Category: Travel

I found out today that when one uses prepaid bus tickets that one can use only one at a time. The regional passes have a value of $5. If the fare is $10, one cannot use two tickets. I suppose the reason is that the ticket is purchased at a discount. Let’s say the price…

Finally, the TSA is allowing pocket knives carried onto airliners.  I think this is great news.  I always carry a pocket knife.  I use it to open bags, cut string, trim my nails and other small tasks. It’s interesting that many are objecting to this.  The news coverage has mostly been about objections to the…

Travel by train is a wonderful experience. It characterizes a different era. An Amtrak passenger train has something like seven cars. One dining, one sightseeing, one sleeping. Nearly, one-half of the train is not specifically for holding paying passengers. Contrast this with airlines, packing the maximum profits into an uncomfortable simple tube. I hope we…