Adventure Andy: remote ecotourism trips
If you truly want to escape the world’s turmoil, Andy Kammer can help by sending you far away. What’s the logic in that? The DeForest […]
Stay or go? Japan plans remain in place
One of my toughest deadlines lately had nothing to do with writing. Less than two days into the war with Iraq, 12 women in Wisconsin […]
Expect shorter trips, last-minute decisions
WISCONSIN DELLS – I hear that you want to stay closer to home, and that’s understandable, but a lot of people hope you don’t barricade […]
Funjet just one part of Mark Travel Corp.
Here is an incredible journey that had a humble and noble beginning, more than 70 years ago in Kenosha. That’s when Edmund La Macchia began […]
State tourism to tout arts, eco-friendly sites
It looks like an emphasis on eco-tourism and arts/culture will make Kevin Shibilski, the state’s new tourism secretary, different than his predecessor. “I love the […]
Arizona in spring: Catch Cactus League play
A new catch phrase for the Milwaukee Brewers is “It’s coming together,” and that expresses a hope for renewed vitality from the fans as well […]
Reader mailbag: what to do during winter
Janey Kimpton knows there is beauty in rural Wisconsin – and in Rural, a picturesque village on Highway 22, a couple of miles from King […]
B&B owners know how to enhance romance
The romance of Valentine’s Day is history, for this year, unless you want to fuel the passion, in your own home or that of another. […]
Tourism rep: vacation, getaway not the same
Minnesota wants to replenish what the rest of the world takes away. That is a marketing theme for the state, the heart of one effort […]
Sundara rides to top of spurt in spa choices
I have lain naked on a bed of hot stones, and under a 105-degree canopy of steam. I’ve been wrapped in foil, oiled up to […]
Oconomowoc: 39 lakes within half-hour drive
I’ve driven the 77 miles between Madison and Milwaukee at least a couple of hundred times, usually while preoccupied and rarely at a leisurely speed. […]
Riding the rails, literally, or through exhibits
I wonder if our lack of easy access to train travel has much to do with our desire to romanticize that particular era of transportation. […]