What to eat on long trips (specifically a train)

One of the most challenging things of going on a long car ride (or train trip) is finding the right kind of snacks or food to bring with you.  In my particular case, I needed to find things to bring that did not require refrigeration or microwaving, as I won't have access to a refrigerator or microwave on the train. The train does sell hot meals in their dining car, but I would rather save myself $10+ per meal and eat my own food as...

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What to do for 88 hours

88 hours is how long it takes to get from San Fransisco, CA to Orlando, FL by train.  To give a better understanding of how long 88 hours is, it's just over 3.5 days in length.  One way!  And that's assuming there are no train delays, which I hear Amtrak is notorious for. So that brings up many important questions: What to do? Where to sleep? What to eat? Where to get water? Is there WiFi? What kind of train is it, anyway, and what...

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First Cross Country Train Ride

This September I will be making my first cross country train ride, and I am super excited. As I have mentioned before, I strongly dislike flying.  I planned a pretty neat trip to Walt Disney World and a Caribbean Disney cruise that my mom, dad, and sister will be going on with me.  The only problem:  I did not want to be stuck on a flying tube thousands of feet above the air for 7 hours, give or take an hour.  And before some...

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