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Spring break flight? Tips for saving cash, navigating MSP in a busy season
If you're flying for spring break, here are tips for navigating the airport rush.
Silver lining for silver-haired: Inoculations open up travel
They were the first to receive vaccinations. Now they are leading the wave in spring travel bookings.
Florida's wild 'quarantine' island is an escape from Fort Myers' crowds
Away from Fort Myers' crowds, escape to a wild side of southwest Florida.
Cancun eases COVID-19 restrictions; Wilderness Inquiry resumes trips for 2021 and 2022
Cancun eases restrictionsMexico's state of Quintana Roo, home to popular destinations like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and the Riviera Maya, has begun easing some…
On this Irish estate, enter the Moongate for eternal love and luck
The Traveler: Jana Freiband of MinneapolisOn the Mount Juliet Estate in County Kilkenny, Ireland, the circular Moongate reveals the walled garden beyond. Freiband took this…
Travel Troubleshooter: BritRail refund request really went off the rails
Q: I bought a fully refundable BritRail pass, which gives you the ability to travel across the entire national rail network of Great Britain, for…
Travel Troubleshooter: I was denied boarding my flight to Rome due to visa issues. Now I can't get a refund
Q: I booked a flight from Cairo to New York via Rome on Alitalia. When I tried to check in for my flight to Italy,…
Open spaces, plenty of beauty in Zion National Park
The Traveler: Austin Indritz of RosevilleIndritz and a friend spent a week hiking in Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks in October. "These unique times…
Disney World turns 50; Bright news for dark skies; Carnival offers update
Bright news for dark skiesThe International Dark-Sky Association has named Quetico Provincial Park in Ontario as an International Dark Sky Park. The 1,800-square-mile wilderness park…
Twin Cities woman hits poker jackpot in Vegas for $230K
She and her husband were celebrating wedding anniversary at the time.
Travel Troubleshooter: The government gets to keep your $116 passport application fee
Q: I lost my passport recently. I sent an application for a passport renewal to the U.S. Department of State and paid $116. Yesterday, I…
The nine best Midwest resorts for social-distanced winter fun
Best places to relish the outdoors in a winter like no other, where social distance comes naturally.
In Namibia, national park shows the sands — and tree stumps — of time
The Traveler: G. Michael Schneider of Minneapolis.This ghostly place, called Deadvlei, or "dead marsh," lies in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park. "This region was once rich…
'The Queen's Gambit' gets its own tour and hotel room; Delta extends block on middle seats; Canada bans cruises for a year
Delta's middle managementDelta Air Lines is extending its middle seat blocking policy for another month, through April 30, amid continued travel concerns during the pandemic.…
Surge in demand for pleasure boating amid pandemic has Minnesota builders busy
The facility in New York Mills that builds Lund and Crestliner boats has added 114 positions in past 6 months and needs to fill 60 more.
Winona's Ice Climbing Park takes winter activity to new heights
An iconic rock pinnacle tops Sugar Loaf Bluff in Winona. The whole eye-catching site, towering above Hwy. 61 and the Mississippi River, is so well…
Viewfinders: Photographers are drawn to picturesque prairie town
The Traveler Dave Marsh of MahtomediThe near-ghost town of Owanka, S.D., population 2, may look familiar because the location is making a return appearance here.…
Travel Troubleshooter: We might have to rename this column 'Airbnb Troubleshooter'
Q: I was looking for a cabin in upstate New York for a weekend getaway recently when I discovered I had been locked out of…
Pompeii museum is reborn and Sun Country Airlines has new routes
Pompeii museum rebornDecades after suffering bombing in World War II and earthquake damage in 1980, Pompeii's museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from…
Peace and majesty at Kylemore Abbey in Galway, Ireland
The Traveler: Kristine Haertl of Blaine.Kylemore Abbey, in Ireland's County Galway, has housed Benedictine nuns since 1920, when a group fled Belgium during World War…