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The week I caught H1N1 — it was beyond bizarre
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A Brief History of the San Francisco Trolleys
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Caffe Trieste
Long before the sea lions arrived at Pier 39 after the Loma…
The Dark Side of Travel: Cabbies
I write mostly about the positive side to travel… there is a…
The Bay Bridge and Bay Lights
The Golden Gate Bridge is the most known of bridges in SF;…
The Storm that Shut Down a City
This flight was a test… I was breaking my “always fly direct…
Gracias Madre
Gracias Madre sits unassumingly in the midst of the foodie paradise that…
Commute Adventures: Typical. Typical. United.
I should do a weekly post on United Airlines. The things that…
American Zoetrope (Sentinel Building)
The historic sentinel building has been the home of American Zoetrope since…
Tropisueno, San Francisco
San Francisco is NOT one of those cities where you have restaurants…
The Sea Lions of Pier 39
They’re loud, entertaining, and really really stinky… and people will line the…











