by Miles Taylor | Jul 29, 2021 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
…at least until they increase service in four...
by Miles Taylor | Jan 1, 2020 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
Alright, let’s start 2020 off with something fun. Back in mid-November, Amtrak had a 50% off deal, making it the perfect opportunity to accomplish two goals: finally complete the Northeast Corridor, and ride the entirety of WMATA Metrorail in a day. I started on...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 17, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
So you can take Greyhound from Philly to the Hampton Roads area for a little over 30 bucks one-way? And you can do overnight buses each way so you don’t have to spend the night anywhere? And one itinerary involves a five-and-a-half hour layover in Richmond,...
by Miles Taylor | Nov 4, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
Click here for Part 1, click here for Part 2. Our final part of the Scotland series takes us to the northern tip of Great Britain…and beyond. But we first begin in Inverness, the largest city in the Highlands (with slightly under 47,000 residents) and one with a...
by Miles Taylor | Sep 24, 2019 | Miles on SEPTA, Miles on the MBTA
After our adventures in Edinburgh and Glasgow, the urban part of my family’s Scotland trip was essentially over. It was time to take a train way up into the Scottish Highlands, and on the eponymous (West) Highland Line, no less – widely considered to be...