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Ramblin Colt · 09-27-2004, 10:07 AM

< That's about how I feel right now. I've talked to my mother a lot about my trip. At first she was going to pay for a ticket for me to goto Europe. (Prepare to laugh) But then she watched a 2 hour Dr. Phil special about giving your kids too much or something. So I'm putting a hit out on Dr. Phil. Anyways, when I told her I was thinking about hitching and seeing America, of course, she was really worried. My mother and I have a great relationship, and I hate her to worry about me, but feel like this is something I need to do for myself. She offered to buy me a greyhound bus pass, which gives me unlimited travel all over the US for a certain amount of time. The longest one though is about 2 months, and I think I plan on being gone longer than that, what do you all think I should do? I could always take the pass and once it runs out, hitch, or something. Need feedback and advice from other travellers! Cheers.

-Colt

**omisan** · 09-27-2004, 11:02 AM

Greyhound is seriously one of the most MISERABLE means of travel I've ever experienced. Maybe I'm just a snob, but I really don't enjoy having my bag soaked in the urine of some homeless woman with multiple personality disorder who decided that the on-board toilet was just too smelly for her...

**U2fan** · 09-27-2004, 02:56 PM

I second Omid. I took a Greyhound from DC to Cincinnati; it was supposed to take 12 hours and took over 24. I ended up in a seedy part of Philly all night long; scary people, HORRIBLY ORGANIZED COMPANY etc. etc..........I will never do it again. Granted if you did it it would be 2 months of nonstop adventure, but probably not good adventure. It's a funny story to tell if it's a "short term thing" like my 28 hours but I can't imagine doing it repeatedly over 2 months. I vote don't do it.

**pinion** · 10-01-2004, 08:14 AM

I voted not to b/c Omi's story kinda grossed me out

I've personally never taken the greyhound

**space virgin** · 10-01-2004, 09:15 AM

yikes. Greyhound *can* suck, but not always... Personally I don't have any desire to ever take another greyhound trip again, in my life. Good luck!!!

**Somnambulation** · 10-01-2004, 06:19 PM

Yeah go with hitch hiking. Unless of course you are averse to following Geroge Carlin's 'unwritten book of the road'...

**bellelass** · 10-02-2004, 01:43 PM

But isnt hitching in the US kind of... well.. dangerous??

Seriously, Omi, ICKY.