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Traveling by train is fantastic because you can watch the world go by from the carriage, sometimes for days on end, and you have somewhere to sleep and wash and eat while you travel.
You can catch glimpses of places you might never visit as the train passes through and you arrive in the heart of the biggest cities relaxed and ready to explore.
In this interview, J.Thorn gives some tips about the best routes to travel with Amtrak in the USA and what you can expect from the service, as well as some thoughts on why train travel is so romantic and some book recommendations, plus we talk about our experience co-writing Sacrifice en-route from Chicago to New Orleans.
J.Thorn is a dark fantasy, post-apocalyptic thriller, and horror writer as well as a musician, podcaster, editor, and coach at TheAuthorLife.com.
- Why J loves train travel and how it helps him write and see more of his own country
- The Amtrak train network, where it goes and some of the best routes
- The different classes of travel, amenities and what to expect, especially if you are used to train travel in Europe or other places where it’s more commercial as opposed to government-run
- J’s best memories of traveling by train, particularly on the California Zephyr which runs west and south from Chicago
- How we included aspects of our trip to New Orleans in our co-written supernatural thriller, American Demon Hunters: Sacrifice — it was a lot of fun!
- The mindset you need to adopt if you’re going to enjoy train travel — relax! Enjoy the slower pace.
- Recommended books about USA life and travel
You can find J Thorn at TheAuthorLife.com and on Twitter @jthorn_
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