Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 189

Note to Self: When you get a chance, write about: Twin Peaks Staying with Nick in the Presidio The Castro Fishermans Warf Smelly bus people Chinatown The Pacific Ocean with Ceca etc etc For now you have pictures.... read more

Well, I arrived yesterday in pouring rain. Sort of like Wellington rain - cold and heavy, except it fell vertically. Here's a pic of the financial district in the rain... It was a quiet Sunday and easy enough to orient myself towards a hostel. It's a friendly place. Last night I went to a jazz show about three blocks away with a french winemaker and a manhattan based "education broker". It was great. We walked back to the hostel around the (deserted) waterfront at 1am. img=http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o29/W... read more

Sometimes I don't even use a map. I just fill up my water bottle and head in a general direction. Sometimes this is good, sometimes this is bad. Most always, it is an adventure. Like yesterday when I stumbled upon the Presidio graveyard. It was like being on another planet. A planet of bright bleach white and green, green grass with a blue, blue sky. Then I stumbled upon a twisted little path, I was crawling on my knees at one point, and then up again-woah! Check it out! What a great view...ooops, sorry. The little rocky beach was deserted but for a pair of nude sun-bathing lovers. Baker beach: I fell asleep. So good to nap on the warm sand! The sound of the waves and the gulls... and the occasional wipeout of the rookie ... read more

ok so its taken a while to get started but here goes... first stop San Francisco I arrived into San Fran at 9am on 23 Nov - Thanksgiving! I was a bit worried everything would be closed as people celebrated at home however the airport was definitely buzzing with everyone flying in to visit family. I got a shuttle to the Green Tortoise hostel, the biggest backpackers in San Fran, which turned out to be an awesome place to stay!! It was really central to the city and the bay so I spent my first day thoroughly jet-lagged as I wandered around the area. It was a glorious day (particularly for San Fran) - clear blue skies and sunshine and a crisp 17 degrees... quite refreshing after the recent heat in Sydney. I walked down to ... read more

Last year it was New Zealand. This year? Hawaii. Maui, actually. And Napili Bay to be more precise. So why not dust off the travel blog since it was such a hit the last time? This year I cannot promise color commentary about dragging my mother through the outback, as the old girl is setting up her new homestead in Arizona. But it's a pretty safe bet that at some point over the next 10 days I'll be: * Drunk * Sunburned * Both Plus we're going with some friends, so you can always chart our progress from bosom buddies to not speaking to each other by the return flight. And that always spells fun, people. You know it does. Join us (virtually), won't you?... read more