Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte When it was run by the Santa Fe Railway, it was the Super Chef, inspiration for trippiest Count Basie album cover.
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6. Riding the Southwest Chief to New Mexico (what a name)
It’s sunset soon but I’m pretty sure I’ll wake up to some incredible desert views. I’ve never been south or southwest
The cost of riding this train in coach is usually $78ish between LA and Albuquerque, with highest prices around 200+ if you book super late. But I’m riding it as part of my rail pass
Edit: forgot my Southwest Chief fun fact. This route (which runs LA to Chicago) is pretty much the modern version of the Super Chief. There used to be a San Francisco Chief that did San Francisco to Chicago, between 1954 and 1971
@skinnylatte oh wow, enjoy! You will definitely get some incredible views!
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Conductor was explaining communal seating in the dining car. Apparently this really shocks people who’ve never ridden the train before.
@skinnylatte I've been reading MFK Fisher's memoir The Gastronomical Me, which has a lot of train rides and trans-Atlantic voyages— apparently in the 1920s-30s, the waiter or conductor would simply decide who you should dine with and seat you there. Which could go very well or very poorly!
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Union Station, Los Angeles. Guess where I’m going next?
@skinnylatte London
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
@skinnylatte I regret not taking notes when I travelled around. You think you'll always remember...and then, a lot of details get overwritten by new ones. It IS fun to look back at adventures.
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
I’m in Arizona!
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I’m in Arizona!
Looked at ‘notable people’ for Kingman, AZ:
- a serial killer
- Timothy McVeigh & friends(Closes tab..)
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I recently found a spreadsheet of my train rides around India in 2005
With prices and dates. I used to go on 40-60 day trips! (Stopping several days in each place..)
Will be fun to take screenshots and share that part of my train life
@skinnylatte have you ever considered writing a travel memoir?
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Looked at ‘notable people’ for Kingman, AZ:
- a serial killer
- Timothy McVeigh & friends(Closes tab..)
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@skinnylatte I can smell this picture, and it smells beautiful
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
@skinnylatte wait, you got Berlin coffee from a Korean coffee shop in LA?
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@skinnylatte wait, you got Berlin coffee from a Korean coffee shop in LA?
@jer yep!
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
@skinnylatte I'm going to need more information about this portable kettle
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@skinnylatte I mean I'm not entirely surprised to see The Barn being sold over there, but still a little bit maybe.
Enjoy it! (the coffee and the trip)
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
@skinnylatte hello from AZ time! I am told the current weather is warmer than usual. Stay cool!
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@skinnylatte I'm going to need more information about this portable kettle
@middleclasstool heh, there are tons of generic ones that all work the same. They’re all Chinese, in the shape of a water bottle. You just plug it in and it boils water very rapidly. They even have all kinds of portable tea sets (like water bottles with a bottom that’s for tea leaves, ones with detachable tea cups..) Chinese people take our travel hot water and tea super seriously
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
@skinnylatte drip coffee bags are so good! I really should get some for emergencies. Aeropress is terrific but a bit cumbersome in process and not always practical.
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
I’ll know that I’ve reached a new phase in life when I start traveling with one of these in addition to my travel kettle
It would be so nice to have my good tea leaves with me and one of these
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I’ve got my Aeropress, but frankly on a train I don’t always want to deal with the whole process.
I have emergency drip coffee bags of good coffee. They seem much more popular in Asia (most Asian specialty coffee places in Taiwan, Singapore, Seoul will carry a variety of these. And in fact I got these from a Korean coffee shop in LA)
#Amtrak #SouthwestChief #Trains #Transit #Arizona #Flagstaff #Coffee
@skinnylatte We discovered these recently, but also found (a) teabag-style bags of coffee (no tearing, no handles, just immerse), (b) empty pourover bags with handles into which one can spoon coffee powder. Lots of variety, and more ways to make a mess!
I'm away from home for the next week or so, I'm seeing if I can do without any coffee at all this time.
