San Francisco Travel Blog

First comes love, then comes bacon. Or is it the other way around? It’s about time a mobile bacon machine cruised around this fine, fog-filled, veggie-loving city of ours. Let’s face it, it’s cold this week, and we could all slap a little more fatty, pork belly onto our sinewy, Lululemon-clad thighs...

You don’t have to travel far and wide to experience a fantastic beach day in the Bay Area. Jump on public transit or a bike and you can reach any of these beautiful beaches; all are located within San Francisco’s city limits. Photo courtesy of Eric F Savage/Flickr Baker Beach – Cocoa-colored Baker...

The Fourth of July weekend in San Francisco is the peak of scarf and hat weather here. We’re not talking wool by any means, but layers are a definite necessity in July… at… all… times. While the rest of the nation’s eyes are warmly fixated upon explosions illuminating clear summer nights, San...

I’ve been a beer snob forever. While my counterparts were doing keg stands of Coors Light in college, I assertively turned my nose up and said “pint of Sam Adams please.” It didn’t have to do with the fact that I babysat the Sam Adams’ founder’s ex-wife’s kid to help pay my way through...

Gifts are fleeting. Dad really doesn’t need another necktie, does he? Quality time is really what your pop wants. Here’s a round-up of some fun things to do this Father’s Day in San Francisco. For All-American Dads – Giants Vs. A’s The Giants are “away” this weekend, but never fear, they’re...

San Francisco is not known for its Cajun cuisine, but that may change once Boxing Room opens its doors on June 16th in Hayes Valley. ‘Gator not only appears on the menu, but on the barstools next to the snaking zinc countertop (don’t worry, it’s fake). Choose from a dazzling 20 brews (and...

It’s difficult to imagine that San Francisco Pride began 41 years ago as a small gathering of 30 people in Golden Gate Park. Today, the world’s largest gathering of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their supporters draws over 1.2 million attendees for two days of parades, performances,...

The best thing about San Francisco weather reports is they are never accurate. Last weekend promised a deluge of rain threatening to shatter a 127-year-old June record. I’m not sure what the results were, but after a drizzly Saturday, Sunday offered up a warm cloud cover — perfect for a leisurely...

What’s better than listening to live music outdoors in the summer? Not much, and one of the best free things to do in San Francisco is spending an afternoon at Stern Grove. Beginning June 19, every Sunday afternoon will feature a concert or performance in its numinous, eucalyptus-filled meadows. All...

My upstairs neighbor is a young pup who plopped down into the dark depths of the Tenderloin fresh after his graduation from Harvard. He’s a sweet guy with loads of ambition and lots of muscle – he’s well over six feet tall and just started running marathons and competing in triathlons. This guy...