I took a short trip to New York City on Friday, riding the Amtrak on the way up and taking a bus on the way down. In previous excursions to The Center of the Universe, I’d taken one of several flavors of Chinatown bus companies. One time, within 3 seconds of pulling away in New York, the bus hit the side of a passing car, delaying us an hour and a half.

But on Friday evening I took a bus from DC2NY.com, and it was the best bus experience I’ve had. The bus was new and clean, the driver was friendly, my fellow riders were courteous and quiet, and best of all, the wireless internet worked, albeit slowly. All for $22. Towards the end of the trip, the driver held a vote to see if we should put on a movie. The vast majority voted for a movie, but he did not tell us what he was going to put in the DVD player. It ended up being Homeward Bound, one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid. It was fun to watch such a classic as we wound up our trip to the District.

We arrived in DC only half an hour late, which was decent considering the weather and traffic. Check them out the next time you’re going up north.