Finding America on the Sunset Limited

Finding America on the Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited, a train owned and operated by Amtrak. Courtesy of Amtrak
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New Orleans, of course, is famous for its history and revelry. “Laissez les bon temps rouler,” the official motto goes—let the good times roll. And I’m certain they’re rolling, all over town, on this Friday night.

From the pounding beats of Bourbon Street, across the French Quarter, all the way to that muddy Mississippi winding its big, lazy bends through the heart of the Crescent City.

Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.
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