Planeless Circumnavigation (Pt. 3): Chicago to the boat (Vancouver)
It seems like most of the long-haul train trips plan to travel overnight, so when we pulled into Chicago in the morning, I had most of the day to wander around the (very large) station before the next train left. Chicago’s station was quite nice – didn’t have the historical air that Washington DC had, [...]
Planeless Circumnavigation (Pt. 2): AmTrak to Chicago
The ticket I booked was from Greenville, South Carolina (allowing me to visit family in the region) to Vancouver, British Columbia – but naturally trains don’t travel in approximately straight lines towards your destination, as the national highway system (almost) allows us to do. The train trip would actually be from Greenville, SC, to Washington, [...]
Planeless World Circumnavigation Pt.1: Intro
When faced with the opportunity to spend some time abroad, I started to consider the ways people travel throughout the world. Plane travel has become ubiquitous with the notion of traveling anywhere significantly different recently, but with the recent moves by the US towards a “more secure” – and thereby more stressful – traveling experience, [...]
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