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Women can pick up tips from travel agent, author
Beach Books hosts
Marica Lynn Miller
at Lunch in the Loft
SEASIDE —When travel
professional Marcia Lynn
Miller began her career as a
travel agent in 1984, there
was no Internet. No videos
for travelers to view about
where to stay or what to do.
No magazines to read up on
popular destinations, and no
user rating systems to guide
booking decisions. Anyone
planning a trip abroad sim-
ply called up travel agents
who alone had the tools and
know-how to book foreign
destinations and help clients
through distant emergencies.
Even today, savvy trav-
elers find it challenging to
stay current with frequently
changing airport security
and other rules, as well as
other small stuff that can
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“You Go Girls: The Woman’s
Guide to Great Travel” by Mar-
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Marcia Lynn Miller, professional travel agent and author of “You
Go Girls! The Woman’s Guide to Great Travel,” will talk about her
book at Beach Books on Nov. 17.
derail a vacation without
warning.
Miller set out to share her
vast amount of professional
travel knowledge. Her new
book “You Go Girls! The
Woman’s Guide to Great
Travel” is a comprehensive
collection of road-tested tips,
tricks and hints — based on
her own journeys to over
70 countries — to improve
the travel experience of any
woman traveler.
Miller will share her
book, travel experiences and
tips at Beach Book’s next
Lunch in the Loft event, set
for noon Thursday, Nov.
17. There will also be some
travel clothes by B. Bou-
tique on display, and Miller
will show attendees the best
way to pack them.
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The $30 fee for Lunch in
the Loft includes a catered
lunch and a signed copy of
“You Go Girls.” RSVP to
Beach Books by calling 503-
738-3500. The independent
bookstore is located at 616
Broadway.
Unlike the plethora of
“guidebooks” focused on
specific cities and countries,
Miller’s handy 226-page
trade paperback is literally
packed with her hard-earned
tips, insights and words of
caution. She tells you exact-
ly what you need to know as
she guides readers through
every stage of the journey,
with candid recommenda-
tions throughout on not what
brand to buy but what type
of product or solution works
best under the most difficult
of situations — whether it’s
walking shoes, handbags,
tote bags, luggage, makeup,
cameras and more.
Readers will also find
plenty to chuckle over as the
author tackles such delicate
subjects as bathroom facil-
ities in parts of Asia, where
“you are likely at some time
to find a hole in the floor
with a place to put your seat
while you squat. Believe
me, on such occasions,
lifting a skirt is much easier
than managing your pants
around your ankles. Plan
your wardrobe accordingly.”
Or her detailed instructions
on the proper use of the “oft
misunderstood bidet” and
inventive ways to use the
common cotton bandanna.
Most important, Miller
discloses the secret to how
she is able to travel with so
few clothes, yet look fresh
and fashionable every step
of the way. (Hint: “Choose
a neutral color or two. Add
one or two accent colors.
Pack separates. Stay within
a style family. Each bottom
and each top must have at
least two matches.”)
Certified nationally by
The Travel Institute, Miller
became the first professional
travel agent to specialize in
women-only trips when she
opened You Go Girls! Travel
in 1999. Altogether, she has
visited over 70 countries and
escorted groups to far-flung
destinations such as Cuba,
India, Egypt, Thailand,
Vietnam, Africa, Manchu
Picchu, Israel and Antarctica
on multiple occasions.
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