Golden Gate Bridge Review: How missing your bus can have a Silver Lining
I'd never planned on walking across the Golden Gate Bridge twice. After walking 3 miles just to get to the…
Travel Essays
Twin Peaks & Sutro Baths Review: The Hidden Ruins of San Francisco’s coast
On the day I reached the summit of San Francisco, I was given a rare gift: to see all of…
Japanese Tea Garden Review: Home of San Francisco’s Hidden Sea Monster
At first glance, the Japanese Tea Garden nestled within Golden Gate Park seems innocent enough. Birds frolic in its ponds.…
How to Become a Superhero: The Conscious Success Workshop (& A Crude Drawing)
Have you ever considered the possibility that you could be a superhero and just haven't realized it yet? I had…
Cable Car Museum Review: Visit a Free San Francisco Marvel
Even before I stepped inside, I heard the rumbling, churning sound of the massive sheave wheels, the source of motion…
The Secret Tragedy of the SS Palo Alto (aka. Seacliff Beach Memorial)
The tragedy had happened 80 years before I'd even arrived; and events had come together so that I could visit…
Muir Woods Review: Secrets of the Primeval Redwood Forest north of San Francisco
When was the last time you saw a thousand years in a single glance? Have you ever seen how a…
Monty Python’s Spamalot Review: Radical!
"We're knights of the Round Table, we dance whene'er we're able. We do routines and chorus scenes with footwork impec-cable,…
What’s Hidden Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge (Historical Fort Point Review)
Did you know that something is nestled underneath the Golden Gate Bridge? Something very old; and one a sunny day…
A Visit to crooked Lombard Street & The Pedestrians Who Wanted to Die
Even though San Francisco's Lombard Street is better known for its insane, hairpin turns than for its view, what I…