"Going anywhere for the holidays?"
"Yes, upstate."
"Plane or car?"
"Oh Jesus no! Train."
"How long will that take?"
"9 hours. But my vacation starts when I get on the train, not when I get off the plane. It's much less stressful."
"You know... I can see that..."
Folks, I may have a made a convert today. Let's be real. Driving is work, and flying is torture. A train ride, might seem "long" but did you count all the time you spend getting to the airport, the security checks? The silly rules?
People who think "flying is faster" are falling for airplane propaganda. Take a day to travel. It gives you time to think, you can watch movies on your laptop and read. You can have a nice sit down dinner. Your ears won't pop and your legs won't cramp. No security people will yell at you for having too big shampoo.
The last time I flew was a decade ago. But I've been all the way to Alaska and beyond nonetheless. Travel itself should be part of the "vacation" not what you do when you get there
@futurebird
I know people in North America miss out on the trains we enjoy in UK & EU.
Trains rock.
We do however have trains. And they go to most major places. I just know ... it can be a bit of a shock from those from more developed countries.
@futurebird
I know you have trains.
It's just that our trains cover a significantly larger proportion of our area than they do in North America, and a significantly larger proportion of our population use them here.
If anyone here didn't know about the ease of a direct train journey, I'd be extremely surprised.
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