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Early Morning in Chicago

I’ve decided to just share my thoughts with you as and when I have them – no editing! It would have been all too…

Jet Lagged in Chicago

I tried desperately to stay awake last night but crashed at eight and woke at half two. So I’m up, showered and ready for…

The Train Journey Begins

Okay people, I’ve made it – I’m on the train! Here’s my roomette: one chair for me, one for my bits, and the two…

Arriving in Seattle

From Idaho into Washington State, finishing with dinner at The Pink Door in Seattle. I woke at about six with bed hair and that…

Seattle

Today’s film comes to you from the top of the Space Needle! I’ve got one full day in Seattle before an early train to…

Train North to South

Seattle to Northern California – and I’m excited all over again to be back in my little Amtrak cocoon. I’m also very hungover after…

Still on the Train to LA

Sacramento to La La Land! I woke up in California and had breakfast in my roomette, because it’s so cosy and I didn’t want…

Arriving in New Mexico

I woke at six to proper desert outside the window, just outside Flagstaff in Arizona – the jumping-off point for the Grand Canyon –…