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Alcatraz Prison Island San Francisco: worth escaping TO if you get the chance to

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Alcatraz Prison Island San Francisco: worth escaping TO if you get the chance to

…son San Francisco (8), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I had been to San Francisco a few times and never got organised to go to the famous Alcatraz island in the bay, home of the infamous high security jail and the subject of films and books. Finally, I got there. It was a fascinating and incredibly well organised and thought provoking experience. It is hugely popular and you need to plan a trip in advance, especially if you are only in the…

San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

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San Francisco California. Why is this city so loved by so many?

…hem all over. More so than I feel you see elsewhere. Is this a heritage of San Francisco’s hippy days and Mecca to attract bohemians and the such? (3) Coffee Shops I don’ t know what the stats show, and it may have been a function of being in the financial district and centre, but I don’t think I have ever seen so many coffee shops ever. There are not only Starbucks after Starbucks it feels like every time you turn round, but also other chains lik…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week 4 Highlights (Guatemala to San Francisco)

…eek saw the completion of the second leg of the World Voyage, which was in San Francisco although many passengers disembarked at the Los Angeles stop Day 22 (Sunday 31 January) Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala La Antigua Cathedral Ruins Guatemala Puerto Quetzal is the key commercial port in Guatemala and there is not much there, or in the area, of interest to tourists. There was an expansive container port and a small oasis area with yacht basin that can…

Cunard

Cunard World Cruise Week Five Highlights (San Francisco to Hawaii)

…, you can read week four here. San Francisco to Hawaii Day 29 (7 February) San Francisco San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge All Change! It was all change for Sector Three with over 1,000 passengers disembarking and being replaced between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Unlike the previous sector, where it felt like one continuous voyage with a few minor tweaks, this time it had the air of being a totally new voyage with almost all new faces in the re…

Destinations / Sausalito / USA

Sausalito A Stunning Alternative To Staying In San Francisco City

…onsidering as an alternative to staying in the city itself. Having been to San Francisco a few times in the last few years, and again just 5 months ago for work, I was concerned that coming back fro a vacation would end up feeling like it was another work trip. So I decided to stay across the Golden Gate Bridge in the town of Sausalito. I am very pleased we did, as not only are the views spectacular but Sausalito is a small and buzzy town with gre…

Castro Street San Francisco: observations based on a recent visit. It feels more vibrant than ever..

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Castro Street San Francisco: observations based on a recent visit. It feels more vibrant than ever..

…), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Castro. This is the gay centre of San Francisco, and possibly was the gay centre for the world before the AIDs epidemic and the embracing of wider gay rights across the world. San Francisco was one of the early places to be open to gay rights and people being more openly gay. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office, and although his time in office was short as he was assassinated,…

San Francisco: Ferry Building versus Pier 39. There is only one winner!

Destinations / San Francisco

San Francisco: Ferry Building versus Pier 39. There is only one winner!

…hat is worth visiting and offers a more honest and real reflection of what San Francisco is. And that is the Ferry Building. Pier 39 is just awful. It is a tacky, over-priced and appalling tourist trap. It has terrible shops, terrible food and overall is just nasty. While down a few piers is the stunningly beautiful and very chic Ferry Building. The ferry to and from San Francisco to Sausalito leaves from the Ferry Building. This is worth a visit…

Le Meridien San Francisco Review

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Le Meridien San Francisco Review

…if in town on a pleasure break as not in the heart of things. Le Meridien San Francisco Room 1112 (5), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Le Meridien San Francisco Room 1112 (4), originally uploaded by garybembridge. Watch a video of Room 1112 on YouTube or the blog posting Read more about San Francisco on Tips for Travellers: San Francisco Observations Alcatraz. Somewhere you must escape to Why you should visit the Ferry Building versus the f…

SAN FRANCISCO CAVALLO POINT HOTEL: well meaning but lacks attention to detail..

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SAN FRANCISCO CAVALLO POINT HOTEL: well meaning but lacks attention to detail..

…nd has stunning views of both the bridge and across the bay to the city of San Francisco. The place is slightly surreal and odd, as it is a concerted army base and the old buildings and barracks have been converted into rooms. They are set in a large horseshoe shape around some open ground, with newer (what they call contemporary) buildings built up on the hill. The new buildings look nothing like the old and do not follow the same colours and so…

San Francisco

San Francisco Sail In Time-lapse Video

…into San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the bay past Alcatraz. It provided a unique view of both and enabled some great photo opportunities. I made this time-lapse video of the arrival docking and San Francisco Skyline from my balcony on Cunard Queen Victoria to capture the drama of the sailing. Watch my Sail In Time-lapse Video See all the photos I took in San Francisco in my online photo album.  …

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San Francisco Tips – Tips For Travellers Podcast 223

…eandgoldfleet.com, BlazingSaddles.com and BayCityBike.com BayCityGuide.com SanFrancisco.Travel This episode was supported by DK Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Guides After listening to the podcast and have any thoughts please leave a comment on Tipsfortravellers.com/podcast, email me or leave a review on iTunes. Subscribe (and leave a review) to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. Want to support the podcast? Consider becoming…