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TRAVEL Q&a Solitude on the North Shore

Q I like the North Shore, especially its serenity. can you suggest a way to spend time up there without staying at a resort (which can sometimes negate the calm)?

A One of the best ways to see the North Shore without sharing the view is to rent a house. Cascade Vacation Rentals, located in Tofte, focuses on privately owned vacation rental homes on the North Shore. With an abundance of listings, it is a great place to start your search (lakesuperiorrentals.com; 1-800-950-4361). Another website to check is lakeplace.com (1-888-650-1831). The site covers a broader stretch, from Michigan to North Dakota, and offers guidance to potential buyers and sellers, but also lists rental homes, including more than 60 in the North Shore area.

Answers to travelers’ questions appear in Travel and at startribune.com/escapeartists weekly; send your question by e-mail to travel@startribune.com.

AIRLINE UPDATESouthwest to fly to Phoenix

Last week, Southwest Airlines announced a new direct flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Phoenix. The nonstops, offered twice daily, begin Aug. 15. Southwest began flying out of MSP in March 2009 with direct flights to Chicago. It has since added Denver and St. Louis, making Phoenix the fourth destination served by the airline with direct flights from MSP. That’s good news for Phoenix fans. where Southwest goes, fares tend to drop because of competition.

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On course: Travel Q&A

when Milton interior designer Taniya Nayak saw Hawaiian volcanic lava and tiki carvings, she did more than marvel. she used them as inspirations for choosing gray fireplace tiles and a decorative room divider that gave style to a living room and evoked vacation memories.

Nayak, 37, is the host of “Destination Design,” a show that began in March and airs two times a week on Home and Garden Television (HGTV). In each episode, a young couple goes on vacation and e-mails Nayak photos and videos of their favorite experiences and places. when they come home, they find a transformed room whose colors, textures and objects fuel memories.

“It’s a new approach to design,” said Nayak, who has hosted two other HGTV shows. “It’s about how you translate things you love, but not in a literal way.”

Petite and vivacious, Nayak has large brown eyes and a warm smile – a combination that would seem to point her toward a television career, when in fact she came to TV unexpectedly.

she was studying interior design at the Boston Architectural Center in 2003 when the school sent the students an e-mail about auditions for “Knock first,” an ABC Family show about teen bedroom makeovers.

“Television wasn’t something I’d ever thought about doing, but a friend encouraged me to go,” said Nayak, who graduated from Weymouth High in 1991 and University of Massachusetts in Lowell. “I had no idea of the magnitude of what TV was. After the show ended, I had the bug and wanted to do more.”

Now, after six years hosting “FreeStyle” and then “Designed to Sell,” Nayak has earned a following and reputation that attracted the attention of Oprah Winfrey, who invited the designer on the show in 2009.

“What I love about being on TV is I get to make over people’s homes and that has an impact on their lives and brings them happiness,” she said.

“Destination Design” is fun to watch for the vacation footage alone, but even better if you want to think about vacation “souvenirs” in a new way. The show’s couples go to San Diego, Las Vegas, Aspen, new Orleans, Sedona and other popular vacation spots. In most episodes, they are young parents who live in modest homes where the space is poorly used and lacks style. What Nayak does is create character, cohesion and utility.

and she does it with an eye for what the couple finds fun in their travels and useful for their home life.

“I try hard to get to know them and give them what they need,” Nayak said.

This can take surprising forms. The couple in San Diego, for example, loved the furry sea lions and kite flying; they came home to find a couch with soft, brown upholstery and a mirror hung from kite-string like wires. The couple in Hawaii loved the texture of coconut shells and surfing; they came home to grass cloth wallpaper and surfboard shaped shelving.

“This is us,” they told her. Nayak responded, “That’s the best complement I could hear.”

having completed taping for the first season of “Destination Design,” Nayak now is busy with restaurant design and product promotions. she also plans to write a book on how people are affected by design and to do charity work for organizations like the Room to Dream Foundation, which designs living space for sick children.

“I have a million balls in the air,” said Nayak, who owns Taniya Nayak Designs and promotes flooring, carpets and other home items for Mohawk.

Given her many involvements, it’s not surprising that Nayak designed her own home to feel serene and peaceful. Her corner penthouse unit in The Wharf Condominiums is the first home she has owned with her husband Brian O’Connell, and it truly reflects her tastes.

“I like neutral, open spaces with pops of color and different textures,” said Nayak, who previously had rented an apartment in South Boston and had little time to decorate while she taped HGTV shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and new York City.

by removing a wall, she created a light-filled living and dining area with walls of glass overlooking the Neponset River. The few surfaces hold family photos taken at her wedding in Puerto Rico, and there is no clutter.

“The view is the focal point and every season the view is different,” she said. “I wanted to do something simple that wouldn’t take away from it.”

Elements echo each other. There’s a circular dining table and a round wall hanging of black and white Marimekko fabric; a chartreuse green ceramic plate and similarly colored couch pillows; dark brown wood floors and table; gray tile on the fireplace wall and gray couches.

