Kristine Hansen Follow Instagram Kristine Hansen Kristine Hansen is a Milwaukee freelance writer specializing in food and drink, design and travel. For several years, she has covered Milwaukee—as well as other Midwestern destinations, including Detroit—for TripSavvy. Experience As a freelancer, her articles have published on digital markets that include ArchitecturalDigest.com, Fodors.com, TravelandLeisure.com, and MarthaStewart.com, plus magazines such as Wine Enthusiast, Milwaukee Magazine and Midwest Living. She’s also the author of Wisconsin Cheese Cookbook: Creamy, Cheesy, Sweet, and Savory Recipes from the State’s Best Creameries (Globe Pequot Press, 2019). If you need help pulling together a cheese plate, she’s your girl. Come to Wisconsin and she’ll send you a must-sees and must-dos list for experiencing cheese. Education A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Hansen—a Chicago-area native—holds a bachelor’s degree in English. She also possesses moderate fluency in French, the result of six years of study followed by translating materials for French employees at Six Flags Great America as well as chatting up French winemakers while on assignment at their vineyards in France. About TripSavvy and Dotdash Meredith TripSavvy, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a travel site written by real experts, not anonymous reviewers. You’ll find that our 20-year-strong library of more than 30,000 articles will make you a savvy traveler—showing you how to book a hotel the whole family will love, where to find the best bagel in New York City, and how to skip the lines at theme parks. We give you the confidence to spend your vacation actually vacationing, not fumbling with a guidebook or second-guessing yourself. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.