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Final Stop
Our train trek across the country is over; we have reached our final destination and we are both happy and sad at the same time Continue reading
Portland
We came to Portland to visit friends. We stayed because it’s so lovely — green in both color and political leanings, and very friendly Continue reading
San Francisco
A shock to the system as we experienced temperatures below 25 celsius! The city by the bay has a lot going for it; character, crazy hills, and sleeping sea lions. What more could you want? Continue reading
San Diego
San Diego: beach, zoo, acquarium, sun… it would be perfect if only their baseball team was any good. Definitely one of the top places on our trip Continue reading
Heidi Gotez… Ole!
In San Diego we’re stating at Old Town, a historic part of the city with a strong Mexican influence. We’re eating at the Old Town Mexican Cafe and Heidi found a fake mustache vending machine. 25 cents and you too … Continue reading
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West Coast
A bit of a milestone today, as we’ve made it to the other ocean! Atlantic to Pacific by land in exactly three weeks. The train from Los Angeles to San Diego runs right beside the ocean for stretched – thinking … Continue reading
Grand Canyon
Our visit to the Grand Canyon was a nice change of pace from sightseeing in big cities – a rare chance to get annoyed at back-seat shenanigans, and lots of time spent staring into an enormous hole in the ground Continue reading
Flagstaff
We’ve made it to Flagstaff and had a good night’s sleep after a 34 hour train ride from Chicago. I have to say that the train was excellent – fantastic scenery, really good food, and great facilities. Soon we shall … Continue reading
Viva Las Vegas
We’ve passed through the corn fields, the ranches of the wild west, and now we’re passing through the deserts of New Mexico. The scenery has been fantastic! We have just stopped in Las Vegas; Las Vegas in New Mexico that … Continue reading
Look! Corn!
We’re on our way through America’s heartland, having successfully boarded our train out of Chicago (yay!). Much like the Canadian prairies, this part of the country is wonderfully monotonous fields of corn, no doubt ready to be picked and converted … Continue reading