2 posts tagged “travel”

The Westin is known for their heavenly beds, but my experience with them has been far from heavenly.  Rarely do I go a full night without waking up.  Compared to my bed at home, its no competition.  The only attribute this bed has over the one in my home is that it is a king sized bed.  At home, within seconds of crawling into bed I am passed out.  I think all those who have experienced my pillow top bed would attest how great it really is.  The Heavenly Bed can be purchased from the Westin website, but I would suggest going to Sleepy's and buying your own pillow top.

This past weekend I took a trip to visit friends in Boston.  On the way up I took Greyhound for $27 and made it to South Station in a little over 5 hours.  Luckily I had a good seat-mate and the trip seemed fairly quick.  We also had a movie playing, but I did not pay much attention because I had a book and my ipod.  Anyway, I left the bus a satisfied customer and I wondered how the Chinatown Bus could be that different.  I have heard a lot of stories about the Chinatown Bus, and how I should fear for my life while traveling on it.  However, I wanted to experience the trip for myself and took the Fung Wah (Chinatown) Bus back to NY for only $15.  From the moment I purchased the ticket I questioned my decision.  I received an e-ticket that looked like it was an email typed by a person and not processed by any system.  I had to sign the ticket, which could have been a waiver for my life.  Furthermore, when we got to the South Station they said there was A 4:45 bus, which was not listed on their website.  This went along with the assumption that they just make times up as the day goes along and 

buses fill up.  When the bus pulled up to the door it was already filled people and I was unable to sit with my friend.  As long as we got home safe, there was really no problem.  Compared to Greyhound the seats were slightly smaller.  The quality of the bus was also lower.  However, for the $15 I spent on the ticket I can not really complain about the trip.  I think it is worth a little extra for Greyhound, but Fung Wah really is not all that bad.  I was told that Greyhound has specials for $30 roundtrip from Boston to New York, and if that were always the case I would suggest Greyhound.  Since I live closer to midtown I think that I am going to stick to Greyhound from now on.  And now, thanks for my friend Vivian, I know where to get Greyhound tickets for the same price.