On the road again Canada and the US Dec 2011-Feb 2012 - Observations, musings and random thoughts jotted down mostly during loooong train and bus trips.

SANTA FE NEW MEXICO/ THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF

USA | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012 | Views [2640] | Comments [1]

Alighting the train at Lamy, a blip on the train line between Los Angeles and Chicago, I wait for the baggage cart outside an old station building with two young men holding guitars, on a college holiday trip to Santa Fe. ... Read more >

Tags: amtrak, new mexico, santa fe, southwest chief

SANTA FE TO CHICAGO/ THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF

USA | Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012 | Views [863]

Lonely Planet USA describes Las Vegas, New Mexico as “one of the loveliest towns in New Mexico”: all I can say is, the “eminently strollable downtown (with its) pretty Old Town Plaza and some 900 historic buildings” was not on the ... Read more >

Tags: amtrak staff, santa fe, southwest chief, train travel, usa