I booked bedrooms on 2 different overnight Amtrak trains. One key difference sets them apart.

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A Business Insider reporter spent a total of 83 hours in two Amtrak bedrooms.

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8 things I learned when I sailed solo on my first cruise, from how to meet people to having to pay a 'single supplement'

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The author smiles in a sunhat in front of a cruise ship.
Business Insider's reporter traveled solo during her first cruise on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.

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The highlight of my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains was finding an epic ride to my Airbnb while stranded in the rain

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Business Insider's reporter didn't expect to find a tramway above the Great Smoky Mountains.

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I took my first adults-only cruise. Take a look around the luxury ship with a tattoo shop and a playground for grown-ups.

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A pool seen from the top deck of a Virgin Voyages cruise ship with purple and blue pool chairs.
Business Insider's reporter cruised on board Virgin Voyages' Valiant Lady, a luxury, adults-only ship.

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I took my first cruise solo, and 6 things surprised me

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The author smiles in a sunhat in front of a cruise ship.
Business Insider's reporter took a solo cruise on Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.

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I'm a New Yorker who went to Seattle for the first time. Here are 9 things that surprised me.

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The author, wearing a camera around her neck, stands smiling on a Seattle rooftop with a view of the city behind her.
Business Insider's travel reporter took her first trip to Seattle, and it was full of surprises.

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I spent $2,200 for a private bedroom on a 53-hour Amtrak ride. Here are 7 reasons I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

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A Business Insider reporter took Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville, California.

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Photos show how the RMS Carpathia saved hundreds of Titanic passengers 114 years ago

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A lifeboat with Titanic survivors approaches the RMS Carpathia on April 15, 1912.

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I spent a night at a buzzy Hilton in Chicago. My $240 room was way more luxurious than I expected.

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The author enjoys her room at theWit hotel in downtown Chicago.

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Grand staircases, state-shaped pools, and a bowling alley in the basement: What the governor's mansion looks like in every state

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The governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky.
The governor's mansion in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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