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Jim Buchta

Reporter | Travel

Phone: 612-673-7376

Senior Travel writer Jim Buchta has worked at the Star Tribune since 1986. Prior to joining the Travel staff he was the residential real estate editor and writer for more than a decade. Whether camping in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, or feasting in a Paris bistro, he’s happy on the road.

Recent content from Jim Buchta

I Love NYC (on sale)
The promise of a $157 round-trip airfare (nonstop) from Minneapolis to LaGuardia International Airport seemed too good to be true.
Sep 26, 2009
In real estate fire sale, sellers can get burned
Many homeowners who want to sell are being left in the ashes because first-time buyers are going for bargain-priced foreclosures.
Jun 24, 2009
Resort season at the Brainerd Lakes
Ditch the city, dip your toes and drop a line -- it's resort season in the Brainerd Lakes area. Here's a sampling of the options.
Jun 20, 2009
Biltmore's natural grandeur
At theVanderbilt mansion in North Carolina, the landscape wows as much as the house.
May 8, 2009
Farmers market warms up Madison
Nothing says springtime in Wisconsin's capital like bright daffodils, baby spinach and decadent cheese bread.
May 3, 2009
Island time
A unique Madeline Island getaway becomes a full-time retreat.
Apr 4, 2009
Tales of stock shock
Some investors are pulling their money out of the stock market and putting it into real estate -- even if it means defying their financial advisers.
Mar 21, 2009
Design from within
Looking for a house that feels like home? Take a sentimental journey into your childhood to help you find one.
Mar 13, 2009
Twin Cities home sales up, but median price sinks to $150,000
Closed sales were up 3 percent in February compared with a year ago. Pending sales rose further, but the median price fell.
Mar 11, 2009
Still another big housing gap
Curtailment of tax-credit financing has left shovel-ready affordable housing projects stalled for lack of financing, despite stimulus funding.
Mar 9, 2009


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