Simon Peter Groebner

Minneapolis

Travel and Features Editor at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Star Tribune features editor. Opinions (if any) are my own.

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Articles

New in Wisconsin Dells: treehouse villas, enchanted walk, waterpark expansion

1 week ago | telegraphherald.com | Simon Peter Groebner

No stranger to unconventional lodgings, the Wisconsin Dells area is getting a new vacation-rental option in the form of four luxury treehouses. Treetop Villas at Mirror Lake is now available for reservations starting this spring, according to developer Venture Luxury Estates. Three of the villas will be two-bedroom units accommodating up to six guests year-round. The fourth will include four king bedrooms and a sauna for 10. All treehouses have views of surrounding ravines.
New in Wisconsin Dells: Treehouse Villas, Enchanted Walk, Waterpark Expansion

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Simon Peter Groebner |Melanie Radzicki McManus

By Simon Peter Groebner and Melanie Radzicki McManus The Minnesota Star TribuneNo stranger to unconventional lodgings, the Wisconsin Dells area is getting a new vacation-rental option in the form of four luxury treehouses. Treetop Villas at Mirror Lake is now available for reservations starting this spring, according to developer Venture Luxury Estates. Three of the villas will be two-bedroom units accommodating up to 6 guests year-round.
treehouse villas, enchanted walk, waterpark expansion

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Simon Peter Groebner |Melanie Radzicki McManus

No stranger to unconventional lodgings, the Wisconsin Dells area is getting a new vacation-rental option in the form of four luxury treehouses. Treetop Villas at Mirror Lake is now available for reservations starting this spring, according to developer Venture Luxury Estates. Three of the villas will be two-bedroom units accommodating up to 6 guests year-round. The fourth will include four king bedrooms and a sauna for 10. All treehouses have views of surrounding ravines.
Delta will fly nonstop from MSP to the Bahamas next winter

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Simon Peter Groebner

By Simon Peter Groebner Following a winter with more nonstop warm destinations from here than ever, the Bahamas has seemed like a curious omission from the MSP route map. Now Delta Air Lines has announced 2025-26 service from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Nassau (NAS), the capital of the archipelago nation.
New in Wisconsin Dells: treehouse villas, enchanted walk, waterpark expansion

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Simon Peter Groebner |Melanie Radzicki McManus

No stranger to unconventional lodgings, the Wisconsin Dells area is getting a new vacation-rental option in the form of four luxury treehouses. Treetop Villas at Mirror Lake is now available for reservations starting this spring, according to developer Venture Luxury Estates. Three of the villas will be two-bedroom units accommodating up to 6 guests year-round. The fourth will include four king bedrooms and a sauna for 10. All treehouses have views of surrounding ravines.
Ireland’s iconic Cliffs of Moher are partially closed, but there are other options

1 month ago | gmtoday.com | Simon Peter Groebner

On the west coast of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop some 509 feet to the Atlantic Ocean, making for one of the country’s most iconic attractions with more than 1 million visitors a year. But following the deaths of a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old student in 2024, much of the site will be closed off in 2025. A 3-mile southern section of the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Trail is closed for safety improvements, along with a 1-mile northern segment.
Ireland’s iconic Cliffs of Moher are partially closed, but there are other options

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Simon Peter Groebner

On the west coast of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop some 509 feet to the Atlantic Ocean, making for one of the country's most iconic attractions with more than 1 million visitors a year. But following the deaths of a 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old student in 2024, much of the site will be closed off in 2025. A 3-mile southern section of the Cliffs of Moher Coastal Trail is closed for safety improvements, along with a 1-mile northern segment.
How safe is air travel in U.S., abroad?

2 months ago | columbian.com | Simon Peter Groebner

News / Life / Lifestyles Despite recent spate of incidents, flying is still safe and reliable An American Airlines regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, killing 67 people. A private medical jet crashed in Philadelphia, with seven lives lost. A Delta Air Lines flight to Amsterdam returned to Minneapolis-St. Paul for an emergency landing due to a mechanical issue, with no one hurt. And that was just one recent week in aviation. But even in the wake of these...
Ireland’s iconic Cliffs of Moher are partially closed, but there are better options

2 months ago | startribune.com | Simon Peter Groebner

Ireland’s iconic Cliffs of Moher are partially closed, but there are better optionsThe Cliffs of Moher Experience, a visitor center with some popular overlooks, remains open. The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland, in June 2024. (Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune)On the west coast of Ireland, the Cliffs of Moher drop some 509 feet to the Atlantic Ocean, making for one of the country’s most iconic attractions with more than 1 million visitors a year.
Feeling cold? 13 surprisingly good last-minute airfares from MSP to warm destinations, from $296

2 months ago | startribune.com | Simon Peter Groebner

Feeling cold? 13 surprisingly good last-minute airfares from MSP to warm destinations, from $296San Juan, Aruba during Mardi Gras, Grand Cayman and Cancun lead our list of cold-weather escape routes. Volcanic rocks form the boundaries of Caracas Beach on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques. (Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune)With below-zero afternoons gripping the Northland, one of our favorite pastimes is to fire up a browser tab with Google Flights and dream of warmer climes.