The 13 Best Things to Do in Gig Harbor for a Weekend Trip
Need a weekend getaway from Seattle? Plan a trip to Gig Harbor! Here are the best things to do in Gig Harbor, plus tons of other travel tips.
25 Wonderful Weekend Getaways from Seattle, Washington
Seattle is one of my favorite cities – I loved living there when I did (2013-2017), and I love traveling there now that I've moved away (I just celebrated my 35th birthday in Seattle!). But I also love escaping the city to enjoy some of the many Seattle weekend getaways around the Pacific Northwest...
How to Plan an Epic Eastern Cascades Road Trip from Seattle
When you live in or travel to Western Washington, that's pretty much the only area you spend your time. There's definitely opinions about different parts of the Evergreen State, and those who call the Puget Sound or Olympic Peninsula home don't typically cross the imposing barrier of the Cascade Mountains for much – or for long...
The Ultimate Pacific Coast Road Trip Itinerary (California & the PNW)
The Pacific Coast Highway is arguably one of the most famous drives in the entire world. Stretching from Washington to California, the Pacific Coast is picturesque, with cliffs, sea stacks, gorgeous urban spaces, and the raging ocean. Making a Pacific Coast Highway road trip is a popular bucket list experience – for good reason...
How to Visit Stehekin, Washington State’s “Little Alaska”
As the boat made its way along the meandering waterway, the mountains slowly changed. Initially low and rolling, they became snow-capped, then steeper, finally towering above our tiny vessel. As we navigated deeper into the North Cascades along Lake Chelan, it became quite obvious that the claim of being the deepest gorge in North America is not an exaggeration: this huge, deep waterway reminded me instantly of the many fjords I've visited in Alaska over the years...
How to Attend the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in 2022
When I moved to the Pacific Northwest from London, part of me lamented that I was even further away from the tulip fields of the Netherlands. Imagine my surprise to learn that 90 minutes north of Seattle, the fields of the Skagit Valley bloom into a quilt of technicolor tulips throughout April each year...
The 20 Most & Least Visited National Parks in 2021
Curious about which national parks had the greatest (and fewest) number of visitors? Here are the lists – plus other national park facts too, based on some data I crunched!
The 9 Best Things to Do in Anacortes for a Weekend Trip
If you're planning a trip to Anacortes, look no further. Here you'll find travel tips, the best things to do in Anacortes, and a suggested 3-day itinerary.
9 Epic Seattle Road Trips to Plan Right Now
Need to get out of town? Here are 9 of the best road trips from Seattle, from the Olympic Peninsula to Yellowstone National Park.