Blogs from Pacifica, San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 6

Kate: So we headed back to San Fran for our second visit and it was a long old journey down- 6 hours + with the car making some really weird rumbling noises! OIt ws defintely worth it though. There was still so uch for us to explore so we were both relieved to back............. on our first evening we went out for an amazing fish dinner,, right by the water front- lush. We both had shrim and crab cocktail to start and steve had shark for main (another animal to tick off the eaten list!) Day 2 i am sad to say we had to go and swap our hire car- it was well and truely dead! luckily for us though it was exchanged for a bigger and much cooler golden salon which we are well ... read more

Hey Guys, We got to San Francisco yesterday and and have been exploring the city ever since. It is truly a city of neighborhoods. We loved some of them and hated others. The weather has been beautiful and we are both glad to wear flip flops again. Last night we had a good dinner at the bar at a restaurant called A 16 (named after the highway in Italy) where the bartender helped us find some really good wines. Today we are touring the Academy of Art University and picking up our plane tickets for the rest of our trip. Hope everyone is doing well.... read more

Two days to cross the Nevada desert on the way to Lake Tahoe California. An interesting camp stop at an oasis camp ground and a quick stop off at the Craters of the moon National Park. Lava rock and caves (Lanzerote with knobs on). Two nights camping at Tahoe City on the lake shore and rising anticipation for our coming weeks holiday. We are not after sympathy but 7 weeks under canvas with all the associated adventure can be quite taxing. My deprevation theory (see earlier entry) was in overdrive. Friday arrived we had arranged to meet a group of Brit friends ( 8 in total ). Our first weekend we had rented a house in Tahoe, the house exceeded all our expectation, massive rooms, library, widescreen TV ...etc. There was the inevitable scramble for rooms ... read more

Just got San Francisco. This is the first time i've had chance to put any updates on as the schedule has been so hectic. Managed to lose my itinerary today so before i can check into the hostel i've had to print all my travel vouchers off again. I'll put some more updates and photos on over the next few days as i'm not planning on doing to much running around over the next few days. So far i've done most of the major sites in New York, spent a bit of time on the strip in Vegas, been to the Hoover Dam and the Grand Ganyon. Hope eberyone is ok. Update again soon. Calvino... read more

I went to the free Milonga that opened Nora's Tango Week here is San Francisco last night. We got there at about 7pm and stayed until it ended at Midnight. Some people we recognized from Southern California. Lots of nice people and good dancing. There were shoes for there and I finally gave in and purchases a pair with a heel that is a higher (plus they were so pretty!!!!). After about 2 hours of dancing in them, my feet did ache a bit (I don't think one is supposed to break them in at a Milonga). They will take some getting used to but I danced fine in them. Fear overcome....thanks Michele! ... read more