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    by Allen Lewis

    24 Tips on How to use Public Transportation Effectively Knowing how to use public transportation is very empowering, never be completely at the mercy of people who have cars, your car breaking down, expensive taxis, ...read more

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    by Emily Portman

    I'm a big fan of public transportation. Every weekday morning, I step up three ergonomically spaced metal stairs onto a metro bus and take route 42 downtown to work; and every evening I take the 42 home again. The benefits...read more

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    by Orlando Miami

    Like many things in this world, bus travel really differs depending upon what country you are in. Bus travel also heavily depends upon what type of bus you are taking (i.e. city bus, school bus, greyhound bus, etc.). T...read more

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    by Manuela Oforji

    Travel by bus and train is now the simplest thing that we can do every day, we just reach to any bus stop (in UK) and all we have to do is: wait for the first bus! But is not that easy in many others developed countries in...read more

  • 5 of 24

    by C. R. Schultz

    There is a significant difference between commuting by bus and subjecting yourself to actually traveling within the belly of one of those beasts. A commute is a short trip to another part of town for work, shopping or some...read more

  • by Rachel Wright

    Bus love. For me, it started in fourth grade playing peek-a-boo around the blue plastic seats with the two boys assigned the seat behind me. Turns out, little has changed over the past decade as I navigate my way thr...read more

  • 7 of 24

    by The Thrifty Traveller

    If you're planning to visit Spain, and you won't have a rental car, consider taking the bus. Spain has one of the most highly-developed inter-city bus networks in Europe. High-speed rail continues to expand in Spain, ...read more

  • 8 of 24

    by Atluri Ramesh

    CHARTER BUS CHICAGO INTRODUCTION In Chicago, the buses available on rental basis. The buses available on charter basis also. It means the buses available on rental basis, charter basis and tour basis also. The charter ty...read more

  • 9 of 24

    by Graham Lear

    I must admit traveling by bus is not one of my strong points living in the UK i try to avoid them and for the most part of my life i have and the reason for this is they are in the UK dirty and slow and they are also dange...read more

  • 10 of 24

    by Meghana Bahar

    BUS-SING The very word spells woe. The day I have to take the bus in England, it rains. It pours. And then late it doth cometh. Buses are unfortunate things on wheels. Yet, they do have their uses. That is, if you wan...read more

  • 11 of 24

    by Keith Hillman

    Day off today. Let's take a Lucky Dip on the buses. To the uninitiated, this involves popping down to the bus stop and jumping on the fist bus to turn up irrespective of it's destination. First along is the 710 destined...read more

  • 12 of 24

    by Bob Miles

    In 12 months time, there is going to be one hell-of-a row between local authorities and the Government. Next April, pensioners will be able to use their passes for free bus travel all over the UK, not just in their own ar...read more

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    by Pete Willow

    The Warwick Folk Festival bus is not an everyday sight. The music festival takes place in the historic UK town every Summer and the vehicle trundles through the streets every 20 minutes, ferrying festival-goers from the...read more

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    by federron

    Traveling by bus is still the main form of transportation in Turkey. Every corner of Turkey can be reached from the bus station, or Otogar as it is called here. It is a combined word of Oto, meaning "car" and gar, coming f...read more

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    by Tim Epstein

    "Now by memory," the driver said as his head quickly turned away from the road to a person on his right who smiled. He spoke in a language unfamiliar to me but I understood every word. For what else can be interpreted wh...read more

  • 16 of 24

    by Billy Sunshine

    Are the nation's school buses safe? In recent months I have heard of several bus accidents resulting in tragic deaths of school children. Just today, I read news of a bus crash that, thankfully, resulted only in minor in...read more

  • by Roger Penny

    School Bus Safety: Should children wear seat belts? Across America students and parents are asking, Why no one installs seat belts on school buses? Most students do not understand why the law requires seat belts in car...read more

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    by Persephone Vandegrift

    Traveling with buses can be an excellent way to view the world around us. It is also one of the more affordable modes of transport and an alternative choice for those who do not like to fly. Traveling via bus has been ...read more

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    by Kip Sikora

    More than just a way of getting around, bus travel in Latin America resonates with saturated chords of cultural detail, deep-frying the senses in local flavor. The experience transcends the mundane, becoming a voyage ac...read more

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    by Melissa Rapp

    Having been a devoted tour director for seven years, I think I might be able to share my knowledge on some of what an international tour guest might expect while traveling by motor coach in the United States. My tour clie...read more

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