Taking a series of trains, buses and fun facts about them
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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!
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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 Disappointed you're not taking a subterranean train across the Bering strait then the Transsiberian.
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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
5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
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5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
@skinnylatte buses are great! Ours has been 1$ for a long time.
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@skinnylatte retroactively waves as you pass(ed) Diridon
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5. Bus no 4 from downtown LA to the fashion district
This was $1.75
Fun fact: if you take another bus or train within 2 hours on LA metro, the transfer is free. So going there and coming back can cost just $1.75
@skinnylatte we used to live just a block from there! You are (or were) conveniently close to Sonoratown (delicious flour tortilla tacos)
