What a life, one of the best positions in the world but these fat lard arses just lay in the sun and haven’t got a care in the world.. We saw one do a huge dump spray on his mate and he couldn’t have cared less, he just rolled over and let the sun bake […]

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It’s day 4 and we are off to alcatraz while waiting for our boat we had an early lunch at pier 39. We needed to try a san fransisco favourite, the clam chouder in a sour dough bun. Our hatered of clams led us to order the second favorite the chilli con carne version. It […]

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San Fran’s  Japan town is great, its only small but you really forget you are in USA and have popped into Tokyo for a moment. There are heaps of cool Japanese shops and plenty of dining options.  Most of the buildings have a Japanese theme and the streets are landscaped just as they are in […]

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The archetecture of San Francisco is amazing, there are suburbs and suburbs of these beautiful wooden Victorian houses looking at them takes some of the hurt of walking up these steep hills..they are killing us.  Anyway,,, not far from the next pub…and whats the bet its an Irish bar..

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A short tram ride down market street and we were in Castro being lunch time there wasn’t too much going on down there just lots of guys having coffee with guys and girls doing coffee with girls. From some of the adverts on the windows things get a whole lot more interesting when the sun […]

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Everyone knows about the trolly cars but the city also has trams and many of them are beautifully restored trams from all over the US.. The city went hunting around the country for trams that had been decommisioned and brought them back, restored them to the original cities of their home and now they run […]

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Back in the 60’s the area around Haight and Ashbury streets were the centre of the hippy movement. Today some 40 years later the area still celebrates the hippy. There’s quiet a few crusty old people who probably havent washed since 69 but looking at their broken bodies they have certainly had fun. Theres a […]

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We are at the hyatt regency which is pretty flash, its right on the waterfront so right in the middle of the action. the trolleys and cablecars are at the front door and the bottleshop has a huge supply of six packs and open 24/7. The place is massive with 15 floor high atrium with […]

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Well the Americans are out looking for some cannnon fodder, so the best way to get them to sighn up to the mighty stars and stripes is put on an airshow with plenty of sign up caravans. i didnt think war could be so much fun! none of this living in harsh conditions trying to […]

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Pier 39 is an eyeopner.. Thy have a pier about half the size of ours, and instead of putting a crap buffet on the end and filling the rest with carparking here they have turned it into the city’s biggest attraction. There are dozens of restaurants and attractions and plenty of tacky stores selling all […]

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The massive Oakland Bay Bridge is to the right of the Port Building and there are some spectacular views and some interesting artwork.

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This great old building was once the main passenger terminal into San Francisco. Today some ferry’s still leave there but it has been turned into a gourmet marketplace selling the freshest of products.  Daily a farmers market operates outside and inside are some very flash gourmet grocers selling wines, olive oil, fish, meats and specialties. […]

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