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greytone · 05-02-2005, 06:54 PM

I know there is a train line from New Orleans to Atlanta (and that continues to Washington DC). Unfortunately that is about the only train route in the Southeast. There may be a line down the East Coast to Florida, but if so, it does not cross over inland.

To give you some scale, it is a full days drive from New Orleans to Atlanta. Nashville is 4 hours north of Atlanta. Miami is a very full days drive south of Atlanta. Austin is a full days drive the other way from New Orleans. It is quite common for Europeans who come here to be surprised by how far these cities are from one another and how hard it is to get around without a car. Greyhound is a way to get around without spending air fare, but it is very slow. Consider Southwest airlines from New Orleans to Austin.

In any case, you will be able to see and experience more than I was able to in my one day in Oslo. I did enjoy the few hours I had there in 2000. Maybe someday I will get back.

05-02-2005, 06:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
greytone Junkie	I know there is a train line from New Orleans to Atlanta (and that continues to Washington DC). Unfortunately that is about the only train route in the Southeast. There may be a line down the East Coast to Florida, but if so, it does not cross over inland. To give you some scale, it is a full days drive from New Orleans to Atlanta. Nashville is 4 hours north of Atlanta. Miami is a very full days drive south of Atlanta. Austin is a full days drive the other way from New Orleans. It is quite common for Europeans who come here to be surprised by how far these cities are from one another and how hard it is to get around without a car. Greyhound is a way to get around without spending air fare, but it is very slow. Consider Southwest airlines from New Orleans to Austin. In any case, you will be able to see and experience more than I was able to in my one day in Oslo. I did enjoy the few hours I had there in 2000. Maybe someday I will get back. __________________ I was there to see beautiful naked women. So was everybody else. It's a common failing. Robert A Heinlein in "They Do It With Mirrors"