The Castro just might be San Francisco’s most legendary neighborhood. Even I have heard the stories of hedonism and debauchery, and I was born in the early 1990’s, long after the neighborhood’s heyday. Some of the great writers of the late twentieth century penned novels Continue reading
Category Archives: California
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Lands End, at the Edge of San Francisco
Lands End, a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area managed by the National Parks Service, has seen many lives. In pre-colonial days, the transient Yelamu Ohlone tribe lived seasonally along the rocky shores of modern-day San Francisco; these native peoples relied heavily on Continue reading
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San Francisco’s Vibrant Mission District
For travelers in the know, San Francisco’s Mission District means one thing: high-quality and affordable hole-in-the-wall Mexican food. In fact, the first time I ever visited the Mission, I was with Kevin, who at the time was intent on finding the city’s best vegetarian burrito. He succeeded. Continue reading
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Palace of Fine Arts: A San Francisco Icon
The Palace of Fine Arts is one of San Francisco’s most photographed landmarks, and only exists today thanks to an array of San Francisco advocates who rallied against its destruction and disrepair. Built in the mid-1910s by architect Bernard Maybeck, the Palace Continue reading
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Chinatown, Gentrification, and A City Under Siege
San Francisco’s Chinatown, I’ve found, is at its most lively during the middle of the day. One afternoon this past February, I took a stroll through the neighborhood’s side streets amid enthusiastic artists selling their wares, Continue reading
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The Sutro Baths of San Francisco
Sutro Baths, dramatically set against the rocky cliffs of the Gulf of the Farallones, looks out of place in San Francisco, California. The city of the Golden Gate Bridge, Transamerica Pyramid, and largest Chinatown in the Americas feels too industrial for the ruins that look like they would be Continue reading
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A Flaneur’s Love Letter to San Francisco
It’s time for a million-dollar travel question: what makes an outstanding walking city? As someone who prefers to sightsee on foot, I’ve pondered this puzzle for years. The city must be compact, obviously. Unique architecture doesn’t hurt, neither does a defining monument or two. Continue reading
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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Beautiful Big Sur
I have to preface this entire article with a small, yet important, disclaimer: I grew up spending summers in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Kevin’s childhood home was roughly twenty minutes away from Washington State’s famous Snoqualmie Falls. Continue reading
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Alcatraz Island Travel Guide
LOCATION: San Francisco, California
GETTING THERE: As the name implies, Alcatraz is an island, Continue reading
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A Home-Cooked Meal at Carla’s Country Kitchen
One of my favorite travel habits is checking out local breakfast joints before heading out on the road. When I have a long day of sightseeing in front of me, nothing quite hits the spot like fluffy French Toast. It’s definitely a weakness. Continue reading
