Backpack

I’ve spent 200 hours on overnight trains, so I’ve learned exactly what to pack for a comfortable ride.But that wasn’t the case back in 2021, when sleeper trains were completely new to me.For a weeklong trip to Florida, I traveled round-trip from New York to Miami on Amtrak trains. Each…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Christine Casady, a 75-year-old retiree from the US. It has been edited for length and clarity.My husband is an avid traveler, and thanks to that, we’ve been traveling extensively for almost three decades.Ten years before I retired, we started taking longer…