"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
I sometimes HAVE to fly for work, but I much prefer the train. Between Rochester and NYC, I have *just* the right amount of time to relax.
When I had my vaginoplasty earlier this year, I was supposed to dilate four times a day. Trying to handle that while transiting through the airport and six hours of flight time across a layover was completely untenable.
Instead, my wife and I booked rooms aboard the California Zephyr and Lakeshore Limited to get home. It was a delightful, relaxing experience that I would love to have again. Plus, I got to dilate with my brand new bits facing out of the window and into the wilderness of Utah, which felt kind of cathartic.
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