Well we arrived in Emmeryville on time, surprisingly, and got on our transfer coach to San Francisco with a very unfriendly coach driver who told us abruptly we needed to get off at Market Street as this was closest to our hostel. However due to the time zones our physic buttons had been turned off and we didn't realise he was just agreeing that this was the best place to get to to find our hostel, not that it meant he was dropping us off there!! luckily a lot of other people on the coach thought this too and kicked up [View Full Entry]

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I knew today would be another big day. I decided to get a tour of SF to really get in touch with what the city is all about. 10am I was on the mini bus with a local who took us to all the places you just wouldn’t go if you didn’t have a car. This guy Dylan, who was a local, took us to all parts of the city. Neighbourhoods that were decorated in murals, the gay district, Haight-Ashbury (mum/dad you would know this right?), twin peaks which gave us a magnificent view of the city as well as the [View Full Entry]

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The next day I got up early. Took a trolley (tram) down to fishermen’s wharf to check it out and fill in some time before I took the ferry over to Alcatraz. Was a little cold on the trip over but not too bad? Was an awesome island though. They gave you a listening device which was like a self guided tour through the main cell block. It was good cos you could do it at your own pace and take it all in. Was a little eerie. Made you feel very alone almost, being not only behind bars but also [View Full Entry]

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A cheap united flight (40 bucks) and an hour or so of my time and I land in San Francisco. The original plan was to drive from LA up the coast to San Fran but time restraints meant I would be rushing and by the sounds of it...the drive is so amazing you don’t want to have to rush. I plan to maybe drive back it on the commute back down to LA for when I fly home. Let’s hope I can. Anyway, a train ride in and a 10 min walk up a vertical hill (20kg on my back = [View Full Entry]

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I've just spent a great week in San Francisco seeing all the sights and meeting loads of great people both fellow travellers and locals. So I arrived in San Francisco last Monday afternoon. My hostel was just around the corner from union square and the trams so I had a wonder round that area walking up the first of many hills! The next day I woke up to a glorious weather and set off on a trolley car to pier 33 to catch the boat over to Alcatraz. On the boat over we had great views of the city and both [View Full Entry]

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We headed South on Sunday morning from Tacoma. Stopped at a local joint for breakfast. Andrew had chicken fried steak, Alec chose a patty melt and I had the “I-5 Pileup,” a tasty creation of hash browns, biscuits, and eggs smothered in sausage gravy. It was really good, and I didn’t need to eat again until dinner. We conferenced on whether to head for Crater Lake (spectacular scenery, but at altitude and likely to be cold) or down the Oregon coast (still great scenery, more relaxed trip, moderate temperatures). Given the title of this post, I guess it’s no surprise [View Full Entry]

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When: 26th September Where: Treasure Island, San Francisco What: San Francisco International Dragon boat Festival For once, everything fell into place & we left home at leisure by 6.30am to reach Treasure Island by 8.00am. Here's a little something on Treasure Island. We had enough time to even stop for breakfast at Noah's. That's definitely something Finding a parking spot in Treasure Island(though there were free shuttles from Powell & C [View Full Entry]

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Thanks to Jo, Jess and Drew for an amazing week in this beautiful city in California!... We finished our 4 month extended honeymoon with a week in San Francisco ... with the tour guide from heaven! Highlights include.... * Awakening every morning to a handwritten itinerary from our 'tour guide' Jo (look her up if you go to SF!) complete with mapped out route! * Stunning city, beautiful weather, chilly wind and crazy hills (ahhhh just like Welly!), great outdoor (and indoor) art, random street performers * Cycling over the Golden Gate bridge....completed fogged out while on the [View Full Entry]

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Monday, we packed up and drove again all day. Nevada really is a state with nothing going for it, no wonder they adopted gambling as there would be nothing here to bring in any economy at all otherwise. After Reno we travelled up and over some more mountains, got stuck in a very long traffic jam due to huge road works. The truck started getting very hot with the AC on, so had to turn that off and open the windows !! Lovely, California is in the middle of a heat wave and it reached up over 101 degrees, thats about [View Full Entry]

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Travelogue - Day 7 San Francisco, CA Hello everyone! - Thursday, September 24, 2009 We arrived in foggy San Francisco this morning. After grabbing a quick breakfast, we headed off the ship to our tour bus for the Sonoma wine country. The fog stayed with us most of the morning and finally broke up at least an hour out of San Francisco. As we passed along the two lane road heading out to our first vineyard, we passed acres and acres of grape vines laden full with rich, ripe grapes ready for the picking. This is actually grape picking season - [View Full Entry]

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