(cross-posted on melissathomson.com) In the wee hours of the morn (10:20 AM) on July 6, Pete, Belby, and I lit out for Knoxville, TN, the first stop on our Summer Road Trip of Southerly Wonders. (I just made up that name for the trip because when I typed “first stop on our road trip”...
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Today’s NYT has a bus roundup.
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Despite a Bolt Bus driver mentioning the possibility a couple months ago, original research by a TFH reader resulted in this response from a company rep: “We have no immediate plans to expand service to Raleigh, NC.” So we’ll have to hang in there for a long-range “luxury” bus solution between the Carolinas and...
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Let’s just say that the double-decker Megabus (right, in blue) is really more of a novelty than a treat. The ceilings are low, there are no overhead bins on the upper level (I’m not sure about the lower level) and it seems to sway a bit on the road. The Wi-Fi was not fully...
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At the moment, the DC2NY bus I’m trying out is creeping toward the Delaware line. This is my first DC2NY ride, and I’ll have some more comments later. We do have WiFi, but because a) there are no power plugs and b) the seat rake (when reclined) is so severe that my laptop keyboard...
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As our fully loaded 9:30 Bolt Bus embarked on a slog to the Lincoln Tunnel, our driver announced the addition of Raleigh and Richmond to the schedule (the general Bolt schedule, not our bus’s, thank goodness). So Aunt Alice & Uncle Bill can hop on for a visit.
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I promise I’ll get a map of the new place up, as well as a video tour of our old apartment. Even if it’s filled with nothing but boxes (thanks to Melissa). We’re bringing in an expert for the actual move: Mark the non-Dad is riding up from Northern Virginia with me tomorrow evening...
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I rolled down to the Annex on the Megabus from New York. I would have prepared a longer review en route, but the Megabus I was on had neither outlets nor WiFi. (How easily I am spoiled.) It also didn’t have that nifty blue paint job that I’d witnessed (and that their Web site...
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There’s a new bus in town. (This is Washington’s 11th and G pickup point for the Bolt Bus–and apparently for the “megabus” too)
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