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TRAVEL ON YOUR MIND?

This is Sunday, so I'll avoid Donald Trump and his shenanigans.  We leave in two weeks for the Osaka Expo, then catch a cruise on the  Oceania Riviera from Yokohama to Vancouver .  This is a test whether I can travel much anymore.  Our gargantuan  Fall/Winter 2024 journey  worried me because I had trouble sleeping on the road, especially on cruise ships. So today, a potpourri of travel info: This is a matter that will keep changing, and then, maybe not, so keep up-to-date on  travel advisories for those wanting to visit the USA .  Here are two examples. Canadian citizen Jasmine Mooney had been traveling between her home country and the US on a work   visa   for years without issue—but a few weeks ago, she was   detained by US border authorities   after attempting to renew her documentation at the US-Mexico border. During a 12-day ordeal, she says she was held in cold and crowded jail cells and even put in chains at points. Moon...