from Chinatown to Chinatown

The LUKYSTAR links Chinatown, Boston (now, as you would do if you where to take any other company, you depart from South Station which is located at the edge of the neighborhood) to Chinatown, New York City and at a price defying any concurrency, US$30 round trip (The price of the Chinese bus used to be $20; the price of the Greyhound dropped dramatically, from approx. $80 to $50 round trip). Certainly the fact that this bus links these Chinese neighborhoods shows the transportation overlay in function of trajectory, affiliation, spatial identity or proximity.

Usually the Chinese bus stops half way (The travel time varies depending on traffic and weather conditions from approximately four hours to five and a half hours) at a I-do-not-know-if-I-can-qualify sandwich place. Now, the LUCKYSTAR stops at a Chinese restaurant, with no name on it. However, a sign clearly indicates “Bus costumer restrooms” and “Food, drinks & ice cream”. To go to the restroom, you pass in front of an incredible display of food (good quality/price, certainly tastier than the sandwich place!), a Chinese buffet. The restaurant is clearly an obligatory extension of travel, again linking mobility with consumerism.