The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/traveloutdoors/index.html en-us Copyright 2013 The Seattle Times Company Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:22 PDT Wed, 22 May 2013 10:07:22 PDT MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Travel & Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ Getting to the San Juan Islands car-free http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwesttraveler/2013/05/22/getting-to-the-san-juan-islands-car-free/?syndication=rss If you’ve taken a car to the San Juan Islands in summer, you’ve probably sat and fumed in the long ferry line, especially on weekends. Here are some ways to avoid the crush by going to, and getting around, the bucolic Washington islands car-free for the summer season. (Or for those who n Northwest Traveler blog http://blogs.seattletimes.com/northwesttraveler/2013/05/22/getting-to-the-san-juan-islands-car-free/?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:10:36 PDT Free travel apps worth having http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029201_travelappsgoodxml.html?syndication=rss Get helpful info, online and offline, with these free apps. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029201_travelappsgoodxml.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:31:04 PDT NYC judge: Renting apartments using Airbnb illegal http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030203_apusillegalsublets.html?syndication=rss A judge has ruled that a New Yorker who rented his apartment on a popular traveler site broke the law. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021030203_apusillegalsublets.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 08:01:04 PDT Summer flights: Higher fees, smaller seats, full planes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029161_summertravelxml.html?syndication=rss Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021029161_summertravelxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 17:46:04 PDT Suicide at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026712_apeufrancenotredame.html?syndication=rss Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021026712_apeufrancenotredame.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 17:01:06 PDT Riverboat to resume Northwest cruises http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021028947_riverboatcruisesnorthwestxml.html?syndication=rss American Queen Steamboat Company will offer 7-night cruises on Columba, Snake rivers starting again next year. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021028947_riverboatcruisesnorthwestxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:09 PDT Climber dies on Alaska's Mount McKinley http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027306_apusmountmckinleydeath.html?syndication=rss Officials say a 59-year-old German mountaineer has died of cardiac arrest while climbing Alaska's Mount McKinley. Outdoors http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2021027306_apusmountmckinleydeath.html?syndication=rss Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:38 PDT Spain’s holy city of Toledo packed with wonders http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021027232_rickstevesxmlxml.html?syndication=rss A cathedral, stunning El Greco paintings and 2,500 years of tangled history make it a compelling destination, writes European travel specialist Rick Steves. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021027232_rickstevesxmlxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:05 PDT Questions fly about using tech gadgets on planes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026943_planesphonesxml.html?syndication=rss The debate over using personal electronic devices during flights has become a seething nest of Angry Birds, with some scientists continuing to fear interference with pilots’ communications/navigation systems. Travel http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2021026943_planesphonesxml.html?syndication=rss Tue, 21 May 2013 12:31:05 PDT