tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post4451908287015819280..comments2023-10-26T04:23:00.142-04:00Comments on Money and Values: Travel by bus: save hundreds of dollars, the environment, and your sanity!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-39840324589084937022008-04-11T14:08:00.000-04:002008-04-11T14:08:00.000-04:00I usually start out great at the beginning of the ...I usually start out great at the beginning of the trip. I have my water, and all my healthy snacks. But slowly I sink. the longer the trip, the more treats I need. And if I get stuck at an airport, for get it! Nachos and margaritas!<BR/><BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-81626507601124589852008-04-07T23:42:00.000-04:002008-04-07T23:42:00.000-04:00wow! Wi-fi on the bus...that IS enlightened.My dai...wow! Wi-fi on the bus...that IS enlightened.<BR/><BR/>My daily walking friend & I were just contemplating a drive she has to make to a conference in a nearby city, which she's not looking forward to. I suggested she take the bus. She cringed.<BR/><BR/>We're not even sure Greyhound still runs between Phoenix & Tucson, and even if it does...once you arrive at the bus station in the middle of a dangerous slum, then what? There are no car rentals nearby. Tucson isn't exactly overrun with taxicabs, nor does it have viable public transport. How do you get to where you need to go (safely!), and once you've rented a car or hired a taxi, wouldn't the cost and hassle factor be just as much as making the two-hour drive in your RAV-4?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840632.post-7862244309480338152008-04-06T09:34:00.000-04:002008-04-06T09:34:00.000-04:00I just wrote about the super cheap bus deals, not ...I just wrote about the super cheap bus deals, not that the new market is well-established. In Philly, they have cleverly parked themselves next to 30th street station (Amtrak), making themselves an alternative to the train, not just Greyhound.<BR/>http://moneychangesthings.blogspot.com/2008/03/wheels-on-bus-say-deal-deal-deal.htmlBetsy Teutschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964884829775351225noreply@blogger.com