Blogs from San Francisco, California, United States, North America - page 218

Booked a trip through Travelocity. Man, their last minute deals were pretty good. Was set to spend the holiday weekend in Dallas until I found this. Flights to San Fran were $300...this was flight and hotel for $400/ Of course...no knowing what the state of the hotel will be....... Got to S. F. airport with no drama and as taxis are not cheap took the Bart down town. Very easy to use now they link directly to the airport. ($5 whereas taxi woulda been $40) Wasn't too sure where to get off as we didn't know where hotel was so just headed to Market street and walked. Good job we only had a small backpack as hotel was quieter a walk....all down Market, Along Embarcardo, into fishermans wharf. Quick stop at the seals ...arhhhhhhhh. HOTEL. Sweet, ... read more

It felt good to get back to the structured lifestyle of the USA after recharging our batteries in Belize. Although we didn't get out of the airport until gone midnight, we had our hire car ready and waiting for us there and we managed to find our hostel without too much trouble. My first worrying San Fran incident came very early in our stay. After checking in I had to park the car about half a mile from the hostel and walk through a dark, quiet residential estate to get back. On the walk back a large cat that looked pregnant walked out into the path about fifteen feet in front of me. I tried to get its attention ("here pussy pussy") only for it to stop dead and slowly turn towards me. It was then ... read more

In less than a month I will finally be in Buenos Aires, and needless to say, I am getting more and more excited each day. Also - my funding just went through today, which means I can now start apartment shopping!!! I just bought a map of the city as well, so I'm starting to look up all the places I want to hit up while I'm there. If anybody has any ideas, please let me know - I would be SO appreciative of any recommendations, suggestions or insight on Buenos Aires since I've never been there before. I think this is it for now, but more to come as the time gets closer and especially once I am in Argentina. Ciao ~ Virginia... read more

After some issues in what was my current job I had to visit the "Silicon Valley" to attend some business, so this was the opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the states...San franciso. San francisco known for the architecture, for being an artist refuge, chinese inmigrants, and a jewel of the "Gold fever" is an oportunity of have a good time in. For me my first contact was going from fremont (the other side of the bay south oakland) by car, trying to find and cross bay bridge (a impressive structure that cross the bay) and see this curious city, with their beautifull houses, the embematic golden gate bridge, the fog in the bay, the hills is a city that is a must if you're visiting the states, if you're a Jazz ... read more

So I am home. After what some may consider a long trip, and others a short one. I counted 30 passes through immigration in 12 countries on 4 continents. I had a fantastic time, but I am a bit tired of traveling (for now). I sort of got to the point where everything started blending together. I found that my incremental enjoyment for each new place was becoming quite low, and that I really wanted to have a bit more stability in my life. Once I came to this realization, I booked a ticket back to the states. Oddly enough - I am actually looking forward to going back to work. I know this makes me sound like a freak in the backpacking community. But the truth is after almost 6 months of living basically in ... read more