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The Ultimate 10-Day California Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip Itinerary
Barking sea lions. Salty air. Waves crashing on critter-filled tidepools. Rolling hills dusted with bright orange poppies and intersected with redwood-filled valleys. Driving Pacific Coast Highway is the most beautiful road trip in the entire world. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate 10-Day California Pacific Coast Highway Road Trip Itinerary
Where to Stay in San Francisco (& Where NOT to)
I (Jeremy) first moved to San Francisco in 2009 for college, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and right in the middle of that perfect time period between Tech Boom 1.0 and Tech Boom 2.0. The city I moved to was quirky and affordable: I was able to work … [Read more...] about Where to Stay in San Francisco (& Where NOT to)
30 Things Nobody Tells You About San Francisco
The Gold Rush. The Summer of Love. Silicon Valley. San Francisco is a like a chameleon: every few decades, it changes. This city means something different to everyone, it seems. It's a city of promise, of hope. It's also a city of WTF. There … [Read more...] about 30 Things Nobody Tells You About San Francisco
Chocolate & Booze: The Ultra San Francisco Chocolate Tour!
San Francisco, California has a booming foodie scene. As one of the top foodie destinations in the USA, San Francisco has long been a must-visit for any self respecting lover of all things delicious. And it’s not just food: mixology fans flock to San … [Read more...] about Chocolate & Booze: The Ultra San Francisco Chocolate Tour!
The 10 Best Coffee Shops in San Francisco: A Local Barista’s Guide
Full disclosure: we're San Francisco coffee snobs. Like, if it isn't single-origin specialty coffee roasted to absolute perfection and brewed to order using a system of convoluted scientific-looking objects made out of glass and wood that takes … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Coffee Shops in San Francisco: A Local Barista’s Guide
The Ultimate Self-Guided Walking Tour of San Francisco: A Local’s Guide
We may have packed up all of our belongings and left to go traveling, but we left our hearts in San Francisco... so we came back after our year-long honeymoon! Over the 8 years Jeremy has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area and the 5 years I've lived … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Self-Guided Walking Tour of San Francisco: A Local’s Guide
The 10 Best Weekend Trips from San Francisco, California
The San Francisco Bay Area has everything to offer the wanderlust hungry, outdoor loving, adventure thirsty traveler. From hiking in the Bay Area to exploring the city of San Francisco, it's hard to get bored here. For us, every … [Read more...] about The 10 Best Weekend Trips from San Francisco, California
The 24 Best Northern California Hikes (Near San Francisco Bay Area)
Northern California is a mecca for hikers and lovers of the outdoors. With everything from looming redwoods to scenic coastal views, you could hike somewhere different every weekend and never get bored! Which, for a while, is what Jeremy and I … [Read more...] about The 24 Best Northern California Hikes (Near San Francisco Bay Area)