There was a question last night- very broad- what's the best way from Porto to Paris/London?
Apart from "best" being in the eye of the beholder there was something about the exact wording that said to me the answer may not be the hugely obvious- to fly.
So I gave rail alternatives, of which there are several, warning that none are at all fast. The OP has reverted to me and confirmed that this was the gist of the question. That OP's aim is to make the travel part of the vacation, so "best" there may not be a 2 hour flight.
But equally my advice could have been construed as unsolicited.
I don't really ask, and wouldn't ask questions on here.
I am here to give answers, which I hope are helpful.
One because my questions would relate to travel to the US (not really or at all the focus of this forum) but secondly because I have already had at least three examples of not understanding my travel aims or my travel style. And I have found those cases pretty bruising. I don't doubt that the questioning was well meaning, but all the same not helpful.
Decisions have been made, whether I throw all caution to the winds and come to the PNW next week or next year or the year after the places to be visited don't fundamentally alter- other than in the context of a 1, 2 or a 5 week visit. and whether I come as a pure tourist or as a religious pilgrim at Christmas, Lent or Easter. The latter being a real possibility.
My decisions do not accord with what 99% of foreign tourists do when they come to WA. But they are my plans, my wishes, and should be respected, not questioned. They are 10 years and more in the planning, the research and the thought. And, because of those cases I won't publish my plans here, for dissection and "correction".
One for instance is that there are 4 very specific movie theatres I would like to go to in WA. They are not chosen on a whim, each for a very specific reason. But they are not very obvious ones, I will grant you that.