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Nonplussed traveler: Getting good train doesn’t make cents in the US

March 8, 2010
Nonplussed traveler: Getting good train doesn’t make cents in the US

Answer the following question to the best of your ability: Q)    Europe is best known for: a.)    Being really old b.)    Bidets c.)    Hygiene – or lack thereof d.)    Great rail service e.)    All the above The correct answer is: D (though you could make an argument for E). Nobody gives better train than Europe. They’ve been at it for a long...
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Poke you: A sticking issue when traveling with drugs and needles

February 20, 2010
Poke you: A sticking issue when traveling with drugs and needles

The LA Time Travel blog recently wrote about traveling with needles. Basically, heroine addicts and speed shooters may want to think twice before packing up a bunch of needles in their carry on bags (checked luggage is still game though).  The reason: TSA agents tend to become pricks when they come across a few...
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20 feared dead after Belgian trains collide during morning commute

February 15, 2010
20 feared dead after Belgian trains collide during morning commute

Investigators are still trying to figure out how two commuter trains hit each other in Belgium today, which may have left 20 people dead, according to Times Online. Rescue workers were still cutting through the wreckage to pull passengers out of the trains that hit each other at a suburb about eight miles outside of...
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Nonplussed traveler: Train, train, go away

January 25, 2010
Nonplussed traveler: Train, train, go away

Any good traveler knows he or she is going to waste some time waiting. It just happens. But when the delay is nothing more than a big train blocking progress, well, that doesn't bode well for our nonplussed traveler.
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Download porn at 120 mph

January 13, 2010
Download porn at 120 mph

Wifi is the new treat every piece of public transportation wants to offer -- and Amtrak is on track to offering to travelers.
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