Vacation, time for relaxation, not stress, and you still take a plane? You know how unpleasant from the moment you enter the parking lot, to when you get off the plane; the nightmares, and the drama. You get to your destination exhausted, in a foul mood, and stressed; why?

My granddaughter and I went by Amtrak to Orlando, Florida. Absolutely, no stress, in fact so enjoyable, vacation travel, for me, will only be done by train.

We walked through the station and in less than five minutes we were sitting in the stress free "quiet car." Our luggage was handled by the porter, no stress. At Penn Station we changed trains and everything else was done for us. We had a sleeping car and all our meals were included in the price of the tickets. We went during the holidays, ticket prices were higher, but still no stress. Once I subtracted the meals from the price of the tickets, round trip per person was $380. The trip took less than 24 hours, we were pampered, our meals, drinks, etc., were brought to our room, staff was professional, trip was delightful.

Check Amtrak out. Your blood pressure will thank you!

Jo-Ann Arcara Craddoc

Waterford