Megabus

I'm sure it makes me sound hopelessly middle-aged, but being able to post this blog on a Megabus from Manhattan to Washington, DC feels like science fiction to me. At 45, I'm old enough to remember the excitement of getting a push-button phone. A digression: I'm determined not to be one of those...

Over the past four years, Megabus and I have grown up together. Megabus, Coach USA's low-budget express bus service, began in April 2006, and I graduated high school one month later. Discount coach services are tailor-made for students and, lucky for me, Megabus selected Chicago as their Midwestern...

Just in time for spring break season, Megabus started a service between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia on March 21. The bus route, tickets for which run between $1 and $10, opens up a new set of options for East Coast college students looking for an affordable spring break. But realistically...

Airlines are the squeaky wheel of the travel industry, and they get a lot of grease in the media, so by now we all know how to navigate ticket buying. But baggage fees are on the rise and airfares are an uncertain game of roulette, so many of us are choosing to go to Grandmother's house by land...