The preference for a sleek, modern style is one she shares with her architect father, who owns B.D. Nayak Architects and Planners in Braintree. on the mostly bare, light colored walls, the boat photos from her honeymoon in St. Bart’s and the colorful painting of a woman purchased on a trip to India stand out. The most unusual item is a weathered champagne bottle holder on the dining room wall, which came from a restaurant where her husband worked.

“There should always be something that doesn’t fit, a random object you love,” she said.

Nayak enjoys designing the restaurants in which O’Connell is part owner. recently, she completed the design of The Wharf Restaurant and now is working on the restaurants Vinalia in Downtown Crossing and Dominic’s in the theatre district.

despite her skill in finding solutions to design challenges and in creating attractive comfortable spaces, Nayak is like any homeowner whose best intentions sometimes have gone awry. she pointed to the green sea glass tiles on the kitchen backsplash, which she had loved for their quality of color. But they were installed wrong side up, turning the green darker and duller.

“I decided to live with it,” she said. “It’s hard designing your own house, and it has given me a better idea of what other people go through.”

“Destination Design” airs at 2:30 p.m. Fridays and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays on HGTV. for more information, go to hgtv.com/destinationdesign or to taniyanayak.com.

Jody Feinberg may be reached at jfeinberg@ledger.com.

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Milton designer Taniya Nayak is host of HGTV's 'Destination Design'

TRAVEL Q&A Solitude on the North Shore

Q I like the North Shore, especially its serenity. Can you suggest a way to spend time up there without staying at a resort (which can sometimes negate the calm)?

A One of the best ways to see the North Shore without sharing the view is to rent a house. Cascade Vacation Rentals, located in Tofte, focuses on privately owned vacation rental homes on the North Shore. With an abundance of listings, it is a great place to start your search (lakesuperiorrentals.com; 1-800-950-4361). Another website to check is lakeplace.com (1-888-650-1831). The site covers a broader stretch, from Michigan to North Dakota, and offers guidance to potential buyers and sellers, but also lists rental homes, including more than 60 in the North Shore area.

Answers to travelers’ questions appear in Travel and at startribune.com/escapeartists weekly; send your question by e-mail to travel@startribune.com.

AIRLINE UPDATESouthwest to fly to Phoenix

Last week, Southwest Airlines announced a new direct flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to Phoenix. The nonstops, offered twice daily, begin Aug. 15. Southwest began flying out of MSP in March 2009 with direct flights to Chicago. It has since added Denver and St. Louis, making Phoenix the fourth destination served by the airline with direct flights from MSP. That’s good news for Phoenix fans. Where Southwest goes, fares tend to drop because of competition.

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The U.S. Travel Association and American Express have teamed up with almost 50 travel destinations and brands to offer a month of daily travel deals, called Discover America Daily Getaways.

Every weekday at 10 a.m. until June 4, a set of discounts—on everything from hotel stays and car rentals to attractions and travel packages—will go live at dailygetaways.com, offering up to 50 percent off the price of selected getaways from that day’s travel partner. Among the companies represented are Marriott, Hertz, and Universal Studios.

One great thing about the site is that it shows how many of each getaway is for sale and highlights exactly how much you’re saving. for example, Friday’s partner, Carlson, is offering one night at any Country Inns & Suites hotel in the U.S. for $50, a savings of $35 (517 are available), and one night at any U.S. Radisson hotel or resort for $80, cutting a third off the normal price of $120 (50 are available).

Another perk: If you find a deal you like, just click “View Details” and it tells you exactly what you’re getting and how long you have to use it (most deals are valid at least through the end of the year). You can set up an e-mail alert to remind you when a certain offer goes live, or sign up for daily e-mails to keep track of all the getaways.

The Daily Getaways promotion also features an auction component that allows American Express cardholders to bid on once-in-a-lifetime packages to cities across the country (similar to what you’d get if you took one of Budget Travel’s Dream Trips for 2010 domestically). Starting bids range from $300 for the two-night Grand Canyon Experience package to $5,500 for the four-night Celebrity Las Vegas, which includes tickets to four shows, a $2,500 shopping spree, and a celebrity makeover, among other perks. a new auction goes live each weekday at 10 a.m., with bids accepted until 10 p.m.

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Day three of our Singapore sojourn, courtesy of the unpronounceable volcano. Both of us wake up with a plan.

Mine: find a cheap vacation rental before we blow the rest of our travel insurance money on business hotels. his: re-ticket to New York, cross the Atlantic by ship and train back to France, where we live.

Option Two seems ludicrous – until you do the math. One route under consideration – business class (the only seats left) from Dubai to Nice – would cost between seven and twelve thousand euros for three, depending on the day. That’s contingent on Singapore Airlines agreeing to fly us to Dubai, and there would still be a train or rental car to pay for.

Six days in an inside cabin on the Queen Mary 2, all meals included, would be a bargain by comparison.

But luxury cruises have a dress code, I remind him, and we’ve got almost nothing but beachwear. this is Singapore, he says. Suits can be made overnight! Imagine the memories! He’s willing to forgo several future vacations in order to splurge on a transatlantic water-taxi.

