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I have always thought\u00a0of the train as the most romantic way to travel. Maybe it\u00b4s because you can sit back and relax, doze off without swerving into traffic. Maybe it\u00b4s because you get to see other paths other than the pavement. I don\u00b4t know what it is, but I love taking trains.<\/p>\n

When I read Douglas Rogers\u00b4 article<\/a> about his attempted journey from New York to Los Angeles, I was fascinated. Although he had a wife, a young kid and another baby on the way, he took a week off and tried to make the journey West. He stopped in a town that was the basis for the book, \u00a8Fried Green Tomatoes,\u00a8 and Marfa, where “No Country For Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood” was filmed. These are towns that you don\u00b4t get to experience when flying from JFK to LAX.<\/p>\n

However the towns and cities that he stopped in were nothing in comparison to the people he had met. Maybe that\u00b4s what is so fascinating about the train: you are surrounded by other people sharing the same, long ride. They busted out into songs and Douglas got to hear other people\u00b4s stories of why they decided to take the train.<\/p>\n

Sounded, to me, like an unforgettable experience, one that he will get to share with his children for years to come.<\/p>\n

By Brit Weaver<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong>
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Toronto born and based, Brit is an avid leisure cyclist, coffee drinker and under-a-tree park-ist. She often finds herself meandering foreign cities looking for street eats to nibble, trees to climb, a patch of grass to sit on, or a small bookstore to sift through. You can find her musing life on her personal blog,\u00a0TheBubblesAreDead.wordpress.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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