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This is my journey back from broke. And about staying unbroke, even
on the days I want to splurge. Afterall, no one ever called pickles a necessity!


Tuesday, March 8, 2011

One more thing about travel

Who says I can't be European?

Yes, I DID check trains, too.

$752 total travel, for both of us. We'd be 2 hours from our actual destination.  Oh, and travel time would be 40 hours, EACH WAY.   AND, as if that wasn't discouraging enough, travel would include 3 hours on a bus each way, so no checked bags are allowed.   Trains simply don't run north-south in mid-America.  The tracks were laid to run East-West.

Bus travel comes in slightly better.  $86 per person each way, or $344 total, and 36 hours travel time each way.  We would start in Omaha and arrive at our desired destination.  Unfortunately, we would not be traveling in the preferred routes with the "upgraded" buses, so there would be no wi-fi or outlets, which might make bus travel more tempting.  

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