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Ok. So our dreams of a glamorous train voyage to Gainesville have been thwarted by Amtrak's incredible efforts to make sure no-one ever rides trains. We were looking at trains from Providence to Georgia, but they wouldn't give us a student discount unless we bought their $20 Student Advantage card. Yeah, spend $20 on a card to save $17 on the ticket. Really helpful for a student on a student's budget, huh?

I called an asked if they had a real student discount. Nope, just trying to sell their cards. I told the poor call center person this is why people fly instead and hung up. Seriously. It would be $180 a person to sit on their freaking trains for a day and a half. Which really stinks because I was kind of getting my heart set on the class and style of a train. Guess you get what you pay for.

Anyways, they inspired us to look at other things, like Greyhound. Those great folks over there at the all-American bus line are able to hook the three of us up with tickets for about the cost of one train ticket. Sure, a bus won't be as comfortable or exciting at a train, but how can we complain with the pricetag. We're going to wait until the morning to make sure its cool with the folks to drive into Boston early in the morning of the 18th, but with all that in place we should be able to get to GA by noon Thursday and for only about $60 a head. Worrrd. :)

I need to stop saying anyways. But anyways, that's the plan we're looking at now. 1 day, 3 hours, and 40 minutes or so on a handsome, stylish, totally not a train like bus. Its almost as though Greyhound seeks to transport people around the country while the folks at Amtrak don't want any plebes joining their country club. Maybe not the most comfortable way to travel  but hey, we have 6 months to stretch our legs. Tomorrow we'll choose whether we leave at 1 am or 8 am, buy the tickets, and move on to the next hurdle.





P.S. If Julie, the Amtrak of a virtual assistant, is reading this blog... We've moved on. Gracie, the lovely and talented Greyhound virtual assistant, is wayyy better. Brett has serious crush on her.  ;)