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Paris Meets the Mississippi!

A weekend of appearances by Paris-based author and bon vivant Terrance Gelenter, the quintessential American in Paris. All events are free. Merle Minda (www.travelovereasy.com) and Barbara Redmond (www.awomansparis.com) invite you to a series of events on and near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis with Paris-based bon vivant and author Terrance Gelenter. An American who has re-invented […]

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No-Hassle Tips for Getting Through Airport Security

  Travel Tips from Merle Minda   First and most important: Get to the airport early!  No longer can you simply sail up to the airport 45 minutes before your flight departure time;  Parking is often very full; same with Park n’ Ride lots so it may take a while to find a spot;  Security […]

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Going Lite!

Lighter luggage means less lugging A few years ago, lugging a heavy bag along what turned out to be an interminable rail station platform with numerous tunnels and steps, I made a sort of Scarlett O’Hara-type pledge (remember, “I’ll never be hungry again,” she said.) My own pledge was something like “I’ll never travel with […]

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