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12 Things You Don’t Know About Amtrak
Breakfast in bed? Wine and cheese tastings? A cafe car with a huge selection of snack and drinks? Meals served on REAL dishes? And that’s just the food.
Did you know there are really nice passenger lounges in large cities, comfy coach seating, showers and National Park guides aboard many routes?
AND your GypsyNesters show you around the… CONTINUE READING >>
David Shows off Amtrak Coach Seating
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6’2″ David shows off the situation in coach on Amtrak. We bought a… CONTINUE READING >>
A Winter Wonderland Aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder
Join your GypsyNesters aboard Amtrak’s iconic Empire Builder as we head through a winter wonderland in luxury!See Glacier National Park out the huge windows of the Sightseer Lounge, celebrate Veronica’s visit to her 48th state over crab cakes (for breakfast!) in the dining car, share a fun-filled wine and cheese tasting, and enjoy tours of our sleeper car and all the fabulous amenities that you never knew Amtrak provided! … CONTINUE READING >>
Amtrak Sleeper Car Tour
Your GypsyNesters show you around their sleeper car on Amtrak’s Empire Builder – with their new friend, Isaac… CONTINUE READING >>
Glacier National Park from the Dome Car of Amtrak’s Empire Builder!
Our snowy early morning trip had us glued to the windows of The Sightseer Lounge of The Empire Builder as we snaked our way through… CONTINUE READING >>
Can you REALLY Wash Your Hair with Oatmeal? Veronica tries it out – on a train!
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Whether you’re camping, on the road or just in a hurry, Veronica shows how an oatmeal “shampoo”… CONTINUE READING >>
Amtrak Shower Tour
Your GypsyNesters show you around the shower facilities on their sleeper car on Amtrak’s… CONTINUE READING >>
Amtrak 15-Day Rail Pass Live-Blog – Week Two
Week Two of our crazy 15-day Amtrak Rail Pass. See the Rockies by train – the only way you can see these views unless you are whitewater rafting! Veronica washes her hair with oatmeal, we see a haunted train station, view of the Pacific and the mountains from the dome car! Tour of the bathroom anemities and meet the coolest Amtrak employee ever- Ellis the Cafe Guy! Tons of video and pics!… CONTINUE READING >>Ellis, the Cafe Guy, Shows Us Around the Cafe Car on the California Zephyr
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Ellis, “The Cafe Guy,” Amtrak’s coolest employee, shows us around his domain. The Zephyr, like all of Amtrak’s long haul runs, has both… CONTINUE READING >>
I Can See the Pacific Ocean from Our Train Car!
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Views of the Pacific Ocean off the California Coast on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight! So beautiful! To read our entire crazy 14-day rail pass adventure: http://www.gypsynester.com/amtrak.htm
Wine Tasting Aboard Amtrak’s Empire Builder!
As an added entertainment bonus for sleeper passengers, the dining car is transformed into a tasting room. Amtrak hosts a wine and … CONTINUE READING >>
Amtrak Train Bathroom Facilities
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Veronica gives a tour of the Amtrak bathroom amenities. For more on our Amtrak live-blog: http://www.gypsynester.com/amtrak2.htm
Interview: Why Do You Travel by Train?
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We’ve learned very quickly that train travel is a very social experience – trains have… CONTINUE READING >>
Amtrak 15-Day Rail Pass Live-Blog – Week One
Week one of our crazy 15-day Amtrak Rail Pass. Chicago to California via Santa Fe. Ride along with us as we show you the ins-and-outs of train travel, eat in Santa Fe, hang out with Michael Jackson in Hollywood, and get caught in a wicked storm that stopped the train! Loads of video and interviews, including David’s “tour” of couch seating… CONTINUE READING >>How Much Wind Does It Take to Stop a Train?
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Outside of Fort Madison, Iowa In the dome car, when BAM!, all hell started breaking… CONTINUE READING >>
Do You Have to Sleep in the Train Station If You Miss Your Connection?
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We asked a wonderful lady – traveling with a group of Red Hatters – what happened when she was 5 hours late getting into… CONTINUE READING >>
