Welcome to Island Life & Travel Tips

This is where we share the best of San Juan Island—from local secrets and seasonal adventures to spa insights and guest-favorite experiences.

These posts are written by Earthbox staff and guest contributors who live, work, and explore here year-round—so you’re getting the real inside scoop.

We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we love creating and sharing them!
 

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Earthbox Inn & Spa, Friday Harbor, WA
5 Stunning Spring Hikes on San Juan Island

It’s Spring and San Juan Island’s meadows and mountains laugh in flowers. The lush farm valleys are dotted with baby sheep and cows and blooming...

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San Juan Island, Washington
9 Reasons to spend Spring Break on San Juan Island

Only 65 miles north of Seattle, San Juan Island with its breathtaking nature and charming slower pace coupled with exhilarating adventures, feels like worlds away...

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Wedding at the Lavender Farm on San Juan Island
One of Our Own Gets Married at the Lavender Farm on San Juan Island

Laura and Gary were the real thing, right from the start. I could tell by the little smile playing around Laura’s mouth at the mere...

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The 5 most picturesque Places to propose on San Juan Island
The 5 most picturesque Places to propose on San Juan Island

If this is the year—the one where you pop the question--do we ever have a treat for you! We have scouted the most picturesque, ridiculously...

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San Juan Island, Washington
7 Most Iconic Places to visit on San Juan Island

Visiting San Juan Island is a bucket list item for sure. It’s one of the few and arguably best places to see Orca whales from...

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San Juan Island, Washington
10 Ways to add Romance to your Winter Getaway on San Juan Island

“Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.” ~ David Wilkerson

Nothing is easier than planning a romantic weekend getaway to...

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The Earthbox Inn & Spa on San Juan Island, Washington
10 Reasons to Stay at the Earthbox Inn & Spa on San Juan Island

Our Earthbox Inn & Spa is a cool retro motor-inn with renovated rooms and spa like features. We are not fancy, but we are comfortable...

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Beer hopping on San Juan Island
Beer Hopping in Friday Harbor

When we homo sapiens’ settled down and stayed put to grow crops, we first did that to grow cereals and then we did that to...

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Behind the scenes at Pelindaba Lavender Farm on San Juan Island
San Juan Island Behind the Scenes: Pelindaba Lavender Farm

I recently had the absolute pleasure to get a private tour of the production facility at the Pelindaba Lavender Farm on gorgeous San Juan Island...