Happy you chose Mac?

Plainsman
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:24:20 +0000

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I wouldn’t say it is “misguided.” The Twin Cities are relatively safe as medium-sized cities go, but there has been a bit of crime wave of late. If you don’t know your way around, especially if you’re also hauling luggage, I strongly recommend a rental car. Most of the major car companies now offer GPS nav systems with the rental car for about 8 bucks extra but you have to ask for it when you make the advance rental reservation, otherwise you might not get one with a nav if you wait until you arrive at the airport to rent a car. The nav equipped cars go fast. The nav system Hertz uses is really simple unless you’re like my wife and totally phobic about electronics. The cheaper car rental companies may not have nav systems available. The Twin Cities can have heavy traffic on the major arteries but usually only at rush hour, it’s not Chicago, NYC or Boston traffic, but time your arrival accordingly, if possible.