Oakland Trips

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Day 4: Oakland | Dec 19 05'

by Kunal a 25 year old male from Portland, on vacation in Oakland

Spent most of the day walking around downtown Oakland, where Ankur, Sujit, Prateek and I were putting up at Amit's place. Not much to see though ex... Continue reading »
Stuck in Oakland | Jul 10 08'

by AdamsMainer a female traveling as a family, on vacation in Oakland

"The longest unanticipated layover"

We are up at 5:10AM - no I am up at 5:10AM. I hit the snooze. UGH - it goes offagain! Okay, so now I'm up at 5:15AM. We nee... Continue reading »
Packing and Preparing | Sep 02 06'

by Beebs a real traveler from Oakland, on vacation in Oakland

Counting down the days to departure... leaving late Thursday night (Friday morning officially) from SFO... 1st stop is Bangkok, although I'll... Continue reading »
My first steps of going home - the end of the travels in the 'American West' | Dec 05 92'

by actonsteve a 40 year old male from London, on vacation in Oakland

"The things I have seen have been out of this world - Yosemite, the Golden Gate, the Taos Pueblo, the Grand Canyon and the madness of Las Vegas. The "

When I climbed up onto the footplate this morning...I was taking my first steps on my way home.It would take another two weeks to get there. I'd co... Continue reading »

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San Francisco | Aug 12 09'

by James83 a 26 year old male from Dublin, on vacation in San Francisco

"I wasnt 5 minutes in the park, and I had already been offered 'nuggets' 3 times, homemade pot brownies and some herbal stuff!!! "

I've had a pretty good time in San Francisco. I arrived in Friday afternoon, and quite naively decided I would walk from the train station to the h... Continue reading »
Sunny San Francisco (even in winter) | Jan 13 07'

by Tony & Elizabeth a male traveling as a couple from Stowmarket, on vacation in San Francisco

"Escape from Alcrataz - we did not land!"

Sunday 14 January 2007(still) – Having gone back almost a full day between New Zealand and San Francisco we calculate the day to be 45 hours long!... Continue reading »
San Jose, CA to San Francisco, CA | Jan 17 09'

by travelbyrv a female traveling as a family from Perth, on vacation in San Francisco

Sunday, January 18, 2008Not a huge travel day today - 100 miles or so.Left San Jose and arrived in San Fran around lunch time. On the way we p... Continue reading »
San Francisco | Oct 17 08'

by Imelda and Kris a traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in San Francisco

"we struck it lucky with the weather on the day we walked the bridge"

On our first day in the ‘City By The Bay’ we caught a ferry out to Alcatraz Island. We were glad we had booked our ferry tickets online when we saw... Continue reading »
The place of great hills | Aug 26 06'

by NicolaF a 29 year old female from Manchester, on vacation in San Francisco

OK, here goes, I've got a lot of catching up to do! It's hard to find a moment with all the fun we're having!! So..... we arrived in San Francisco... Continue reading »
California | Jan 16 06'

by Spikus a 29 year old male, on vacation in San Francisco

"...after seeing an american turn onto the oncoming traffic..."

The World Tour Begins!Wednesday 18/01/06 Its started! Recovered from my do, I've now joined Staz and Frankie at their abode in San Rafael, 10 mi... Continue reading »
Fort Funston | Oct 06 07'

by Katzenjammer Kid a 33 year old female from San Francisco, on vacation in San Francisco

These photos of Fort Funston really speak for themselves. It's one of those spots I like to frequent in San Francisco so I can marvel at the... Continue reading »
Top Ten Affordable Restaurants in San Francisco (According to a Local!) | Jun 05 07'

by Corry a 32 year old female from San Francisco, on vacation in San Francisco

"Top 10 Restaurants in San Francisco! (According to me, anyway)"

10. Park Chow: 1240 9th Avenue (Inner Sunset) Little sister of the original Chow is the Castro, Park Chow is a homey, friendly comfort-food k... Continue reading »
If you come to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair | Nov 28 08'

by Convey Family a 28 year old female traveling as a family from Australia, on vacation in San Francisco

"Do they have idiots in Tasmania?"

Arrived in the US safe and sound after a fairly bumpy ride over the Pacific. Thanks to Air Traffic Control in Australia being short staffed,... Continue reading »
United States - San Francisco | Jan 19 07'

by Becs and Chris a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in San Francisco

"Sittin on the dock of the bay"

We flew into San Francisco excited to visit a place which felt distinctly familiar but that yet neither of us had ever actually visited before. Thi... Continue reading »