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Budget travel on Amtrak on the east coast 30 day pass

Backpacker Scene
By indigo1976, Section North America
Posted on Mon Jan 05, 2004 at 04:50:25 AM PST
I travelled around the east coast of the usa on the amtrak 30 day pass and there are a few things that i found out that I thought other people might like to know.

Firstly we started in Boston, MA and this is where I must stress BOOK AHEAD FOR A HOSTEL. We didn't and arrived in Boston one friday night in September to find EVERY hostel booked out...

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