thedailygrind

If New York and Los Angeles are America's most famous cities, generally seen to symbolize the dreams that can be the universal impression of the United States, then surely San Francisco is the middle ground, a quieter, more stable type of paradise. San Francisco meets the preconceptions, and perhaps exceeds them. The steep streets are steeper, the coffee shops and thrift stores more hipster and off the mainstream cuff. But there's also a side to San Francisco that's unexpected. A city layered with history and diverse cultures and people that can only be experienced by walking the streets of San Francisco. We arrived on a cold Friday night and took a taxi into Union Square. Quickly, I learned that San Francisco was not a city designed for motorist. It's a place that encourages those on foot, ... read more

No other city in the United Stated is more iconic than New York. New York is awesome! This city meets your expectations, exceeds them and surprises you all in one. The streets are lined with tall buildings, running together like an endless wall. There's history in the old style turn of the century buildings, with their stone facades mimicking a more romantic period of time. The buildings, their magnitude and presence are unfathomable unless there. Then there are the people of New York. Most are either bankers or tourists. People are either very excited to be in New York or slightly crazy from having been there too long, and this gives the place a sense of character. When you walk around the city, there always seems to be something happening, someone to look at or someone ... read more

95% of Americans wouldn't dare cross the southern border and enter in Mexico. What did we do? Exactly the opposite. With the advice from Kyle's friend at the Mexican Consulate we decided to embark into the unknown. We were headed into dangerous territory where we could've been killed by crossfire from rival drug cartels, or perhaps even kidnapped or robbed while driving through Tijuana. With the negative stigma associated with Mexico, we told our parents we may not come back home in one piece(note: only one set of parents were advised of this :)) The drive down from OC was a breeze. It took us a little over two and half hours to get from Costa Mesa to Ensenada. We left around 8 am and arrived around 10:45ish. Navigating through the border and getting to the ... read more