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I've mentioned this concept a few times in the past, but I got the idea to do some research and make a post about it specifically. The word "rural" gets used a lot, so often that it isn't always useful, because for people from different areas of the country, rural can mean very different...

New new schedules are up, and they include slightly altered bus schedules. There is also a note about "additional stops", referring the viewer to the Oregon POINT website if they really want to go to the Tualatin P&R.

Somewhat off topic, but this is an example of a study phase that seems to be way too long: https://www.soundtransit.org/system-expansion/ballard-link-extension/timeline-milestones The planning phase for a light rail extension in Seattle is scheduled to last from 2017 to 2026---followed by...

I usually question populist sentiments about how easy things are to do. Especially with our current standards of health, safety and environmental care, study and design and review do take a little longer. But in this case, I agree: I am wondering why this is taking so long. Especially because...

I do imagine that there is a possibility they might be excluding some of those stops---and indeed, with the expiring schedule, there are a few places where it skips a spot or two. (Getting to Eugene was harder for me because one of the morning POINT schedules didn't stop in Albany). But...

I also just noticed that on both of those schedules, the POINT stops in Woodburn and Tualatin are missing. I don't know if that will continue to be the case, or if they just are deciding whether to retain those stops. It would be a shame if Amtrak was to lose the Tualatin Park and Ride, which...

The new schedule is up! https://www.amtrakcascades.com/sites/default/files/amtrak-cascades-schedule-12-11-23.pdf With the exception that the POINT schedules are still "TBD". Looks like this schedule opens up a lot of possibilities!

After some time here, I finally get out of the city! I departed from the bus station pictured above, and after 2 hours, got to the coast! Puntarenas is a nice town. I mean, obviously, its a beach town where it is always 80F. And at this time of year, always with a light breeze and clear skies...

It is true. And not a joke or an exaggeration. And not just like, they aren't easily visible, or they aren't used in further out neighborhoods. Even in the middle of the capital, with prominent public buildings, there are no addresses. When I signed up for my school, they gave me an ID card...

And this picture was from today---I am planning on taking a long distance bus route soon, so I went looking for a bus station. As a visual aid, I managed to capture a moment when a bus was pulling in. But other than that, notice that its not very clear that that is a bus station! No signage and...

I just realized I never posted this, from last week: (Maybe because it is another train station that I visited outside of operating hours) This is Estacion Pacifico. Well, the video starts with a view of Jose Maria Canales Park, which someone later mentioned was basically a park because it...

After six weeks here and many frustrated attempts, I finally ride the Tren Interurbano from San Jose to its (main) terminus in Estacion Cartago. (There are some trains that run past Estacion Cartago, but most end/begin there). This also made me realize something obvious about the line, which is...

What scenery did you find more attractive---the totally "natural' scenery, like the ocean and the hills, or was the small towns and farmland around Mount Vernon better?

I visit another train station platform at a time when the trains aren't actually running. This one in a district of the city that includes many small, working class local businesses---but also some type of Amazon facility. This is about a mile north of central San Jose, and this is the train...

I have mentioned this in my own "travel around the Willamette Valley" thread, but I should also put this here: Salem, Oregon recently restarted commercial air service, with flights going between Salem and both Las Vegas and Burbank. And as this article explains...

Today, I went to Tres Rios, which is only about 5 miles or so east of town, but is a separate place. I did make a video of it, but since very little of it involved trains (I saw a train is all!), I won't post it here. But I will show this picture of a train station. I don't know if it is...

Other carriers have had more. I don't know if that is just because there are statistically more small flights, if those small flights are often in locations that are inherently more dangerous (flying out of smaller airports in rougher terrain), or that smaller airlines have less resources for...

This is a totally unrelated incident, but I was curious to read about it so soon after this one: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-delta-pilot-jonathan-dunn-federal-indictment-threaten-shoot-captain-commercial-flight/ Apparently a copilot who was authorized to carry a gun in the cockpit...

Another Tuesday, but this time I actually ride the train! And for the first time, I actually pay for a ticket on the train, from an attendant. Because I was following the rules, and because the train was crowded, I didn't get any footage actually on the train---just waiting, and getting off...

A plan to ride a train was once again curtailed by the weather and the infrequent schedules. This is east of where I live, in the affluent community of Curridabat. The stop I visit is one of four stops stops in a row that is on a university campus: Universidad de Costa Rica, Universidad...