Day after day, night after night, you've walked the streets of Philadelphia. You’ve gone to class, your room, a few restaurants, a few more bars; maybe you’ve even stopped in at the library to visit a friend once. After weeks of walking past signs proclaiming Market, Chestnut, and Walnut streets and seeing the Comcast building looming in the distance, it might be time for a change of scenery. Sure, you could go home, but if you’re in a 50-mile radius (or from Jersey), you probably could use a bigger change.
You could head to 30th Street Station and hop on Amtrak for an obscene amount of money and head to a plethora of places. You could hope on the NJ Transit or Regional Rail, but they aren’t really going to get you anywhere (unless you’re an expert at those lines which I don’t happen to be). Then, of course, there’s my way to travel.
It’s called the Bolt Bus, and it’s cheap. They pick you up at JFK and N. 30th Street and can take you to a whole bunch of awesome places! Want to head to New York, New York, the City that Never Sleeps? No problem. How about a little historic trip to Washington, DC? They can do that too. Boston? Baltimore? Done and done. Ticket prices range from anywhere between $1.00 and $15.00. Just an FYI: the farther in advance you book, the cheaper the ticket. They also have this awesome rewards program. If you ride 8 times, you’re eligible for a FREE one-way ticket. Yet another perk? FREE WI-FI. You can sit back, catch up on the all the latest Facebook gossip, and let Bolt's friendly drivers do the rest.
So, if you’re looking to make a quick get-a-way from Philadelphia, go ahead: Bolt.
