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Witch hazel is an excellent facial cleanser. I always have a bottle and cotton pads in my carry on.

I went through Chicago last month and everything was very well organised - arrival and departure boards are everywhere. But be prepared for the most uncomfortable chairs EVER!!!

Definitely, along with the Civil Rights museum, the Rock & Soul museum and Slave Haven - not to mention I'm looking forward to some truly excellent food (restaurant recommendations are greatly appreciated).

No,I know it's sacreligious to go to Memphis and not see Graceland but there are other things I'd rather see.

I had planned on taking this trip last summer but I wound up having a stroke on Mother's Day and had to cancel - I'll be going round trip from Flint to Memphis which of course means a layover in Chicago. Couple of questions: 1. Can I check my bag for Memphis as soon as I arrive in Chicago? 2...

Long story short, I had to cancel my trip to Memphis last June because I had a stroke on Mother's Day. I have rescheduled it for the beginning of April and I'm looking for advice/tips on traveling on Amtrak with a disability (nothing major - but the stairs to the upper level will be out of the...

I have a trip booked for the end of June from Flint to Memphis - I received an email changing my departure time from 7:30 am to 6:30 am - I'm NOT a happy camper!!

The trip isn't until next summer - I like to savor the planning stages of a trip so I start thinking about where I want to go quite a bit in advance :0)

Sold - CZ/CS to Seattle and then fly back. Thanks for the advice :0)

Flint, MI - but I'll more than likely be going in and out of Chicago on points and just paying fare to and from Chicago.

I want to plan a trip to Seattle for the summer of 2015. I'd like to fly one way and take the California Zephyr the other way. Would you take the train East or West?

My son's German teacher is going to retire at the end of the school year and he's planning on taking the kids on a trip to Germany this summer. I warned him that there would probably be quite a bit of train travel involved so my question is - how are the trains in Europe compared to Amtrak?

So I see - but it is pretty narrow :P Looks like I'll be taking 75 all the way and leaving Memphis for another day cuz I really don't want to go east (again) to go south ;)

So we decided to go to Gatlinburg for spring break next year and I can't decide if I want to drive the 10 hours from MI to TN or take the train to Memphis and then rent a car. What's the neighborhood like around the station and is there someplace to hang out and eat breakfast while we wait for...

Thanks guys!! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't committing a faux pas when I passed half of my meal to the ever starving teenager. ;0)