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Seattle-based Luxury Jets Take Travel to new Heights
Get ready for takeoff with these private plane experiences for any budget
» Up…Now celebrating its 70th anniversary, Kenmore Air (kenmoreair.com), based at the north end of Lake Washington, has long been the area’s go-to for seaplane transport and tours around the Pacific Northwest. The services have expanded over the years to include group whale-watching and adventure-sport day trips as well as private floatplane picnics, but Kenmore’s…
What Seattle’s Density Problem is Doing to Your Summer Plans
Our state’s population is growing, but not the number of our state campsites
On a sunny summer weekend last year, I loaded my car with a tent, camping stove and border collie and hit the road, in hopes of finding a spot in a state campground near Deception Pass. As I drove, I was reminded of the trips with my family in our VW camper van in the…
5 Things to Do While You’re in Phoenix for the Mariners’ Spring Training
Head to the desert for some Seattle Mariners baseball in the Phoenix sun
Sponsored by Visit Phoenix Spring is almost here and that means it’s almost time for the start of another baseball season. Every March, Cactus League Spring Training, a series of practices and exhibition games preceding the start of the regular baseball season, roars to life in Phoenix with crowds of cheering fans and shouts for concessions….
5 Creative Ways to Spend Time Abroad
These five international opportunities may help you expand your world in 2016
When the New Year began, you probably made a resolution. Some of us aspired to live healthier lives or to read more books. Others chose to spend more time with family or quit a bad habit. While all of these resolutions are admirable, why not set your sights even higher this year? Consider expanding…
Where to Travel for Warm and Sunny Outdoor Adventures
It's cold and blustery in Seattle right now. Instead, head to Phoenix where it's warm and dry
Sponsored by Visit Phoenix January and February aren’t exactly Seattle’s finest months. (We save the good stuff for summertime.) And since the need for fresh air and adventure is constantly coursing through our veins, we’re currently on the hunt for travel destinations with warmer climes and excellent outdoorsy options. That’s why we’re thinking of heading…
Instagram Inspiration: Pacific Northwest Parks
Get outside and enjoy these Seattle parks despite the damp winter weather
In the cold, winter months it’s easy to wrap up in a blanket and spend the whole weekend hibernating on the couch with bottomless cups of coffee and no plans but to binge-watch shows on Netflix. Add some rain and the temptation to lie around in pajamas all day is seriously real. When we’re cozy…
Instagram Inspiration: A Drive Down Highway 101
Pack your bags, we're heading to the ocean (swimsuits optional)
Aviator Beryl Markham wrote in her brilliant 1942 memoir West with the Night, “To see ten thousand animals untamed and not branded with the symbols of human commerce is like scaling an unconquered mountain for the first time, or like finding a forest without roads or footpaths, or the blemish of an axe. You know…
Go See (and Hear!) Newport’s Sea Lions
Have a close encounter with the kings of the bayfront
Sponsored by Newport, Oregon I can barely hear Bob Ward and Stan Pickens, co-chairs of the Newport Sea Lion Docks Foundation, over the thunderous barking, howling and moaning. Are we in a haunted house? A dog kennel? No, it’s a warm, blue-sky fall morning in Newport, Ore., and we’re checking in with the rowdy sea…
A Taste of The Tropics at Hotel Albatross
Set sail with spirited tiki drinks and kicky street food at this Ballard hangout
Ever since Coleridge’s famed “Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the albatross has been seen as an unwelcome weight. But Hotel Albatross, on the west end of Ballard’s Market Street (2319 NW Market St.; 206.566.6181; Facebook, “Hotel Albatross Ballard”), is so full of exuberant and spirituous fun, it quickly alleviates any burdens. But, first, know it’s…
Why You Should Try Fly Fishing in Montana Even if You’re an Indoorsy Person
Hunker down at one of Montana's many lakes and rivers then head to Billings for brews and fun
Sponsored by Visit Billings It’s summer so it’s high time to unwind and experience all the great outdoors has to offer. One of nature’s most relaxing activities is fly fishing. (Author Izaak Walton once referred to the sport as “the contemplative man’s recreation.”) One of the best states in which to cast a line is…
6 Things Washington State Parks are Good for Besides Hiking
Get outside and get creative with these six ideas that go beyond the usual suspects
Sponsored by Washington State Parks There are hundreds of Washington State Parks–in all sorts of sizes (e.g. Posey Island State Park in San Juan County is a mere one acre) and with all sorts of attractions (think flaming methane geysers or tours of limestone formations). And while camping and hiking are perhaps two of the…
Flying High: The Best Washington Zip Lines
The best zip line tours in Western Washington
Maybe it’s the promise of being airborne and getting a bird’s-eye view of forest canopies, park flora and fauna—or perhaps it’s a nod to our ever-shortening attention spans—but either way, zip lines are the thrill ride du jour, so get zooming. Tacoma Trips Zoom Deep Forest Ziplines, Point Defiance Park; pdza.org/zoomZip stats: Two sets of…
How to Experience Tofino on Vancouver Island, B.C., Like a Queen
Our digital editor's whirlwind expedition to one of Canada's most idyllic villages
“Have you traveled or been in contact with anyone who has visited Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea in the past 21 days?” The question startled me. I hadn’t been outside the U.S. since the Ebola crisis began so I hadn’t expected anything but routine inquiries: “Why are you visiting Canada?” “Do you have anything to…
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