San Francisco Trips

We left the house by 9:30 on Friday morning. For some reason my memory of my last trip to San Francisco didn’t have bad traffic. Now I don’t know if that was just because it was because Julie was driving and we chit-chatted the entire way or it r …

Just trying to finish last minute details before we leave and testing out the yahoo journal. Ok, so we decided to skip Brooklyn and we went straight to DC... The ride done was fine, we didn't leave MA till about 4:30 - got over the GW Bridge …

My cousin Todd and I left the Chicago area this morning and got on a flight to Oakland to visit the SF Bay Area, visit my sister, Kelly, and take a few backpacking trips. We had a very early flight, around 6:30am. While waiting for the limo …

We met up at The Hacienda hotel and pretty much set off on our way to Big Sur. This was the longest driving day which probably worked out well as we spent most of the journey getting to know other people in the group. On the way we stopped …

Day one of my Cali trip accomplished everything I had had hoped to achieve in SF. I was pretty much able to stick to my trip plan by seeing all of the touristy crap very quickly and then hitting up the locals' usual spots. The BART took me …

The morning air was balmy. I soaked the postcard-like scenery framed by the bedroom window. Due to the comfort of routines, the security of familiars, and the tranquility of repetitions, I took everything around me for granted; thinking that …

The trip begins! Finally I escape the bleakness of mid winter Wellington and the howling southerlies and rain and hail. Nice to catch up with Stu at Auckland Airport for a quick beer and chat. I have also had a chance to try out my new laptop …

To See After arriving at The Westin St. Francis , experience the Palace of Fine Arts or walk along Chrissy Field to Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point, a Civil War fort built in anticipation of the Confederates taking San Francisco. Venture …

If you want links and info about the things we did, make sure to look at the schedule view instead of just the journal. This is short and sweet and does not include everything. The Cartwright Hotel was a great place to stay. Yes, the room was …

Scott and I haven't been back in S.F. for months, so we have a busy weekend ahead of us. First up, I need to get a latte from Coupa off University. I can't find a latte that comes close in Los Angeles. We head up to S.F. for some shopping downtown …