Re:Want airline food? Take Amtrak
by ikawe on Saturday April 21, 2018 @12:02AM
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I recommend packing most of your food. Sandwiches, granola, nuts, fruit, raw veggies.
Not exciting food, but better than microwave hotdogs, and even with a spartan meal plan the trip is totally worth it.
Also some routes have a stop over which gives you an hour or so to scramble for a hot meal.
Another pro tip for the thrifty, bring a blanket and sleep on the floor in the observation car.
Ear plugs help in case other people are hanging out, but usually it’s pretty quiet for at least 6 hours. You can wake up and watch the sun rise.
You can always grab a nap in your seat later, but I have trouble sleeping more than an hour in a chair, whereas even on a hard floor I can zonk out for hours.
Not exciting food, but better than microwave hotdogs, and even with a spartan meal plan the trip is totally worth it.
Also some routes have a stop over which gives you an hour or so to scramble for a hot meal.
Another pro tip for the thrifty, bring a blanket and sleep on the floor in the observation car.
Ear plugs help in case other people are hanging out, but usually it’s pretty quiet for at least 6 hours. You can wake up and watch the sun rise.
You can always grab a nap in your seat later, but I have trouble sleeping more than an hour in a chair, whereas even on a hard floor I can zonk out for hours.