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meredithgood
- Apr 14, 2020
- 11 min
En Route: Graceland
There 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.
meredithgood
- Apr 10, 2020
- 5 min
10 Life Lessons I Learned from Watching The Golden Girls
1. 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Good Golly Zaton Mali
It 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 6 min
Triumph on Two Wheels
I 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
The Road Less Trampled
Not 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 17: The End
Lana dropped me at the Mahwah station just before daybreak this morning. From there I took the train to Secaucus, caught a connection to...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Day 15: NY night n day
An 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 13: Graceland
I 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 12: Memphis vs Mojito
The 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Day 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 10: Close quarters and a lot of nickels
Today will undoubtedly go down as the least stimulating day of my trip. So you should probably just stop reading here. Just kidding, but...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Day 9: Tunnel Vision
One of Amtrak’s main charms, aside from the fact that the workers still wear those goofy hats, is the historic factiods and nature...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Day 8: Lessons in Tequila
To 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Day 7: Train day
This 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 6: In n Out
I 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...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 3 min
Day 5: Lean green L.A. scene
Today pretty much consisted of one endless 'How the frick is this my life?' moment after another. Starting at 11am, about the time I was...
meredithgood
- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
Day 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...