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 […]
Today would have been Julia Child’s 100th birthday; here’s an account I wrote for a local publication of my singular lunch with her 27 years ago. Hope you enjoy it. For weeks, Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” hovered again near the top of the charts in the New York Times’ Book […]
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 […]
For “Midnight in Paris” A special shout-out and thanks to Woody Allen for his delicious new comedy, “Midnight in Paris.” For those of us who love Paris, (and is there anyone that doesn’t?), Woody has captured the mysterious magic of the city, along with a hilarious plot, the two worst-matched lovers one can imagine, […]
On Cunard’s Queen Mary2, from NYC to Southampton. “Oh the sea is blue, so blue” goes a song by Kurt Weill, and ain’t it the truth! We are on our 5th day into a sea voyage crossing the Atlantic from New York’s Manhattan Pier to Southampton and are loving every minute. Our first transatlantic voyage, […]
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 […]