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We started our month-long stay in Lagos in Portugal with a walking tour of the city with Brodie Shreeve of Vagabundo Travel. Brodie is originally from Australia, but has been in Portugal for 18 years.

One of our favorite parts of his informative and entertaining tour was his lesson on how to learn 1,000 words of Portuguese in just two minutes. One word of caution – be careful how you say the word bread in Portuguese as it is pronounced similarly to another word that is something you do not want to order at a restaurant.

Enjoy our video of Brodie.

– Chris Schroder, The Travel 100

During our cruise down the Mosel River with Emerald Waterways, I was astonished to see the grape vines growing on steep hills along the banks of the river. I learned that this area has the steepest vineyards in the world and produces some of Germany’s best wines. They have been harvesting grapes on these hills for years – their winemaking tradition dates back to the Romans in the second century.

During the cruise we visited a vineyard, and our host stumped everyone with this question: What country has the highest per capita wine consumption in the world?

Find the answer here.

– Jan Schroder, Editor-in-chief, The Travel 100

You know that friend that can magically stretch a small handful of points and miles into two business-class tickets to Paris? What if you also had their superpower?

Enter Pointrs, the new (to the U.S.) platform that shows you how to save up to 75% on flights through the clever use of points and miles. To illustrate, Pointrs showed me that I could save up to 60% on flights from California to Hawaii by using Air Canada miles. Who knew?

Pointrs costs $7.99 per month after a 30-day trial. But how exactly does it work? And who is Pointrs best for?

Read our story to find out how and why you should be using it.

– Chris Butsch, The Travel 100

I always use the deadbolt on my hotel room, but what if that’s not an option? I recently stayed in a lovely historical hotel but the only lock on my door was a pushbutton on the doorknob like I had in my childhood home. A hard push on the door would have opened it easily. I did not feel too safe.

I bought these compact, lightweight door stoppers with an alarm with three sound levels. These are also perfect for hotels or vacation homes that are on the water to alert you if small children try to go outside unsupervised.

– Jan Schroder, Editor-in-chief, The Travel 100

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