

Alaska Airlines Goes Tropical

With new routes to Guatemala and the Bahamas, our local airline is sunnier—and more international—than ever. Is that a good thing?

07/21/2023 By Allison Williams

Once in a lifetime

Tahiti's Brando Resort Wants to Be an Ethical Private Island

Sure, it's where presidents and Hollywood stars go on vacation. But Marlon Brando's island has more than mere luxury up its sleeve.

04/12/2023 By Allison Williams

Islands in the Sun

Tahiti Might Be the Hawai'i Alternative Seattle Needs

South of the equator, a dream-like archipelago weaves global influences with Polynesian culture—and it's much closer than Americans realize.

04/07/2023 By Allison Williams

No Layover

How a New Direct Flight Lands at Sea-Tac

Our airport has more new routes than ever. How do we end up with so many global connections?

10/11/2022 By Allison Williams

Due South

From Seattle, Belize Is Barely Off the Beaten Path

A new nonstop flight links Seattle to a small Central American country south of Mexico—but it isn’t as remote as it feels.

09/12/2022 By Allison Williams

Article

Under a BC Sun

Make like a marmot and turn Whistler into your summer playground.

07/20/2010 By Lia Steakley Dicker

Article

Hike and Bike: Mount St. Helens

Lucky us: We live near some of the best hiking and mountain biking trails in the Pacific Northwest. Want to break a sweat? Take a stroll before lunch? There’s a trail for that.

05/17/2010 With Courtney Nash, Judy Naegeli, Erin Reading, and Kasey Cordell Edited by Laura Dannen By Hayley Poole and Craig Romano

Article

Hike and Bike: North Cascades

Lucky us: We live near some of the best hiking and mountain biking trails in the Pacific Northwest. Want to break a sweat? Take a stroll before lunch? There’s a trail for that.

05/17/2010 With Courtney Nash, Judy Naegeli, Erin Reading, and Kasey Cordell Edited by Laura Dannen By Hayley Poole and Craig Romano

Article

Hike and Bike: Olympic Peninsula

Lucky us: We live near some of the best hiking and mountain biking trails in the Pacific Northwest. Want to break a sweat? Take a stroll before lunch? There’s a trail for that.

05/17/2010 With Courtney Nash, Judy Naegeli, Erin Reading, and Kasey Cordell Edited by Laura Dannen By Hayley Poole and Craig Romano

Article

Hike and Bike: Central Cascades

Lucky us: We live near some of the best hiking and mountain biking trails in the Pacific Northwest. Want to break a sweat? Take a stroll before lunch? There’s a trail for that.

05/17/2010 With Courtney Nash, Judy Naegeli, Erin Reading, and Kasey Cordell Edited by Laura Dannen By Hayley Poole and Craig Romano

Article

Hike and Bike

05/17/2010 With Courtney Nash, Judy Naegeli, Erin Reading, and Kasey Cordell Edited by Laura Dannen By Hayley Poole and Craig Romano

Article

Go! Road Trips 2010

Seattle’s nice, but rolling out of town in the springtime is even sweeter. Here, five excuses to load the trunk, get behind the wheel, and put rubber to asphalt.

03/17/2010 By James Ross Gardner, David Laskin, Jessica Voelker, Lia Steakley Dicker, and Christopher Werner