When I tell people that I take Amtrak everywhere I go when I’m on the mainland—even traveling coast-to-coast—I get a lot of strange looks. But here, in no particular order, are seven reasons why a long-distance train really isn’t such a crazy idea at all. 1. Stress-Free Departure The last time I flew out of…
One of the more interesting trips I’ve taken was a train ride from Moscow across Siberia to Mongolia, then across the border into China and south to Beijing and Shanghai. Once again the message to be heard and hopefully learned: Fundamentally, people are all the same. The first of many surprises was realizing that in…
This train has a lot going for it. And the company’s promotional material provides all the information you’ll need to decide which of the several rail itineraries are the most interesting for you. Our Itinerary. My wife and I had opted for a 48-hour trip: the first day we traveled from Vancouver to Kamloops, a…
I hope you’ll indulge me on today’s entry. It’s longer than usual; and it’s more personal in its content . . . and I’d like to do more of his kind of content in the future. These are personal stories that seem to be worth the time it will take to read them. So at…