Recent content by Kath2003

Taking the region express along parts of the NE coast - what exactly does the Snack Cart sell and what kind of prices should I be expecting to pay? Thank you! :D

Bought a 15-day NE Amtrak rail pass this week, it's turned up but it says I need to exhange it for an actual pass when I arrive at the train station :huh: Umm...yeah I'm confused. I'm from the UK and am coming over in August. I want to take my first trip on August 18th - this is the date my...

OK. That's cool anyway. I guess we'll have our passports and driving lisences with us so photo ID shouldn't be a problem.

So if you reserve your tickets online, you don't pay until you collect the tickets? I'm staying at the Clay Hotel I hope, near South Beach. It's a hotel/youth hostel of the budget variety so I very much doubt they'll have a shuttle of any kind!

Touche. Taxi cab it is.

Thanks guys, your knowledge is invaluable! Quick question: going to I-Drive - best to get off at Kissimmee or Orlando? The fast train is waaaay too early for us, I doubt we'll be fully sober catching the 8:50am train or we'll at least be nursing a hangover! I can't wait to get to Miami and...

Thanks guys, We won't be driving in Miami. We're only 21 and although we'll have been driving four years, neither of us is confident enough to drive over in the States, and the cost is absolutely phenomenal! So, we'll be talking the (L?) bus from Collins Avenue to the Amtrak station because...

I'm looking at getting the 8:50am train to Kissimmee from Miami. How early do I need to arrive? I'm travelling into Miami from the UK, spending 4 nights in Miami enjoying South Beach before getting the train up to Kissimmee. Is booking the train ticket online via Amtrak's website for...

Hi, If I buy a rail pass from the UK, can I book my tickets before I get to the USA?

The USA will never get a national well-run public transport service until the cost of owning and running a car goes down - compare UK oil prices, and the cost of insurance in the UK, the cost of road tax in the UK and the cost of maintaining the car (MOT etc.) and you see why most people my age...

What about international travellers? Our passport I assume?

The US has a really pants train system compared to Europe and even the UK because there's no reason for anyone to use it - y'all can drive at like 16, and petrol's as cheap as water. There's so much space that parking's never an issue either. I have to use public transport all the time, because...

Ah I see. What's the food like if you're going to purchase it? 7 hours on a train, I'd probably like to buy a bottle of water and an apple :P

Underwhat circumstances do you get food? Is it free? How much does it cost? Why do they feed you?

Thanks for the advice, I'll recommend it to my parents as they're kinda unsure about what to entertain three girls (20, 18 and 15) with for a week down there. Personally I'd be happy to sit and crisp nicely in the sun but I think my sisters would get bored. We LOVE Bonita Springs on the SW Gulf...