DEA agents conduct surprise searches of Amtrak passengers
Interesting about one-way itineraries... I always wanted to go on a cross country train trip, the only time I&#x27;ve ever been on trains was at theme parks that just do a loop. No Wi-Fi though sounds a downer though. Maybe a time to read an ebook or edit vacation videos... My dream if ever making it big in tech is to retire early and travel full time, by train, cruise ship, by plane then buy an rv when ready to settle down some and slow down a bit with a house on wheels... Kinda interested in all styles of travel. So few years of traveling full time with just a suitcase and backpack, then buy my dream RV. Which be nice, be my own little apartment on wheels, can cook instead of eating out all the time, but still minimalism.<p>I think buying a big house, staying in the same area 98% of the year if lucky enough to even go on a vacation and collecting junk would be boring. I know some couples have so much junk, they argue about it and have cluttered houses. Then people load everything on credit, which if used responsibly and paid back monthly you get reward points, but some people just let it get to them. I rather have more experiences than collecting things, and the things I have should have a purpose. Then even if you pay off your house in full, you don&#x27;t really own it. If the state decides to build a new highway or high speed rail, they&#x27;ll just knock it down. At least with a RV or Tiny house on wheels you can move it. Someone with a $250,000 RV probably owns it more than someone living in a 5 million dollar mansion, yet they are more homeless than someone living in a $100,000 house.<p>So much to see and do, people dream about this all the time but money is a stopper sadly. There&#x27;s a guy who owns his own business and decided to just cruise non stop, makes him happy and don&#x27;t have much to take care of but he stays on the same ship about 6 months at a time booked back to back so he can have the same stateroom, I rather check out different ships and itineraries but everyone has different travel styles and wants. I know they have routes between Seattle and California, so maybe if booked 2 cruises with time to spare in between taking a train instead of a plane would be more scenic and a different experience, something to try at least once in a lifetime.<p>Also, I heard they cut the diner car out, and it&#x27;s more airline type food now in an effort to save money. There&#x27;s even a site called Amtrak Vacations too, so I figured one-way trips would be more common... People might fly and ride the train and fly back home or whatever next if they are a nomad.<p>It makes me sad people don&#x27;t know their rights, even corporate media too... I seen recently a news story where they blur the video of the police, which I&#x27;m surprised since they are public officials. I feel like our founding fathers are tossing in their graves at what America is turning into, but I doubt any other country is much better anyways since some places are even worse.<p>I know officials get sworn in to uphold the constitution, but I don&#x27;t think they even read it... Just raise their hand and repeat what they are told to be sworn in. Should quiz them on it.<p>Also surprised they don&#x27;t search bags beforehand or tickets before getting on... I always figured it&#x27;d be similar to an airport. I know I heard a conductor goes seat to seat checking tickets at random, so seems a bit backward to me. I figured they would check everything before you board.<p>Then also traveling solo is a red flag too I heard which can get you sent to secondary, so if you aren&#x27;t married or have a boyfriend or girlfriend that can slow you down... but I seen on the news solo travel is more popular than it is but I guess customs assumes a person is a drug smuggler, but I&#x27;ve heard it happens to woman more for some reason...<p>It seems like people who think for themselves and have alternative lifestyles such as digital nomads or even retired couples who RV get hassled more too, maybe due to stereotypes or profiling... Not a criminal, but just because you don&#x27;t fit a profile you can be treated like one. Like I know in some states, nomads such as full-time RVers can&#x27;t get a driver license or state ID unless they lie about living with someone else. Michigan is one I know of off the top of my head. So most people head to South Dakota and fill out an affidavit they are a full-time traveler, seems like that&#x27;s making the state a bunch of money for catering to this niche. Seen a story about a couple who sold their house and got threatened by the Michigan DMV for not owning a house anymore because they used a mail forwarder. South Dakota and Texas allow mail forwarders. Florida does too depending on the county. One says if it&#x27;s possible to live there even if don&#x27;t park their full time, and not required to even lease a spot 365 days a year just possible to spend a night and it&#x27;s good enough for them, so there&#x27;s a campground that forwards mail and its allowed by the county. While another county, Clay County has interpreted something different and tried to take away voting rights recently. So If you live in a RV, boat or living out of a suitcase traveling you are basically a homeless person with money, so some states will discriminate against you. But then again by Michigan discriminating against them, they saved on taxes on their investment income by switching states so it ended up working out for them... I think maybe some states are tougher on residency requirements maybe because they have more social programs too, and you being a resident is a liability to them.