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May 13, 2016
The view from a zip-line platform in Chile’s Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, looking east across Lake Pirehueico and the southern Andes Mountai

Frogs meet ferns in Chile's Huilo Huilo wilderness park

Eco-tourism is booming at the UNESCO-designated biosphere in the foothills of the Andes.
Travel
May 13, 2016

If you go: Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve in Chile

Travel
May 13, 2016
-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE MAY 15, 2016. -- In an undated handout photo, Ashford Castle, now a hotel, in

Know & Go: Stay in a British Isles castle; save on a Mississippi cruise

Travel
May 7, 2016

If you go: Bangkok's Chao Phrya

Travel
May 7, 2016
A woman from Cuba waves Adonia leaves port in Miami, Sunday, May 1, 2016, en route to Cuba. After a half-century of waiting, passengers finally set sa

Know & Go: U.S. cruise ship docks in Cuba

Variety
May 6, 2016
Badlands National Park, South Dakota. Near the main visitor center, near Cedar Pass Lodge. Photo by Star Tribune travel writer Chris Welsch. Article b

Consumer rights written into bill

If things go smoothly in Washington — and why wouldn't they? — fliers could soon see some changes for the better.
Travel
May 6, 2016
Motion to Go in La Pointe, Wis., top, rents mopeds and bikes. The Madeline Island Historic Museum, bottom, is housed in several historic buildings.

Midwest Traveler: On Madeline Island, don't miss La Pointe

The quirky, laid-back town sets the tone for a Madeline Island vacation.
Variety
April 30, 2016
One of four beautiful arcaded cloisters inside the Parador de Santiago de Compostela, the San Mateo cloister has two crosses representing the Royal Ho

Relive Spanish history in picturesque hotels restored from classic buildings

Medieval fortresses, calm monasteries and restored castles offer an immersion in Spanish history.
Variety
April 29, 2016
One of four beautiful arcaded cloisters inside the Parador de Santiago de Compostela, the San Mateo cloister has two crosses representing the Royal Ho

Gallery: Paradores welcome travelers to Spain's grand palaces

Throughout Spain, medieval fortresses, monasteries and restored castles hosts guests as government-run inns.
Travel
April 29, 2016
The Breakwater Hotel is one of the most photographed sights on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. It dates from 1936.

Miami Beach offers a vivid vintage vacation

You don't have to be an architect to enjoy these Art Deco pleasures.
Variety
April 29, 2016
Make sure your Uber driver displays this sticker (and one in the back) in his or her car; Uber requires it. The app will also tell you what type and c

At MSP, another ride option takes off

Due to a recent change at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, you can turn to Uber, that fleet of free-range individuals offering rides in their personal vehicles.
Travel
April 29, 2016
In this Feb. 4 2016 photo the MSC Opera cruise ship passes the Malecon sea wall as it leaves the harbor in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Know & Go: Carnival cruising for Cuba; 'Game of Thones' museum in Spain

Travel
April 29, 2016

If you go: Miami Beach tips

Travel
April 26, 2016
The “Panoramic Awareness Pavilion” in Des Moines’ John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

Midwest Traveler: I left my heart in Des Moines

Iowa's capital gets high marks for delightful public art and architecture.
Variety
April 25, 2016
Val paddles past an island on the first day of canoeing –before the Thunderstorms struck.

Storms couldn't dampen sisters' adventure in Boundary Waters

No amount of rain could dampen the spirits of two sisters on a grand canoe adventure in the BWCA.
Travel
April 22, 2016
Good travel habits can help offset the damage to the environment caused by jet flights and other destructive practices that pile up during a vacation.

Tip Sheet: 10 ways to be a greener traveler, even if you must fly

Good travel habits can help offset the damage to the environment caused by jet flights and other destructive travel practices.
Travel
April 22, 2016
The library at the Draycott Hotel in London contains current and classic novels to borrow. (George Hobica/Airfarewatchdog.com/TNS)

Know & Go: Delta drops booking fee; Sun Country takes 25 percent off

Variety
April 20, 2016
Val paddles past an island on the first day of canoeing –before the Thunderstorms struck.

Travel: Boundless enthusiasm in the Boundary Waters

No amount of rain could dampen the spirits of two sisters on a grand canoe adventure in the BWCA.
St. Paul
April 18, 2016
Renderings of the Hampton St. Paul.

New 5-story hotel in works down the block from Xcel Energy Center

The 160-room Hampton Inn is scheduled to open in St. Paul in November.
Travel
April 16, 2016
Sunlight streams into the second-floor sitting room at the historic Anderson Center residency near Red Wing, Minn.

Midwest Traveler: An elegant retreat at Red Wing's Anderson Center

Anderson Center at Tower View is like a modest Minnesota version of Downton Abbey.
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