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Lady of the Avenues (2 of 2): "Can you feel the waves?" she whispered. As a teenager I used to jog through Golden Gate Park, at a time when you wore tennis shoes instead of good jogging shoes because they were still a novelty. There was no harder run than the sprint up Strawberry Hill, in the center of Stow Lake, and [...]
Lady of the Avenues (1 of 2): I have always loved San Francisco. I say this without shame or passion. It is a statement of fact, something unalterable, like the sun rising or the smell of coffee in the morning. This is the city where I spent my childhood and as a boy would walk the streets for hours at night, with [...]
San Francisco, California – Where to Web: The Bay Area has always been at the forefront of the "Internet Revolution," but ironically there are very few cyber cafés in San Francisco – probably because practically everyone who lives here has a PC at home. There are a few places to check your e-mail though. Internet Alfredo is CLOSED. I mention this because [...]
San Francisco, California – Getting Here: By Air San Francisco International Airport (SFO) SFO is the airport of choice for international travel to San Francisco and the Bay Area, with direct service to 62 cities around the globe. The new International Terminal, which will be the largest in the U.S., is scheduled to open before the end of the year, and [...]
San Francisco, California – Getting Around: One of San Francisco’s greatest assets, in my opinion, is its compact size. It is a world-class city, but you could literally walk from one end of it to the other in a few hours (assuming you were wearing good boots, of course!). When you are ready to give your feet a rest, however, a [...]
San Francisco, California – December 2000: Santa Fran The Embarcadero Buildings are trimmed in lights, skaters crash and glide beneath the stars at the Holiday Ice Rink, Pier 39 and Union Square have erected their enormous Christmas Trees (hoping to entice shoppers into the giving $pirit), and if you listen closely, you may even hear the Gay Men’s Chorus heralding the [...]
San Francisco, California – Accommodation Redux: Hostel at Fort Mason So far, I have stayed at only one hostel in San Francisco: Hostelling International at Fisherman’s Wharf (aka, Hostel at Fort Mason). If I didn’t feel it was my duty to check out a few more for the sake of the readers of this guide, I would never stay anywhere else. [...]
Where to Web – San Francisco, California, USA: Where to Web The Bay Area has always been at the forefront of the "Internet Revolution," but ironically there are very few cyber cafés in San Francisco – probably because practically everyone who lives here has a PC at home. There are a few places to check your e-mail though. Internet Alfredo is CLOSED. I [...]
It’s a City of Neighborhoods – San Francisco, California, USA: It’s a City of Neighborhoods San Francisco owes its remarkable diversity in part to it being a city of distinctly different neighborhoods that blend into one another as casually as the city’s numerous peaks transform into valleys. Asian, Latin and European immigrant populations contribute to the sights, sounds and flavors of neighborhoods like Chinatown, the [...]
Where to Get More Info – San Francisco, California, USA: Links & Sources:Where to Get More Info Traveler Services The Universal Currency Converter Whether you need to convert Algerian Dinars or Zambian Kwachas, this site can tell you how much it amounts to in US Dollars (or anywhere else for that matter). San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau Although it is a highly commercial site, [...]