Two buses, a plane ride, and two trains later, I've gotten from Los Angeles to Chicago, ready for the BlogHer conference :)

From Santa Monica, Calif., I took the Big Blue bus (75 cents) to the Flyaway bus ($4) to get to LAX. The Flyaway, which is new to Westwood in Los Angeles, lets you avoid fighting the traffic on the 405, the stressful curbside action at the airport, and the hassles of parking. Leaving promptly every hour and half hour, it whisks you off to the airport, dropping you off at your terminal 35 minutes or so later.

The plane ride -- admittedly -- was not so eco, as it made me spew roughly 786 lbs of carbon into the air. I did, however, manage to make it through customs without losing anything to the liquids police. This may be because I've managed to forget to bring all face lotions, face wash, and even a toothbrush -- though I did miraculously remember to buy a mini-tube of Tom's of Maine toothpaste....

One eco-accomplishment: I reused the plastic cup the flight attendant poured my first glass of water in, simply by saving it and handing it to her the second time she came around with the cart. Maybe next time I'll even try using my own, non-disposable mug --

Once we landed I got on the blue line, transferred to the red, and walked a couple blocks to my friend Anne's place. Total subway cost: $2. Yay!

How did you get to BlogHer? Taken the L yet? Also, why's it called the L? There is no L in CTA....

Photo Credit: Siel, greenLAgirl.com.

BlogHer Contributing Editor Siel also blogs at greenLAgirl.com.