Strangers on a train

In a unexpected wave of nostalgia and good old-fashioned American nationalism, I decided to take the Amtrak cross-country to San Francisco for one long wave goodbye before launching my small frame out across the Pacific.

Naturally, the idea of climbing aboard the mother of all US public transport systems sends my socialist heart a pitter-pat. 39 hours to the coast? No problem! This is AMERICA we're talking about - these are the landscapes that inspired the postcard (probably)! And though my trip unfortunately lacked the sort of mysterious and sultry encounters with strangers that Hollywood promised me, the landscapes were indeed impressive and at least no one got killed.

So long America - 안녕하세요 Korea!