Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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I brought my own kettle and tea bags (am out of my good tea leaves or I’d have brought that too!)
@skinnylatte just bought one of these from AliExpress last month because US hotels don’t usually have kettles, only the mini coffee machines which make the water taste like old weak coffee. Works great! Never needed this in the rest of the “civilized” world
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I brought my own kettle and tea bags (am out of my good tea leaves or I’d have brought that too!)
The other indispensable travel accessory for me: a portable bidet. With pressure control. (Way better than using a water bottle)
I just can’t with toilet paper
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@sunguramy it plugs in, boils a water bottle full of water il to diff temp (for diff teas) in a min and a half
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The other indispensable travel accessory for me: a portable bidet. With pressure control. (Way better than using a water bottle)
I just can’t with toilet paper
Where am I going? That’s a good question.
London, actually. But I’m taking a series of trains (and later planes. Eventually)
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Where am I going? That’s a good question.
London, actually. But I’m taking a series of trains (and later planes. Eventually)
@skinnylatte My spiritual homeland! Hope it’s a great trip.
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The other indispensable travel accessory for me: a portable bidet. With pressure control. (Way better than using a water bottle)
I just can’t with toilet paper
@skinnylatte til this is a thing. Research time!
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@skinnylatte til this is a thing. Research time!
@nickspacek I’ve had good luck with Brondell GoSpa and Redsack
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Where am I going? That’s a good question.
London, actually. But I’m taking a series of trains (and later planes. Eventually)
Planes, trains, any automobiles?
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@nickspacek I’ve had good luck with Brondell GoSpa and Redsack
@skinnylatte @nickspacek I use a very similar one! And I put a tiny bit of liquid soap on some toilet paper to get even cleaner, in between rinses with the bidet.
This is my one. I like the angled neck!
https://frida.com/products/upside-down-peri-bottle -
Planes, trains, any automobiles?
@Nagaram very few (I don’t drive)
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Where am I going? That’s a good question.
London, actually. But I’m taking a series of trains (and later planes. Eventually)
Golden hour somewhere around Lompoc.
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Golden hour somewhere around Lompoc.
4. Union station to Downtown LA on the LA Metro D line
Fun fact: LA metro was just selling T-shirts with the slogan ‘Ride the D’. It was sold out very quickly
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $1.75
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4. Union station to Downtown LA on the LA Metro D line
Fun fact: LA metro was just selling T-shirts with the slogan ‘Ride the D’. It was sold out very quickly
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $1.75
@skinnylatte Are they going to get Wet Leg to do the promos for the slogan?
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4. Union station to Downtown LA on the LA Metro D line
Fun fact: LA metro was just selling T-shirts with the slogan ‘Ride the D’. It was sold out very quickly
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $1.75
@skinnylatte Was the Coast Starlight on time? Thinking about a trip to L.A. by train at some point.
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4. Union station to Downtown LA on the LA Metro D line
Fun fact: LA metro was just selling T-shirts with the slogan ‘Ride the D’. It was sold out very quickly
EDIT: adding prices as a record. This was $1.75
@skinnylatte Going to miss those old trains
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@skinnylatte Was the Coast Starlight on time? Thinking about a trip to L.A. by train at some point.
@SVChucko surprisingly the last two times I took it, it was on time.
The time before that (during the winter with lots of issues), delayed by 8h
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@SVChucko surprisingly the last two times I took it, it was on time.
The time before that (during the winter with lots of issues), delayed by 8h
@skinnylatte We took a trip from the Bay to central Pennsylvania by train in November. Out of 8 trains, the very first (Capitol Corridor) was the better part of a hour late, but we met family in Sacramento, so the timing wasn't critical. Only one other train was more than a few minutes late. But that one, the Floridian, was almost 4 hours late for what was supposed to be a midnight departure. That was not a fun night at the Pittsburgh Amtrak station.
The California Zephyr was great in both directions.
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@skinnylatte huh, I’ve done Amtrak Thruway bus to Emeryville; transfer at Richmond; and bike/walk from Lake Merritt BART to Jack London station; but never this. What do you like about this option?
@scott I don’t like going to soma / fidi in the early morning, I much prefer BART straight from civic center
This shuttle is very frequent and reliable
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@scott I don’t like going to soma / fidi in the early morning, I much prefer BART straight from civic center
This shuttle is very frequent and reliable
@skinnylatte and I guess the Coast Starlight (unlike the Capitol Corridor and Gold Runner nee San Joaquins) doesn't stop in Richmond. question answered. cool glad that works for you!
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Golden hour somewhere around Lompoc.
@skinnylatte I do love the Coast Starlight!
