megabus

There is a bus that travels to Chicago from Minneapolis called Megabus. It's the equivalent of the Chinatown bus in Manhattan. Super cheap. It makes taking an 8-hour journey on public transit relatively painless. Here's how it works. You go online and buy a ticket in advance. If you plan far enough ahead, your ticket could cost as little as a dollar. At least that's what they say. The bus makes one stop en route to Chicago. Madison, WI. We traveled one-way to Madison for $9 each. A one-way ticket to Madison on Greyhound costs $60. Here's where the deal gets even sweeter. Megabus is double-decker. Since the only passengers in front of us were a 100-year old couple with wonky hips, Jon and I got first dibs on the top floor. We nabbed the windshield seat.


Kind of like traveling to Madison via I-MAX theatre. Lightning filled the sky, rain pelted the windows, the bus blew from side to side on the interstate- all while back to back Schwarzenegger movies played on the flatscreen right in front of us. Nine bucks for a five hour theme park ride that actually gets you somewhere. Don't tell me how to spend a dollar. I'll beat you every time.


my newest porcelain minidogs enjoy the megaview