Great road trips define Canada.
24.03.2024 - 21:49 / forbes.com / Art Museum
Western Washington State boasts four incredible travel destinations — Seattle, the San Juan Islands, the Olympic Peninsula and Mount Rainier.
Why visit them one at a time when you can discover all five of these incredible places on a single road trip lasting between 10 and 14 days?
Starting at SeaTac International Airport, of course, where road trippers can tap into 16 different rental agencies, many of them with economy, intermediate and even full-sized cars and with spring rates below $50 per day.
“Living in the Space Age” was the motto of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition in Seattle. And now that we’re in that century, it’s fun looking back to see what endures from a world fair that inspired more than 10 million visitors and earned headlines around the globe.
More than 60 years after it opened — and helped inspire The Jetsons TV show — the Space Needle remains one of the nation’s most iconic structures. Whether you consider it the ultimate expression of Mid Century Modern or the crowning glory of Googie architecture, the 605 -foot (184-meter) tower looks as futuristic as the day it opened. A recent renovation added a rotating glass floor with glass benches and windows that slant outwards for an even more vertiginous experience.
Down at ground level, the original exposition ground is now Seattle Center, an eclectic culture and entertainment complex that includes the Museum of Pop Culture (with its Science Fiction & Fantasy Hall of Fame) and the incredible Chihuly Garden and Glass.
From there you can hop the Seattle Center Monorail — another enduring relic of the 1962 World’s Fair — into downtown Seattle. Sleep someplace central like the hip State Hotel, a five-minute walk from Pike Place Market, the Seattle Art Museum, and waterfront restaurants.
With the Emerald City in your rearview mirror, cruise up Interstate-5 to Anacortes and drive onto a Washington State Ferry bound for Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.
Besides being a great place to chill out for a couple of days, the island offers an enticing blend of nature, history and surprisingly good food for such a remote destination.
The two units of the San Juan Island National Historical Park preserve buildings and battlements left over from the 1859 “Pig War” between the U.S. and Britain over control of the islands. The south unit is a great place to glimpse those utterly cute San Juan Island foxes.
Lime Kiln Point State Park is renowned for its photogenic lighthouse (built in 1919) and cliff-top perches to watch orcas and other whales in the Haro Strait.
Animals are the focus of wildlife cruises from Friday Harbor, outfits like Maya’s Legacy Whale Watching that meander through the islands in search of orcas, humpbacks, stellar sea lions, sea otters,
Great road trips define Canada.
The 2023 Miami Grand Prix proved to be the pivotal race in Max Verstappen’s dominant and historic performance en route to securing his third World Drivers’ Championship title. The Dutch driver started from P9, while his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez started from pole. Verstappen sliced his way through the pack, as if in a different formula category. With nine laps remaining, he emerged from the pits and not only closed a 1.8-second gap to Perez but passed him and put another five seconds into the Mexican driver before taking the checkered flag. What we didn’t realize at the time was that Verstappen would proceed to win every remaining race of the 2023 F1 season, save for a glitch in the Red Bull matrix that was Singapore.
In Lake Tahoe, the peaks of the Sierra Nevada rise above turquoise waters so clear you can peer more than 70 feet below the surface. In winter, skiers prize the Tahoe Basin’s 14 ski areas, while in summer, people flock to beaches, hiking and biking trails. Perhaps the best time to visit Lake Tahoe is the shoulder seasons in spring and fall when the region is less crowded and hotel rooms are more affordable.
Few things beat the sense of freedom of the open road. Whether it’s an epic motorcycle ride along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way or a leisurely pootle around the Italian lakes by car, a road trip is a brilliant way to explore a country at your own pace, enjoying varied scenery and discovering less-known spots en route. We’d love to hear about your favourite journeys in Europe – where did you go and what made it so special? The best tip will win a holiday voucher.
For many years, queer people have flocked to New York City in search of acceptance and an environment they could thrive in. The modern LGBTIQ+ rights movement was born here, and NYC continues to be a safe haven for people from all walks of life.
With its impressive terrain of imperious mountains, volcano-ravaged landscapes and sumptuous rainforest, Washington State is understandably renowned amongst keen hikers.
Even as Dutch entrepreneur Alex Mulder found success as part of a diversified investment firm, he always kept the idea of giving back. And so, when he and his colleagues at the parent company of the hospitality upstart Pillows Hotels saw that a historic property in his childhood neighborhood on the east side of Amsterdam was for sale—one with a hotel permit already attached to it—he went for the opportunity.
Washington state encompasses such a large and varied terrain that, depending on your travel plans, your budget could either be rock-bottom or luxury – or a combination of both.
Road warriors have a new reason to celebrate for the weekend. National Rental Car recently launched a new promotion where members of their Emerald Club loyalty program can earn double credits on all weekend rentals from April 4 to June 9. The promotion provides the credits for rentals that are picked up on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday and returned on a Sunday. Membership into the Emerald Club program is free, and helps travelers earn credits toward future car rentals.
A ferry with around 100 people on board caught fire on its way to a popular tourist destination in Thailand early Thursday.
Washington, DC combines the best of all worlds – a highly walkable grid system expertly designed by the French and a manageable Metro that connects travelers across the District and beyond.
When John Pagano arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2018, the country subverted his expectations. "We all paint a picture in our minds of what the Middle East is about," he said. "I found a pristine environment, an archipelago of 90 beautiful islands, and turquoise-colored water. It was truly remarkable."