When traveling and faced with a difficult situation, my mantra is always, “Take the next step.” When working on projects at my home office, I make lists so I can work backward from the deadline because I know that getting started (taking the next step) is the most important part of any project. Or as…
Category: Rail Travel
Ride the Cardinal Train to Discover West Virginia by Rail
West Virginia offers up a bounty of such intimacy. There’s the sweet beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, a quiet resilience to its people, and a chance to visit the past while watching its residents move surely to the future.
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, then a Mental Snapshot is Priceless
While I have never traveled to what is traditionally considered a sacred site, I have experienced sacred moments during my travels.
The Sacred Journey: Within and Without, Our Experiences are Self-Defined
The rain and thunder began early in the morning creating an atmosphere both indoors and out–the perfect setting for a lazy day. An unexpected chance to relax. Recoup. Savor in the heavy feeling of the air. I spent the day in a relaxed daze—cooking, sewing, reading. I thought about how if it were bright and…
7 Things You Might Not Know About Traveling the USA by Rail on Amtrak
A friend on Facebook is getting ready to take a trip via Amtrak from Kansas City to Albuquerque. Never having ridden the train, she naturally had many questions. It reminded me that after three years taking several train trips per year, I had forgotten how many tips I had to learn by trial and error…
Santa Fe by Rail–Join us on a Guided Tour
Join travel writer and Evolving Magazine publisher, Jill Dutton, on a guided train tour to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Black & White Photo Challenge – Tracks & Trains
It’s “all aboard!” for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge which this week is all about tracks & trains. I used to love train rides when I was a kid, especially traveling down from London to Kent to visit my grandparents. Nowadays I rarely take the train except to go downtown. It’s much more economical […]…
Amour Aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train
Amour Aboard the Napa Valley Wine Train By Merilee Kern, ‘The Luxe List’ Executive Editor The Napa Valley Wine Train isn’t so much a mode of transportation but rather a time machine transporting passengers back to an era when the journey was as scintillating as the destination, itself. Particularly well-suited for couples seeking quality together…
Want Less Fear, More Joy? Take the Next Step
I stepped off the train into a blizzard. As I stood there trying to figure out where to go, I heard the conductor’s cry of All Aboard!, and knew I would soon be left to fend for myself. Yet fear never entered my consciousness. Instead, fully immersed in the moment and its requirements, I took the next step.
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