Travel

Travel
Pacific Coast Highway
Bad Travelers

A nightmare drive down the Pacific Coast Highway conjures childhood memories | Bad Travelers

In the first installment of a new series about travel gone wrong, Travel & Outdoors Reporter Crystal Paul describes a treacherous, rain-soaked solo drive down the Pacific Coast Highway.  VIEW

Top Stories

Don't Miss

Spring has sprung, a day early, at the Gasworks Memorial Sundial during Seattle’s big sun break, Sunday, March 19, 2017. Monday is the first day of Spring. At left, 23-month-old Mira Miller splashes in a puddle under the watchful eye of mom, Meena Lenn. In the background is Lake Union. 201199
Travel

36 Hours in Traffic: Fact-checking The New York Times’ ‘36 Hours in Seattle’

Oakland Black Cowboy Association president Wilbert McAlister signs the blues at Everett and Jones on a Saturday night.
Travel

A guide to Oakland’s rich history and resilience, from a waterfront saloon to Lois the Pie Queen  VIEW

Wildflowers in Goat Rocks Wilderness. Mount Adams can be seen in the distance.
Outdoors

Get a dose of Northwest summer beauty with hikes among the wildflowers  VIEW

A woman checks out the view of Portland, Oregon from the Pittock Mansion, looking towards (in foreground) the Pearl District and downtown Portland. Shot Thursday, February 23, 2017.
Travel

A guide to Portland, beyond the birds and beards  VIEW

PRODUCED BY ADVERTISING PUBLICATIONS

Explore

Family Fun

Explore Seattle with your favorite little monkey

Provided by Bartell Drugs
Travel Tips

10 travel hacks for navigating the airport this summer

Provided by Port of Seattle
Explore Seattle

Be a tourist in your own backyard on Blake Island

Provided by Argosy Cruises
Explore Seattle

Summer like a local in Seattle

Provided by Amica Insurance
Improve your Instagram photos while traveling.
Summer Living

5 travel accessories for better Instagram photos  VIEW

Produced by Advertising Publications

Outdoors

Ross Lake Boat Camping

For a user-friendly backcountry trip, combine camping with boating on Ross Lake  VIEW

A Hike and a Happy Hour

Jake Hoffman, left, and Tyler Godwin check out the historical lime kiln from which this hike receives its name. (Evan Bush / The Seattle Times)

Read more in the series

Reader's Lens

Reader’s Lens | Capturing a hummingbird

Reader’s Lens | A frog in sunlight

Reader’s Lens | Sunset over Mount St. Helens

READER’S LES FOR ONE TIME USE ONLY Jane C Monserud Taken on July 12, 2018 in Sequim, WA “I had never been to a lavender farm before so when driving by Sequim I saw a sign to one. This photo was taken at the B and B Lavender Farm. I was a little disappointed that the lavender really wasn’t in bloom yet. But, the patterns and shapes of the bulging lavender plants make very interesting patterns.”

Reader’s Lens | A lavender farm before it blooms

Travel Wise

SEATAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — ALASKA AIRLINES DELAYS — 10082012 — 124870 Schedule of flights out of SeaTac International Airport Monday afternoon.

What to do when weather delays your flight | Travel Wise

Northwest Hikes

Glacier Peak Wilderness

Long-distance hiker Tami Asars’ user-friendly take on the Pacific Crest Trail picks up where Cheryl Strayed left off  VIEW

Most Read Life Stories

Escapes abroad

The second floor of Rick’s Café, in Casablanca, Morocco, June 8, 2018. Rick’s Café, opened in 2004 by a former American diplomat, is an homage to the movie “Casablanca,” and a testament to the enduring power of great art to affect destinies in real life. (Ksenia Kuleshova/The New York Times)

‘Play it again, Issam’: In Casablanca, a cafe is still a cafe  VIEW

Workers at Scotland’s Speyside Cooperage fashion oak casks for aging Scotch whisky. (Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Sampling whisky in Scotland’s most intoxicating places

From Stonehenge to Pompeii, a look into Europe’s distant past

The picture-perfect village of Oia in Santorini, resting a thousand feet high on a volcanic crater, is a dream come true for photographers and sunset watchers. (Trish Feaster, Rick Steves’ Europe)

Exploring Santorini beyond the blue waters | Rick Steves’ Europe