Recent content by baadbee

Hi folks, we are catching #11 in the morning bound SEA to LAX. I just want to thank everyone on the forum for the help they provide. We're all ready with our tipping change, binder clips,etc :) I'll write up a trip report for other long distance newbies while we're in California. If there...

I'm not sure if this counts but the spiral tunnels at Kicking Horse pass in the Canadian rockies are an amazing thing to see. I haven't ridden it yet but I've always wanted to take the route from Vancouver to Calgary. Maybe after my CS trip this summer. Watching from the highway overlook as...

Hey, thanks for the idea of getting off at a different stop than the bags and then fetching them later. I hadn't thought of that and will keep it in mind. I'm really not worried about Union station myself so I just need to convince my wife that it is safe.

OK, so the wife and I working out the final plan for our CS trip in July. She's a little worried about dealing with the Union station area of LA at night. She grew up in Orange county and considers that china town area some place best avoided. Not being from California I assume a train...

Thanks for the comments on the PPC. This makes sense but is certainly a different view from other postings that make such a big deal about the parlor car. Good to know that one should dine as early as possible. My wife and I found the menu in another posting yesterday and were surprised to...

How does one go about "winning" a particular hotel on priceline? Isn't it pretty much a crap shoot what hotel you'll get?

Thank you DT, I'll check that out.

Thank you for all the suggestions. The Metro Plaza only gets 2 of 5 stars on TripAdvisor so I don't think I'll be able to sell that one to the wife. I'll pick a hotel based on TripAdvisor reviews, like usual. I take those reviews with a grain of salt but they are a good way to eliminate the...

Hi all, I just joined yesterday but I've been researching here for a couple of days. The wife and I are planning to book a two week return trip SEA to LAX in a roomette leaving around July 22nd in the next week. I took a few 2-3 hour trips on Via rail in the 80's and that is my total rail...