Ritika Philip·Apr 26, 2023Day 15 (Apr 2): And I’m off for a (final) time!Note: Yes, I am aware it has been several weeks since the events detailed in this post transpired, however I still want to publish it…
Ritika Philip·Apr 3, 2023Days 13 & 14 (Mar 31 & Apr 1): Even when it’s raining, the sun still shinesNote to readers: As I alluded to in my previous post, I had a health issue re-emerge recently. Specifically, I fainted and lost…
Ritika Philip·Apr 3, 2023Days 11 & 12 (Mar 29 & 30): It’s surprisingly sunny in SeattleNote to my faithful readers: Apologies are once again in order for taking so long to write this post. What started out as a minor delay due…
Ritika Philip·Mar 30, 2023Day 10 (Mar 28): It’s always raining (in Portland)!Note: Going through the ~2400 photos I took on the Coast Starlight route from LA to Portland still feels daunting; in comparison, going…
Ritika Philip·Mar 27, 2023Days 6 & 7 (Mar 24 & 25): It’s always sunny (in Los Angeles)!Note: Given I fell several days behind on this blog, I considered enlisting ChatGPT to help. However, I believe struggling with what to…
Ritika Philip·Mar 26, 2023Day 5 (Mar 23): Traveling back through time (zones)!Note: Thanks to everyone following along for your patience. It took me an inordinate amount of time to select the photos, especially for…
Ritika Philip·Mar 24, 2023Day 4 (Mar 22): And I’m off (again)!Note to my faithful daily readers (i.e., my parents): Sincere apologies for the delay in publishing the Day 4 post! I was so focused on…
Ritika Philip·Mar 22, 2023Day 3 (Mar 21): The (Chicago) adventures continue!Today, I spent the full day in Chicago with Karan, his mother Seema Aunty, and Alex. I appreciated the fact that I got to sleep on a sofa…
Ritika Philip·Mar 21, 2023Day 2 (Mar 20): I’ve arrived (in Chicago)!I went to sleep last night in Ohio, woke up this morning in Indiana, and arrived in Chicago only ~30 minutes behind schedule, which far…
Ritika Philip·Mar 20, 2023Day 1 (Mar 19): And I’m (finally) off!Since I took the California Zephyr train from Chicago to Salt Lake City in the summer of 2018, I’ve wanted to do a series of cross-country…