In America, 100 years is a long time
In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance
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Ah, a meme from a simpler time. Now the first thing I think of is how long the stay in Guantanamo Bay will be.
Out of curiosity, I put the route in Google Maps to see how long each leg would take. 20 hrs., 37 hrs., 5 hrs.
You really can't experience everything if has to offer in just one day. I wish tourists could better understand.
If they make it all the way noon, I'd be surprised. Make a stop in Alligator Auschwitz.
My brother went to college in upstate NY in the 80’s and made friends with a girl who was born & raised in Manhattan. One weekend, in all seriousness, she suggested taking the subway to the Grand Canyon.
Had a friend from SE Asia that wanted to visit me in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She found a flight to Canada alright. To VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA. She asked if I could come pick her up if I wasn't too busy.
Lol.
Sure, I'll be there in 3 days, you'll probably want to get some food while you wait.
3? I had a few crewmates cross the country in about 5 and they said that was a gruelling task that they should have slowed down for.
If you go through the US, Google Maps tells me about 56 hours, or 18-19 hours/day if you're doing it in 3. If you go through Canada only, add about 3 hours. I think Google Maps estimates are a bit generous on time esp. if you're comfortable exceeding the speed limit a bit, so maybe you could do it in 50 hours.
It's doable in 3, but it wouldn't be fun at all. I've done 14+ hours driving in a day (so 4 days?), and it sucks, so yeah, 5 might be a bit too much as well.
Whilst in all about road trips this fool better be driving at 1500mph to make these times
Mach 2 is very reasonable. Gillette makes a Mach 3.
What, your car doesn't do mach 3?
A 2 hour drive in Miami will get you to…north Miami
And here in the comments you will read once again the problem of USA about railways. Take some popcorn.
lol the problem with America is fascism
Still USA citizens won't and can't do anything, because they never do.
Sensible Americans (a vanishing breed, but still) agree that high speed rail is both doable and practical across the US.
could have this if politicians didn't fight high speed rail so much
If only the train autistic people had took over the country instead of the nazi ones.
I'm a fan of high speed rail too, but I also wonder if it's ever going to be comparable to flying for long distances like this.
Like, even traveling in a direct line on a plane (which averages 600mph, or 2-3x the average speed of high speed rail), it still takes 6 hours from NYC to LA.
Anything under about 500 km is better by train. While the train is slower once you count getting to and from the airport and in is l and if the plane, you're still faster overall. Above that the plane will usually be faster. If you take the environmental cost into account, the train always wins.
There's a direct train from Beijing to Kunming that's 11 hours, 1700 miles.
NYC to LA would be ~50% more, so you could do a high-speed sleeper.
But no, at that distance, flying is probably better.
Keep in mind that trains don't require extensive security checks and checking in times though.
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So, back in 2009, I lived in a tour bus touring with big acts like Linkin Park, Pearl Jam and guys like that. Well, we did a little stint with Madonna and we went from LA, straight to NYC, down to Miami and straight back to LA in I think about a week. It was one of the most brutal on road experiences I've ever had to endure for 4 shows. I was on a really sweet fully decked out tour bus too, so it was the best case scenario. It gave me a new appreciation for how motherfucking vast my country is. However, I would NOT recommend the experience.
I did get to meet Spike Lee and Chris Cornell in Miami tho and even had birthday cake with Justin Timberlake while in NYC. It was his birthday and he was doing a music thing inside our bus. He sat right next to me at the front of the bus and we talked about Pink Floyd. Super nice guy. It was a pretty wild week.
Seattle's music scene had to invent its own heroes because nobody bothered crossing the Rockies for less than Los Angeles.
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Why not just take the High Speed Rail and get there in 45 minutes instead?
US High Speed Rail:
When this baby hits 88Mph, you’re gonna see some serious shit
Hey now, don't knock the Big Boy. He could reach 80mph, that's much faster than most of our rail in the US.
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