wanderlustian:
But I am not understanding something...

We have just reached Buffalo New York... and we still have 11 hours to ride on the train.... hian!

uruba23:

Reminds me of Taraba

wanderlustian:
But I am not understanding something...

We have just reached Buffalo New York... and we still have 11 hours to ride on the train.... hian!

wanderlustian:
But I am not understanding something...

We have just reached Buffalo New York... and we still have 11 hours to ride on the train.... hian!

uruba23:
keep us updated,hmmm never knew there is rural New York,all I know is Manhattan..
Hmmm enjoy your ride..

DisGuy:
hmm following most of your threads, as a travel 'expert' you tend to do most of your planning last minute...

Spontaneous but expensive and somewhat risky

TWoods:


Most of NY state is rural and/or small towns. Buffalo, Syracuse, Schenectady, Geneseo, Albany, Niagara falls, Greece, Rochester, Farmingdale etc. NYC is only a small part of the state.

wanderlustian:
SO I'm starting this thread 7 hours into the journey because we started out at 9:30pm and I hit the sack as soon as we boarded. After lamenting about a bad experience I had in Southside Chicago and my hasty exit from that zone, the journey in Chicago has come to an end and we are heading home to Nigeria.

So we did the maths and explored our options, getting to New York from Chicago would cost us $223 per person on SouthWest Airlines (which we paid $94 each for going to Chicago by the way), which was somewhat disappointing. So, we settled for the Megabus. Just as we were about to pay, we found out that it went for $65 per person, including the infants in our party and only 1 luggage was allowed per person. I usually avoid train rides due to an earlier conception that they are expensive... but something made me check the Amtrak train. Lo and behold, it cost us $371 for 7 people (adults full price, kids half price, infants free)

I hit the pay button without thinking twice, before I saw that luggage allowance was 2 bags per person with additional 2 carry on items! Sweet deal yer! And this was a last minute buy, we booked the night before the trip, so I'm thinking it would have been cheaper if we made up our mind earlier.

Ok, so I am starting the update from Erie Pennsylvania, mostly pictures as there is really nothing to write about!

wanderlustian:
. In this case, my clients were in charge and they usually took last minute decisions. It got me exasperated sometimes, but customer is king all the time.

Originalsly:
Hmmm..... all along I thought you were like a tour guide/chaperone where you plan the entire trip and make the decisions. Is it that this trip was an exception where you pretty much just tagged along with them?...so they made the decisions? If yes... I suggest you don't ever run such risk again. ... you may not be lucky to return in one piece.
On your next adventure..... like to Missouri. .. you should open a thread here to get first hand info from NLanders on ground .... I'm sure you would get more relevant info than you can ever find on the net. Looking forward to reading about your next wandering!

wanderlustian:


Story is looooonng!

Client's wife was preg, went to have the babybin US. Met brick walls, client had returned to 9ja. Wifey was stranded and had preg complications, coupled with having the other kids with her. I was called upon for 1 mission, help her when she went to have the baby to assist with the other kids and bring them all home safely.

Now you get the drift. It had never been my call from the get go. They had their plans, which i had to work with, which wasn't foolproof. I eventually had to manage expectations.

At the end, all is well that ends well.