San Francisco is a city that inhabits two worlds. Many recall the bygone bohemian days characterized by the Summer of Love and the Beat Generation, when the city was a haven for misfits and artists...
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San Francisco is a city that inhabits two worlds. Many recall the bygone bohemian days characterized by the Summer of Love and the Beat Generation, when the city was a haven for misfits and artists...
During a 3-month stay in Canada, I went on a quest to track down the best croissant in Toronto. This carb-fueled journey brought me first to the steps of Mabel’s Bakery on Roncesvalles Avenue...
While Canada’s biggest city certainly has the prices to match its size, you CAN find free things to do in Toronto and cheap things to do as well! I’ve visited Toronto four different...
Attending Nuit Blanche in Toronto is a rite of passage. Every year on October 1st (give or take a day), from sunset till sunrise (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.), revelers admire contemporary art...
Not to sound shallow, but I knew the moment I set eyes on Fantail Bakery-Cafe that I would love it. I mean, any bakery that lets you know the exact moment you can get their baked goods fresh out...
If there’s one thing San Franciscans do well, it’s brunch. I often joke with visitors that if they want a TRUE San Francisco experience, then we have to stand in line for an hour at a...
The last time I went to Tartine Bakery in San Francisco, I was with an Australian friend I had met through this blog. Elishka has a healthy appreciation for food, as do I, so we came in with a game...
The untold story of that time I drove from Florida to California without knowing anyone to start a dream job. I lived in an RV for 3 weeks. Happiest days of my life.
It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday in December, and Stela and I are wide awake, frantically grabbing every piece of winter clothing we can find, giggling at the bulkiness of my borrowed snowboard pants...
My first thought when I see the NASA Ames Visitor Center is, “This is it?” I am standing in an empty parking lot just outside the gate to Moffett Field, where it looks like someone...