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My Ten Favorite Cities

My dear friend Lauren, who runs the lovely blog, Writes with Wolves, recently asked me for my ten favorite cities. And I realized with some surprise that I had never really thought about it before. How was that possible? I had to soul-search a bit, but when I put my brain to it, the list…

Things We Are Not Taller Than: San Francisco, CA

By: gabriellesoria November 28, 2019April 4, 2023

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Things We Are Not Taller Than: San Francisco is part of a series. You can read about the origins of our travel tradition here. The thing about being a local in San Francisco, is that you don’t often do the touristy things. While I have walked across the Golden Gate Bridge several times, I’d never been…

The Local’s Guide to San Francisco

By: gabriellesoria January 8, 2019January 9, 2019

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I was lucky enough to grow up in the Bay Area, so it’s with a bit of bias that I say that San Francisco is the jewel in the Golden State’s crown. It combines all the best things about the state in one trip to California. Nature, food, art, nightlife…there are always things to do…

Your Detailed Local Guide to San Francisco

By: gabriellesoria January 8, 2019April 4, 2023

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San Francisco in Black and White

By: gabriellesoria April 29, 2018April 18, 2018

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“Sometimes the place that feels most foreign to us, is the place what used to be home.” Paraphrased from a Pico Iyer TEDTalk that I love, this sentence more than sums up the feeling I have when I visit the Bay Area now. A lot slick and shiny newness has replaced the bohemian dilapidation I…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Awakening

By: gabriellesoria April 16, 2018April 16, 2018

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Sunrise City — San Francisco, CA Prompt via The Daily Post

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Travel Inspiration: San Francisco Spring in Photos

By: gabriellesoria April 15, 2018August 16, 2018

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Is anything more perfect Than the scent of gardenias Swelling in a sun-shined city?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place

By: gabriellesoria March 27, 2018March 27, 2018

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There’s No Place Like Home — San Francisco, CA Prompt via The Daily Post

Weekly Photo Challenge: Trio

By: gabriellesoria November 24, 2015February 27, 2018

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Palace of Fine Arts — San Francisco, California Prompt via The Daily Post

Urban Hikes: San Francisco’s Top Date Hikes

By: gabriellesoria January 22, 2015March 20, 2018

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I have been living in the city for almost five months now, and after five straight days of the hustle-and-bustle daily grind, I start to crave a break from the concrete jungle and (plethora) of city smells. While San Francisco is famous for its hilly sidewalk, it’s also got ample green spaces to set your feet down…