The two new bus lines are joint ventures from big bus companies like Greyhound and others to compete for the new market of consumers looking to save money on gas or looking for less expensive alternatives traveling.

So who will win the Bus Wars? Well that remains to be seen, both Bolt and Mega have a lot of financial backing and will probably win over safety conscious consumers looking for name brand terminals to leave from but at the end of the day I’m going to go with who brought me there (Albeit sweating and cramped hands holding on to the seat) Fung Wah has stubbornly kept rolling despite a slight increase to some destinations. Sometimes a smaller company can handle market forces better than others and I should probably mention that there payroll might be smaller than the other bus companies but we won’t get into that.

Notes:
This is a great way to get around on the cheap but you know it won’t last long, there is no way these companies can sustain high gas prices and low fares so if I was you I would get on while the getting is good because they won’t be long till they raise the fares or go out of business outright.

Bolt Bus offers free WiFi

Bus Websites: Fong Wah : Bolt Bus : Mega Bus

But you don’t have to wait in line any longer! The Public Theater has unveiled  (What I think is new) a virtual line, where you can order tickets online vie there website and pick up your tickets at will call. Though only a limited tickets will be available this way it is indeed a better way to go for tickets if your busy and don’t want to sit in the hot sticky sun all day wondering if the guy in front of you with the absurfly amount of back hair is going to take his shirt off.

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HAMLET
By WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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