Fellow travellers
This summer my family arereturning to the US for a vacation and plan to arrive in Boston (Wellesley to be precise) to stay with friends for a few day and then make our way to Los Angeles (Laguna Beach) to then stay with friends. The family insists that any overnight legs are done in the sleeping cars but I am lucky in that they all quite like long distance train travel having done a couple of trips before (albeit about ten years ago when we lived in the US) but they don't want to spend foreever on a train (especially by 15 year old daughter).
My question to you - is what would be most enjoyable route, taking into account cost, on board food options, break the journey, frustations from delays, scenery and duration.
Your opinions and advice would be appreciated
best regards
PHIL
This summer my family arereturning to the US for a vacation and plan to arrive in Boston (Wellesley to be precise) to stay with friends for a few day and then make our way to Los Angeles (Laguna Beach) to then stay with friends. The family insists that any overnight legs are done in the sleeping cars but I am lucky in that they all quite like long distance train travel having done a couple of trips before (albeit about ten years ago when we lived in the US) but they don't want to spend foreever on a train (especially by 15 year old daughter).
My question to you - is what would be most enjoyable route, taking into account cost, on board food options, break the journey, frustations from delays, scenery and duration.
Your opinions and advice would be appreciated
best regards
PHIL