On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:24:58 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> On Saturday, December 27, 2014 8:27:53 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:51:39 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "sf" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Watching Ming Tsai on Create TV and I'm blown away by the train food.
> > > > This is real cooking! I've been wanting to take the train across
> > > > Canada and this episode is pushing me to do it.
> > > > https://www.ming.com/simply-ming/epi...-in-canada.htm
> > > > The salmon and lamb recipes looked outstanding.
> > >
> > > I'm glad you can afford it. It's very expensive to take the train.
> >
> > You only live once. Looks like that train's routes are limited to
> > British Columbia, but there's a terminal in Seattle. That's a win,
> > IMO. They also have packages that combine train travel with a cruise.
> > Win-win.
> >
> I took a few minutes and put together a trip that would cost <$1700,
> exclusive of off-train accommodations, food and entertainment. The
> scenery on this example trip is really nice.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...ream/lightbox/
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...ream/lightbox/
>
> First class Amtrak is expensive, but it is the funnest way to travel.
>
Thanks, for taking the time to do that.


--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

On Sunday, December 28, 2014 12:41:40 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:24:58 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, December 27, 2014 8:27:53 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> > > On Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:51:39 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > "sf" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > > Watching Ming Tsai on Create TV and I'm blown away by the train food.
> > > > > This is real cooking! I've been wanting to take the train across
> > > > > Canada and this episode is pushing me to do it.
> > > > > https://www.ming.com/simply-ming/epi...-in-canada.htm
> > > > > The salmon and lamb recipes looked outstanding.
> > > >
> > > > I'm glad you can afford it. It's very expensive to take the train.
> > >
> > > You only live once. Looks like that train's routes are limited to
> > > British Columbia, but there's a terminal in Seattle. That's a win,
> > > IMO. They also have packages that combine train travel with a cruise.
> > > Win-win.
> > >
> > I took a few minutes and put together a trip that would cost <$1700,
> > exclusive of off-train accommodations, food and entertainment. The
> > scenery on this example trip is really nice.
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...ream/lightbox/
> >
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/361781...ream/lightbox/
> >
> > First class Amtrak is expensive, but it is the funnest way to travel.
> >
> Thanks, for taking the time to do that.
>
You are welcome. I am rather evangelistic about Amtrak. Both of the
out-of-town trips in my book are by train.
>
--Bryan

On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:37:44 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:

> You are welcome. I am rather evangelistic about Amtrak. Both of the
> out-of-town trips in my book are by train.

We have friends who took Amtrack down California, then took the
Southern route to the East (she won't fly). I think it was a hop on
hop off type of ticket, which I know nothing about at the moment. I
only know they'd spend a day or two here & there and rent cars for
sight-seeing as needed. Not sure how far they went up the East Coast.
I think they stopped at one of the Carolina's. I know they visited
Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans, I think I remember them posting
on Facebook about visiting the Beaufort Jill is near.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/28/2014 5:06 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:37:44 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> > wrote:
>
>> You are welcome. I am rather evangelistic about Amtrak. Both of the
>> out-of-town trips in my book are by train.
>
> We have friends who took Amtrack down California, then took the
> Southern route to the East (she won't fly). I think it was a hop on
> hop off type of ticket, which I know nothing about at the moment. I
> only know they'd spend a day or two here & there and rent cars for
> sight-seeing as needed. Not sure how far they went up the East Coast.
> I think they stopped at one of the Carolina's. I know they visited
> Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans, I think I remember them posting
> on Facebook about visiting the Beaufort Jill is near.
>
Renting cars (and lodgings) to sight-see well away from the train
station doesn't sound like fun to me. I'd rather just do a road trip in
my own car.

Jill

On 2014-12-28 5:16 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Renting cars (and lodgings) to sight-see well away from the train
> station doesn't sound like fun to me. I'd rather just do a road trip in
> my own car.
>

Other than the really horrible food service, I enjoyed the train trip
from Calgary to Vancouver. It was the most spectacular scenery I have
ever seen. I could just sit back and take it all it. I didn't have to
worry about driving, getting lost, stopping for gas, meals or lodging.

We once spent two weeks wandering around western Europe by train. We had
no set itinerary. We started off in Paris, went to Strasbourg,then over
Lahr where we had the use of a friend's apartment and made day trips
from there, then on to Switzerland, across northern Italy to Venice,
back across to Nice for a couple says and finally back up through France
back to Paris.

My wife had arranged the plane tickets and rail pass, a reservation for
our first night in Strassbourg and last four nights in Paris. The rest
of the time we basically wandered around. It was great. It was one of
the best trips we ever had.