Travel

After several years of staying home, next year is shaping up to be the year of travel.

We’re sharing our best insider tips for your next trip to Portugal, including a section on tips for visiting Lisbon, Porto and the Algarve.

Footsteps in empty hallways, ghostly apparitions, lights flickering on and off and things that go bump in the nights.

Determined not to join the sad Lost Luggage Club whose membership is exploding in Europe, I vowed to pack for six weeks in a carry-on.

Marriott Puerto Vallarta in Mexico has a gorgeous infinity pool, six restaurants, kids’ area with pool and dozens of complimentary chairs and umbrellas on the beach.

Despite next-door-neighbor Minnesota’s claim to fame as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Wisconsin might boast 15,000 – or so the aquatic-dotted landscape suggests.

You’re going to need a bigger ocean.

As requirements to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination become more common at destinations and venues around the world, enter VaxCard.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is offering $1,000 bonuses to add 6,000 new agents with air travel demand rising.

It’s got everything you need to know about visiting a U.S.national park.

Can’t you just picture yourself lounging by the pool with magnificent views of the red rocks at the Magical Sedona Home? Or dine on the patio with valley views? This newly remodeled home features 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and is located in a quiet development close to shops and restaurants.

This past year has left us missing a lot of things, one of the biggest being traveling.

We found cabins we love in every state, from a historic home that is a replica of a president’s home to cabins  built on organic farms.

Hiking in cheap or ill-fitting boots is no fun.

My husband wants me to try this thing called “camping.”

Sixty-eight percent of travelers say they feel safe when traveling in their personal car, so as COVID-19 continues to disrupt our summer, there are a few tips to making sure you make the best out of your next road trip.

It may be one of the remote lodges in the world.

Imagine yourself lounging on a patio, a chilled glass of Pacheca Branco Grande Reserve in your hand, overlooking the vineyards of a lush 18th-century estate and vineyard in the Douro Valley in Portugal.

My needs are quite specific when it comes to a suitcase. It must be expandable, have a front zippered section large enough for my laptop, be lightweight and in any color other than black. Oh, and it has to have four wheels.

While you may think of camping sites, lodges and cabins for park accommodations, some offer lodging a bit more out-of-the box. We recently stayed in a 1970s barrel cabin in Unicoi State Park in North Georgia, so named because it’s shaped like a giant barrel.

For three years, I’ve written the same words on Airbnb’s reservation field that says “tell your host why you’re in town.”

Last Monday, Sara Meaney, Governor Evers’ nominee to lead the Department of Tourism, issued a challenge to Wisconsinites. Before zipping off to some exotic foreign locale, visit one place in Wisconsin you’ve never explored.

Here are our favorite apps to make travel easier, more affordable and more fun.

Several state parks have some portions of the park open during the winter for those hardy souls who like to camp in frigid temperatures. Here are a few tips for winter camping from Travel Wisconsin:

We zipped along on our green scooters, passing the impossibly white sand dunes of the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the Santa Rosa Sound on the other, enjoying the unspoiled beauty of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Navarre Beach.

If you need a vacation away from the capital, head out west. Prairie du Chien has been Wisconsin’s hidden gem for centuries.

Located in Wisconsin’s Driftless Region, Spring Green is an agricultural hub with an artsy flair. Just over two hours from Milwaukee, this eclectic community has much to offer, including the following:

Enjoy a road trip by bicycle through the Northwoods on a 100-mile loop through the northern half of Vilas County. Begin and end at the Discovery Center, located just north of downtown Manitowish Waters, then ride over paved bike trails, county highways and country roads as you make your way past lake-lined roads, rolling hills and dense forests.

With more than 66 state parks, the thought of planning a camping trip can be overwhelming, so we’ve highlighted some of the best parks by activity.

Any water in the Crivitz area equals summer, but Lake Noquebay is a great example. – Griffin