72 Hour Sleeper Train Across America (New York to Seattle on Amtrak)
We rode America’s longest train journey from NYC to Seattle with a quick stop in Chicago! Join us as we live on Amtrak trains for 72 hours! Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code KARAANDNATE for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/karaandnate
Watch part 2 here - riding the Canadian across Canada! https://youtu.be/G9Xh95FO0i4?si=gM12h4sNVmuLE9gb
Episode 920 | Filmed March 2024 | NYC - Chicago - Seattle
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Who are Kara and Nate?!
Watch our documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuFv4iF8wgg&t=1s
Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married 2013 and were super “normal.” I was a teacher and Nate started a small printing business from the spare bedroom of our apartment.
We discovered the world of “travel hacking” while planning our honeymoon & became addicted ;)
So after 2 years of obsessively saving $35k and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016 for a “one year” trip around the world.
Our goal was to see as many places as possible before we ran out of money and went back home to “normal life.” We started this channel to share our experiences with friends and family, but quickly fell in love with living on the road and found a new passion for capturing our travels through video. So we did everything we could to keep going.
4 years later, we achieved our new goal of visiting 100 countries and all 7 continents. We had no plans to slow down, until 2020 forced us to ;) Which is when we bought a converted van to start exploring our own country for the first time!
After ~2 years of van life, we are back to full time international traveling! And now we are in our 9TH YEAR of finding the best adventures the world has to offer :)
We are incredibly grateful to be able to continue doing something we love every day. 😊🎥🌎 Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our journey!
00:00 America’s longest train
01:41 day 1: Amtrak train #1: Lakeshore Limited
14:12 day 2: Chicago
21:09 Amtrak train #2: Empire Builder
26:47 day 3 Kara’s first shower
33:43 day 4 Seattle
35:39 Bloops :)
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🎧 About This Track
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