The Oakland-Jack London Square Amtrak Station (OKJ) is the Amtrak station for the city of Oakland, and is located in Jack London Square, a tourist area in Oakland directly across from Alameda.

The station itself is relatively new, having been built in 1995, as a replacement for an older station that was damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. As a newer station, it is made of glass and metal and is very modernistic, and is not at all an old, cozy station. But, of course, it isn't meant to be---with several dozen trains a day, it feels more like a commuter rail station than an old-style train station. It is clean and comfortable and has the usual amenities, but it is neither as stately as quaint as some other train stations.

It is also located on Jack London Square, although I couldn't ascertain what this meant when I visited the area. There is a plaza directly outside the station, and a skybridge over the railroad tracks that allows

What's a trip to Washington, D.C., without encountering a mysterious figure in an underground parking garage?

It's worth mentioning that centrally-located hotels in Washington often lack parking, so one needs to make arrangements with a local lot. Cheap prices can be had, provided one books well in advance, and for the duration. Booking upon arrival? You might need to take out a mortgage.

We booked in advance.

We arrived to street chaos.

A Linux-based operating system distribution designed for anonymity and privacy

"Tails s a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship."
—Tails.net

Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System, was released 23rd june, 2009. it is known as an amnesic operating system and is usually run from a USB stick. After booting, the OS operates entirely