Ive never been on a train and Im going to NYC and I live like 12 hours away, so how is a train ride? -

I m a little concerned cos I have never ridden on a train before so is it safe? I don t mean like will we get there in one piece...I m embarrassed to ask this...but would there be a chance I d get mugged or raped or murdered on there? I keep hearing horror stories from my family telling me it is so dangerous and I shouldn t go! I m in my early 20 s and I ve never traveled alone. Do you think I ll be safe? Thanks in advance for the answer(s) and for hopefully try to ease my mind. I m live in a really small town so I don t know how much of the danger stories I heard are true and false. Thanks!!

that s none sense. My roommate rode the train from Chicago to NYC, and he was still one piece when he got to NYC, but someone got arrested in his train because of a stolen purse. You re just worrying way too much, just relax, everything is going to be fine. But when you re in the NYC, avoid taking the subway after midnight. There are some crazy fools after midnight.

I ve never heard a horror story. I took a train from IL to FL and was fine. Its long and there isn t much to do. But take a book with you and you ll be fine. If your that worried about getting into trouble take some pepper spray. They sell small ones for your key chain and it can make you feel so much better about being on your own.

My friend, inter-city train travel is one of the safest form of transport in the nation. I ve travel on Amtrak when I was a teen (on school outing) and I never had a problem. I would recommend taking the train over the plane any day.Good luck

Your 12-hour Amtrak ride is likely to be very safe, but inner-city subways are slightly dangerous.

its pretty boring,at the beginning u might enjoy the view,but then you will get so bored.make sure u take a book or a magazine with u.

Is there anything new to do in Chicago at Christmas? -

I have been there for 50 years and need to know if there is anything new to see, do, etc. It just seems like its the same old thing every year and its boring. Need some new adventures.

Blues Heaven Foundation at 2120 S Michigan Ave. The site of the old Chess Studios. A small museum, but a chance to stand where the greats stood. Greats like Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann, The Rolling Stones.....They all recorded there.The museum is not new, but I bet that you never been there.

Theres tons of stuff to do! You can go to Navy Pier and go to their winter festival or whatever they call it, there is ice skating in millenium park, there is the macy s windows, and the macys store itself is all decorated for christmas, you can go see the Daley Plaza christmas tree and the little Chicago Christkindlmarket that has little shops and food, you can go look at the lights on Michigan Ave, you can try to catch the holiday subway. It is a red line train that is all decked out to look like santa s train, with lots of christmas decorations and stuff, very fun.

What is it like to live in Texas? -

i currently live in San Diego, CA but ive always wanted to live out of state. And i like more open areas with room to roam, and i know about the heat i can handle it. I just want to know what its like to live there rather than here, like traffic weather the people things like that.

I have been here for about three months, just outside of dallas. The weather is very unpredictable. There are no hills or mountains, just flat land. The people here seem to be a mix between ignorant and unintelligent. Everyone carries a gun on their hip which is a good thing that causes crime to be very low. Honestly what I have seen so far has been kind of disappointing. If I were you I wouldn t move here. Hope my honesty helps!