Variety
October 16, 2020
FILE — The Incan fortress of Machu Picchu, in the southeastern Andes Mountains of Peru, May 25, 2011. Jesse Katayama, a 26-year-old Japanese citizen

After seven-month wait, man gets Machu Picchu all to himself

Duluth
October 14, 2020
Visitors enjoyed drinks at the Summit Chalet on top of Moose Mountain in Lutsen, Minn. on Tuesday. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com A b

North Shore's busy summer has extended into fall, winter

Resorts are adding more amenities to lure new visitors.
Variety
October 9, 2020
Airbnb and other vacation-rental sites are seeing an uptick in demand. (Mohamed Ahmed Soliman/Dreamstime/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1684909

Travel Troubleshooter: Airbnb keeps canceling user accounts for no apparent reason

Local
October 9, 2020
Christmas holiday minimal creative composition made of suitcase, gift box, sunglasses,Santa hat, candy cane, retro photo camera, fir branches and snow

Experts weigh in on the best time to book flights for the holidays

Experts on airfare deals say costs are lower than in previous years and deals can still be found.
Variety
October 9, 2020
Ms Ly's (Miss LY CAFE) restaurant is well know in Hoi Ann. Her husband runs the front of the house and her mother has lived in the house since 1949. A

Peek into Miss Ly Cafe, which turns out the best food in Hoi An, Vietnam

Variety
October 9, 2020
Craig Wenokur, tour guide and vice president of Wendella Sightseeing Co., gives a tour from a boat on Lake Michigan with Chicago in the background on

Chicago scores a four-peat

Variety
October 2, 2020
Workers worked along Glumack Drive, likely one of the busiest thoroughfares in the state, Monday, September 28, 2020 in Bloomington, MN. The quarter-m

Delta drops more ticket change restrictions and fees; cruises banned until Oct. 31

Variety
October 2, 2020
A Puerto Rican flag hangs from the porch of a home that collapsed on top of parked cars after an earthquake hit Guanica, Puerto Rico, Monday, Jan. 6,

Travel Troubleshooter: My nonrefundable trip to Puerto Rico is threatened by an 'earthquake swarm'

Travel
September 26, 2020
John Richardson, the Hawk Ridge fall count director, showed off a sharp-shinned hawk to visitors on Tuesday. The hawk was caught in their banding cent

A parade of raptors at Duluth's Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve

Variety
September 25, 2020
B. Rowe Winecoff and I live in Edina Where were you when you took this photo? What does it show? My wife and I were on tour in the Basque region of Sp

A rainbow hugs San Sebastian, in the Basque region of Spain

Variety
September 25, 2020

Travel Troubleshooter: Orbitz said I didn't have a reservation with Disneyland Paris; now I have two

Local
September 22, 2020
Delta Air Lines will resume long-haul international flights at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport next month, with four roundtrips a week to A

Delta will resume long international flights at MSP, first with Amsterdam

Delta will resume flying route four times a week, starting on Oct. 25. MSP is now averaging 288 daily departures, down from 500 a year ago.
Variety
September 21, 2020
Be sure to plan ahead and use caution when taking road trips amidst the pandemic.

Pop-up outhouses and advance research fuels road trips south

My family was among the millions of Americans taking a road trip this summer. We learned a few things along the way.
Variety
September 18, 2020
ONE TIME USE ONLY FOR FALL 2020 MAGAZINE Credit: Ryan Tischer photography The Stuntz Bay Boathouse Historic District is a row of 143 boathouses on Lak

These 143 historic boathouses offer a peek into Minnesota's past

A collection of boathouses on Lake Vermilion, built by miners, hint at the area's work-hard, play-hard past.
Variety
September 18, 2020

Viewfinders: Along a time-worn street in quiet Hoi An

Variety
September 16, 2020
Great River Road, Mississippi River, fall color Panoramic Sunset at Buena Vista Park Overlook 3 ORG XMIT: 3639831020-O

3 mini-vacations in the Midwest that offer spectacular scenery and won't break the bank

These three quick trips feel worlds away.
Local
September 14, 2020
(From left) Hannah Egge, Sirivisa Vichiensan and Yoyo Lau skipped rocks on Lake Superior in Canal Park in Duluth on Friday afternoon. All three girls

Tourism downturn hits Duluth hotels, restaurants hard

Duluth's tourism industry is way down this year, as visitors are opting for day trips and avoiding coronavirus trouble spots like hotels, indoor restaurants and enclosed attractions.
Variety
September 12, 2020
Lake Superior kicked up some spray in front of the peak foliage along the North Shore by Split Rock Lighthouse in October 2019.

Where to go in Minnesota to enjoy the fullest of fall colors

Ideas and photographic inspiration to fuel an autumn drive.
Variety
September 12, 2020
Yellow leaves lined the Tettegouche hiking trail on Wednesday afternoon. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com Fall colors were at the tail

Fall color resources for leaf-peeping in Minnesota

Variety
September 11, 2020

After cancellation, where's the Singapore Airlines refund?

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