Such wild and crazy thinking from my usually less-than-intrepid travel partner is a rare opportunity, not to be missed. East Coast phone lines don’t open for several hours though, so I begin investigating my option.

Craigslist Singapore offers three apartments renting for around USD 75 per day. the owners respond quickly, but e-mail exchanges dwindle as the light bulb goes on – for them and a few other of the 40,000 travelers stranded here – that short-term rentals have just become an extremely lucrative commodity. Invited to check out one apartment “with all the others interested”, I chicken out and retreat from the bidding war.

Nine a.m. New York time I call the first cruise vendor I find on the Internet. “Queen Mary?” she says by way of greeting. as this is neither my name nor title, it quickly sinks in that we will not be looking for a tailor today.

Indeed, both the 29 April and 8 may crossings are completely sold out.

So, still stuck – but still extremely fortunate. We remain in a hotel with a swimming pool and nice-smelling toiletries, while people from our original flight last Thursday continue to camp at the airport. One of us is missing preschool, but not her SATs. One of us faces a significant work backlog, but at least his product is not perishable and becoming worthless as its flights, too, are cancelled.

A couple of days ago I lamented the fact that our current circumstances had erased the Zen effect of the Thailand trip that landed us here in the first place.

But in fact it has resurfaced, here in hyperactive Singapore. For the moment we cannot push, pull or pay our way out of this situation. We can only sit, stay positive, and watch how things evolve.

Adrift, Not Unlike an Ash Cloud

Air travel is expensive. but I’m not telling you something you don’t already know. there are many ways to save money on air travel some of them will save you a little, some will save you a lot. Before you book your next trip, see if any of these money savings tips are options for you.

Consider flying out of another airport. sometimes the nearest airport does not have the best rates. Checking the rates at one or two of the next nearest airports may yield better airfare rates than the airport that is closest to you. it may be worth it to travel an extra hour to the airport to save hundreds of dollars.

If you have a trip planned for the future, but you aren’t ready to order your tickets yet, sign up for e-mail alerts from all of the airlines that fly from the airport(s) near you to your destination. you never know when an airline may be running a special to your exact destination.

If you are ready to order your tickets, order them as far in advance as possible. The cheapest airfares sell out quickly. The closer to the flight you buy your tickets; the more expensive the tickets are likely to be. this is especially true around the holidays.

If you are booking travel during the holidays, consider flying on the holiday itself. The days prior to a holiday, airfares can be the highest they are all year. if you can fly on the day of the holiday, you can get some of the lowest airfares of the year. if you do decide to book on the holiday, try to book as early in the day as possible in case there are any delays so you don’t miss the holiday festivities once you get to your destination.

If you are phoning the airline directly for your tickets, ask for the cheapest fare, not just the fare for coach. there may be a cheaper fare in a better seat, but you’ll never know if you don’t ask.

Fly on the off days. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and sometimes Saturday are considered the off days (unless it’s around a holiday). if you can fly to and from your destination on those days, you are much more likely to get cheaper flights.

Check out the fares on red-eye flights. those flights don’t sell out as quickly as other flights and therefore may have less expensive fares. Sure, if money were no object, the red-eye probably wouldn’t be your first choice, but then again you may sleep your way through the whole flight. That’s always a good way to spend a flight. And if you combine flying on the off days with flying a red-eye on an off day, you may get a real deal.

Do your homework by comparing rates on the different websites. Travelocity, Priceline, Expedia, Orbitz, Cheap Tickets and many other websites have discounted airline tickets as well as discounts on hotels, car rentals, and other things related to travel. Take the time to check out the rates for each website each time you book your travel.

While you are doing your homework, don’t forget to check out the airline’s websites. sometimes the airline’s websites have even better deals than the discount sites. all this homework takes some time, but it will pay off in the end with big savings.

Go outside your comfort zone. you may be used to always flying the same big airline, but if you consider one of the newer smaller airlines, you may be surprised at the savings you can grab.

Before you book your tickets, make sure that the price you have includes all fees and taxes. if you’re not getting the full price of the tickets including fees and taxes, you may not actually be booking the least expensive airfare.

Now that you’ve saved money on your airfare, there are some things that you can do to help save money in other areas of your flight.

Find out what the maximum luggage weight is for the airline you are traveling, and make sure you don’t exceed it. if you check in luggage that is over the weight limit, the airline can charge you a fee for each bag that is over the limit.

If you are driving to the airport, plan to leave early enough so that you can park at one of the off site parking facilities that are close to the airport.

If you’ve got a college age niece or nephew, next door neighbor or someone in that age range who lives nearby ask them to drive you to and from the airport. you can pay them $25 each way and save a bundle on airport parking, and get door to door service to the airport.

Take your own snacks. if your airline does serve food, they may charge for it, and chances are it won’t be very good. you also won’t be tempted to pay the high price for the snacks you buy at the concessions after security because you’ll already have what you’ll need on the plane.

Same goes for your reading materials. Bring your own that you already have at home instead of buying them from the airport stores. a flight is the perfect time to read that book you’ve been meaning to read.

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