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Tag: Train
May 31, 2019

Riding an Auto Train

My wife, 3-year-old daughter and I recently had the rare opportunity to escape the harsh reality of a New York winter for a couple weeks. With an invitation to visit my parents in Marco Island, Florida, we discussed the best method of travel. Since we would also need our own car once there, all signs pointed to Amtrak’s Auto Train.

Remarkable Medellín

Visiting Medellín in Colombia: The Country of Beauty is like stepping into a fantastic story — literally, as the city in the Western Colombian Andes region inspired Disney’s Encanto. Here, valleys, the world’s tallest palms, vibrant communities, colorful houses, garden-like balconies and more prove reality is more picturesque than anything on film. And it’s especially more tempting following Medellín’s remarkable transformation, shedding its troubled past and reawakening as a city of innovation, art, cultural richness, modern infrastructure, thriving tourism and resiliency.

Dec 21, 2011

The Holiday Train

I had some business in downtown Chicago and decided to avoid the traffic mess by taking the train. Nothing unusual happened on my trip there, but coming back was quite a different story.