I have never written a blog before, and when I told my sister I would blog about my travel adventures, she stared at me and admonished, "wtf? you're not a blogger." She insists my writing is "too academic", "not fun", and "just not blog-like." I told her I would do it anyway, to which she pretty much said, "oookay, well good luck getting your first reader." Then, she just walked away with a sarcastic smile.
In all honesty, I am not a blogger, and she's probably right in implying that I'm not "blogger-material." Still, I'm hoping I won't have to make the adventures sound exciting and engaging; I am sure they'll do that all by themselves... Who wouldn't want to travel throughout America on a train, anyway?
For this first post, I just wanted to post my itinerary, and ask for a favor. If any readers have any suggestions as to what I should do in each city, PLEASE let me know. I am visiting places to which I have never been before, so I would REALLY appreciate any recommendations for dinning out, site seeing, holes-in-the-wall, etc.
So! Here it is:
Departure: Dallas, Texas
Thursday August 5, 2010 afternoon
Arrival: St. Louis, Missouri
Friday August 6, 2010 early morning
(I am in St. Louis for about eight hours)
Departure: St. Louis, Missouri
Friday August 6, 2010 late afternoon
Arrival: Kansas City, Missouri
Friday August 6, 2010 late night
(I stay in Kansas for virtually no time--one hour)
Departure: Kansas City, Missouri
Friday August 6, 2010 late night
Arrival: Los Angeles, California
Sunday August 8, 2010 early morning
Departure: Los Angeles, California
Monday August 9, 2010 morning
Arrival: San Francisco, California
Monday August 9, 2010 night
Departure: San Francisco, California
Tuesday August 10, 2010 night
Arrival: Portland, Oregon
Wednesday August 11, 2010 afternoon
Departure: Portland, Oregon
Thursday August 12, 2010 early afternoon
Arrival: Seattle (Amtrak), Washington
Thursday August 12, 2010 late afternoon
Departure: Seattle (Amtrak), Washington
Saturday August 14, 2010 afternoon
Arrival: East Glacier Park, Montana
Sunday August 15, 2010 morning
Departure: East Glacier Park, Montana
Monday August 16, 2010 morning
Arrival: St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday August 17, 2010 early morning
Departure: St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday August 18, 2010 early morning
Arrival: Chicago (Union Station), Illinois
Wednesday August 18, 2010 afternoon
Departure: Chicago (Union Station), Illinois
Thursday August 19, 2010 late afternoon
Arrival: Cleveland, Ohio
Friday August 20, 2010 past midnight
Departure: Cleveland, Ohio
Saturday August 21, 2010 early morning
Arrival: New York (Penn Station), New York
Saturday August 21, 2010 late afternoon
Departure: New York (Penn Station), New York
Sunday August 22, 2010 late afternoon
Arrival: Washington, District Of Columbia
Sunday August 22, 2010 night
Departure: Washington, District Of Columbia
Monday August 23, 2010 morning
Arrival: Charlotte, North Carolina
Monday August 23, 2010 night
Departure: Charlotte, North Carolina
Tuesday August 24, 2010 past midnight
Arrival: New Orleans, Louisiana
Tuesday August 24, 2010 night
Departure: New Orleans, Louisiana
Wednesday August 25, 2010 late morning
Arrival: Houston, Texas
Wednesday August 25, 2010 night
Departure: Houston, Texas
Friday August 27, 2010 night
Arrival: Tucson, Arizona
Saturday August 28, 2010 night
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