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First off, I love buses. Mind you, any form of travel is awesome, but there’s just something about being on a bus. Today I went to this fairly shady store front in downtown LA and picked up a ticket to ride a bus 6 hours to Phoenix, AZ. It’s my last stop to see my family before I head to Europe for 6 weeks.
When I got to the "bus stop", I had to go inside to make sure this was indeed going to take me to Phoenix. It wasn’t too convincing from the front of the building. When I got inside, the young girl working there didn’t speak any english at all. This put an immediate smile on my face! I was so excited that I was going to get a legitimate adventure out of this, and I didn’t even have to leave the country!
I was very anxious to see what the bus was like. I’m very familiar with the ‘Chinatown’ buses that take you from NYC to Boston for $15, and some can be amazing with nice leather seats and great wifi, and others seem like they’d been hi-jacked by bacteria and you might just find fish heads in the toilet (I know, that was pretty gross.. sorry). When the bus arrived I was extremely excited. It was large, clean, and incredibly spacious. In fact, I think I may have to say it was the nicest bus scenario I’d ever experienced. Huge seats with tons of leg room (even for me!), nice video screens, and the cleanest public bathroom I think I’ve ever seen, let alone on a bus!
Traveling for long periods of time bothers some people, but for me it’s amazing. No interruptions, no where else to be, just several hours to think, write, or watch an American film that’s been overdubbed into spanish! To no surprise the bus eventually stopped at a Mexican restaurant. This too was great! Chances were they wouldn’t stop at a place that wasn’t legit, and this place was indeed that. 2 Tacos al pastor, 1 side of frijol y queso nachos and a large horchata to drink.
A few hours later I was home; still full from a great dinner, and with a good amount of work completed! The next time I’m going between LA and Phoenix, without question, I’m sold! The bus it is..
Like I said… it was an awesome day!
