meredithgoodApr 14, 202011 minEn Route: GracelandThere I sat, on the floor, just a little me watching TV, when a man came on the screen wearing all black and sporting a puckish grin.
meredithgoodApr 10, 20205 min10 Life Lessons I Learned from Watching The Golden Girls1. Most of life happens in the meantime… The GG’s round table talks centered mostly around men- that’s a gimme. Men they’ve dated, men...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minGood Golly Zaton MaliIt occurs to me that when it comes to travel, there are two very distinct Merediths. First there is the Meredith who is struck by an idea...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20206 minTriumph on Two WheelsI have always been one of life’s wanderers, navigating my, at times wayward, path with wings on my feet and ants in my pants. But when it...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minThe Road Less TrampledNot quite 2 months ago, I said goodbye to my job and home, and boarded a train. It was one of the best decision I've ever made. Since...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 17: The EndLana dropped me at the Mahwah station just before daybreak this morning. From there I took the train to Secaucus, caught a connection to...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 16: Pass the Caprese!Got a late start today. Due to a combination of train travel sleep deprivation, playing in NYC until the sun came up, and Lana and...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minDay 15: NY night n dayAn Amish man and a junkie stepped onto a train. No, that's not the beginning of a joke, it was the beginning of my day. They both boarded...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 14: Play Ball!I purposely planned several overnighters on the train during my trip, figuring I would not only save money by doing so, but I'd also get...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 13: GracelandI was waiting for the shuttle to take me from the end of my tour back across the road to the shops, when an ambulance came up the hill...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 12: Memphis vs MojitoThe main purpose of this trip sometimes gets lost in my day to day adventures, so I'l state it here as a reminder to myself- The goal is...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minDay 11: Memphis, hot dog!I was just wrapping up a jog (walk) through town, and headed back to my hotel, when a rather rotund man on a golf cart came whizzing up...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 10: Close quarters and a lot of nickelsToday will undoubtedly go down as the least stimulating day of my trip. So you should probably just stop reading here. Just kidding, but...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minDay 9: Tunnel VisionOne of Amtrak’s main charms, aside from the fact that the workers still wear those goofy hats, is the historic factiods and nature...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minDay 8: Lessons in TequilaTo continue with my blah mood of the day before, boy oh boy did I wake up on the wrong side of everything this morning. Grumpy isn’t a...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20201 minDay 7: Train dayThis was a long day, with very little of interest to report. The trip up the coast from LA was gorgeous. I had an upper deck seat in a...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 6: In n OutI had so much planned to do today. A walk to Runyon Canyon for a midday yoga class. On the way back, a detour over to Melrose for some...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20203 minDay 5: Lean green L.A. sceneToday pretty much consisted of one endless 'How the frick is this my life?' moment after another. Starting at 11am, about the time I was...
meredithgoodApr 9, 20202 minDay 4: Field Trip!Day 4 of my trip, or as I will refer to it from here on out- Kid’s day. The conductor and car steward both warned me of the 40 or so 3rd...