Random thoughts from the sea
When I realized that I would almost 24 hours in Los Angeles before my next train left, I decided to follow a suggestion from Trip Advisor and take a food tour. The Six Taste walking food tour is top rated, and they have a Sunday tour in downtown LA from
Continue readingThe last time I rode in the coach section of Amtrak was for seven hours from Chicago to Kansas City a year ago. I watched videos the whole way, as there wasn’t a lot of stunning scenery. This time I spent about 12 hours on the Coast Starlight, from Emeryville
Continue readingAll those stunning photographs of Amtrak trains in scenic locations have a couple of things in common. Professional photographers most likely took them. And the photographers were not on the trains, but taking pictures of passing trains. It’s not so easy when you are on the train, but there are
Continue readingI almost panicked after boarding Amtrak’s California Zephyr early Thursday morning. I had meant to download more Netflix and Amazon Prime shows before continuing my trip to the west coast. I had almost two full days on the train. On earlier legs of this Amtrak journey, I had caught up
Continue readingA feel of excitement filled the air in Chicago’s Union Station Sunday afternoon. Within a little more than an hour, four classic Amtrak journeys west were about to depart. The Texas Eagle would head south to Dallas and San Antonio and then west to Los Angeles. A few minutes later
Continue readingIs taking a journey on Amtrak really like taking a voyage on a cruise ship? Neither trip is likely to get you to your destination faster than a jet. But both are more about the journey. On Amtrak, you may get a feeling for the vastness of America, depending on
Continue reading“It’s like a sea day on a cruise ship.” This was how I described my first Amtrak adventure – 48 hours on the Empire Builder from Seattle to Chicago. I ate at community booths in the dining car, where the conversations invariably revolved around why we were taking the train.
Continue readingAs you might have read on my Oct. 10 post from my 2017 Grand Asia cruise, “There’s No Prize for Packing Light,” I took one large suitcase, two medium, a carry-on and a backpack. I returned home with an additional carry-on, a gift from Holland America. Here is a brief
Continue readingWhat To Do with All Those Pictures? Part 4 Unless you are diligent about asking others to take your photo with your camera or smartphone, you may not have many photos of yourself on your cruise. I am one of those people who don’t think to ask. So when I
Continue readingWhat To Do with All Those Pictures? Part 3 Despite this digital age, I do like to have a hard copy of pictures, so I put together a photo book. When I’m feeling nostalgic, I can peruse the book and remember the wonderful times I have had while traveling. Making
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