Posts Tagged: Amtrak

PHOTOS: I Finally Figured Out My New Year’s Resolution

So it took a rather ambitious travel schedule over the first weekend of 2018 for me to finally realize what my New Year’s Resolution should be. Here’s a recap of my Saturday and Sunday: I took a 9 am train to Kingston, Rhode Island. From there, I Uber’d 20 minutes over to Newport. A coffee… Read more »

A Weekend Wedding And The Fresh Prince Of Amtrak Delays

Now this is a story all about how my Saturday got flipped-turned upside down. Royalty and the west coast are not involved but Philadelphia serves as one of the backdrops. The plan was simple: take an early afternoon Amtrak to Philadelphia, attend the wedding of friend/former intern/past-contributor Jessie Holeva, enjoy the reception and catch a… Read more »

PHOTOS: Breaking Tradition On Memorial Day Weekend

I love tradition and routine but it was time for a break from both this past weekend: for the first time in recent memory, I took Memorial Day weekend off. I remember spending Memorial Day weekend in 2010 at a Yankees game and I can’t recall how I spent the holiday in 2011. But I… Read more »

PHOTOS: My First Weekend Trip Of The Year Didn’t Go Off The Rails… Literally

My first trip of 2017 involved both people and places that I am quite fond of along with a method of transportation that I find very enjoyable. For me, an outing on Amtrak that is four hours or less is one of the best ways to travel. You don’t have to deal with TSA, the… Read more »