April 18, 2018
Ride the rails with cross-country explorer Lisa Bates ’88
Inspired by her experience exploring Europe by train while studying abroad at PC, Lisa Bates ’88 of Sandwich, Mass., traveled more than 21,000 miles on Amtrak across the United States with her family and wrote a guidebook to help others plan similar trips.
Beyond the Rails – USA Cross-Country Train Travel provides tips including how to use Amtrak’s USARail Pass, what to pack, and even what food to bring. She also reviewed destinations within easy reach of more than 20 Amtrak stations. The book (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017) is available at Amazon.com.
Bates discussed her book at Alumni & Family Weekend in February and was interviewed on the Providence College Podcast. Listen at prov.ly/bates-podcast
