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| I did the west coast drive in 09 and went to plenty of beautiful places.
SF is a beautiful city, at the right time of the year. It is probably my favourite US city because of the diversity within such a small location. Chinatown is quite unbelievable and the food there is beyond immense, decently priced too. Union Sq is a great hub and with plenty of places to sit and watch all the madness around you its great and surprising relaxing. Staying in the centre can be a bit pricey but booked far enough in advance the prices are reasonable.
The obvious GG Bridge and Alcatraz are must do's but i think Coit Tower doesn't get the talking it deserves the views from up high are magnificent on a sunny clear day, with views across the Bay and the Financial district. The trams are another thing to experience, the speed and angle they get! Plenty of other things to do including shopping (unfortunately) but Pier 39 is a nice place to eat and hang out too. Fish doesn't get much fresher than that.
A drive up the coast is a must, we stayed in Monterey and Santa Barbara and the like but the best point was the Big Sur. It is stunning.
Vegas is very very hit and miss, if you like tacky exaggerated Americanisation of everything then you will love it. If not then give it 3 days and move on quickly. Yosemite like someone said before is a beautiful beautiful place with so much to see and do and staying within a good hours drive of that area can be cheap and quiet after the hustle and bustle of Vegas and SF and even LA if you choose to go there.
Driving is tough work over there often with little to look at out of the window. But thats just me, i loved it in 2009 and in the summer its arguably one of the best places to be.
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| Quote: Dave Lister "They had Rugby Union on when I went in ergo I don't like it
Sorry to jump in with my 2 pence about Jacks.......
They had the football on when we were there, and there were quite a few english locals so it felt like an English pub.
We found a place further up the hill near North Beach called The Rogue. It was a cracking pub with lots of decent beers on.
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| Quote: Ande "The weather in SF is like a big game isn't it. Don't take a coat and you'll feel the chill but take one and its wall to wall sunshine. The fog is quite amazing at times, watching it roll in from the top of Coit Tower is a great sight.'"
I foolishly went out wearing a shorts and t-shirt (cocky English person abroad attitude), walked around Fishermans Wharf in the sunshine etc, 30 minutes later its absolutely bucketing down, so we had to go into Jack's for a pint. After 2 beers, we went out to catch the cable car (still raining), the queue was absolutely massive, people stood there absolutely drowning. So we went back to Jack's, later flagged down a taxi, which was much faster, must cheaper and far more comfortable.
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| Quote: Kosh "SF does not have a Cannery Row. It has [iThe Cannery[/i which is along Jefferson from Pier 39, not far from Hyde Pier and the historic ships. It's now a combination of small plaza, indoor market, and hotel. The plaza boasts Jack's Bar which has around 100 different types of beer. No part of Fisherman's Wharf smells, and I go there in mid July every year.
Sausalito (no Bay) is indeed a lovely place to visit, but I wouldn't recommend staying there unless absolutely minted. There's also not a great deal to do there except admire the scenery. Or go shopping for a seaplane.'"
The area at the end of Pier 39 where the sealions hang out did stink a few years ago but most of them have disappeared now. There were probably no more than 10 there in November.
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Laguna is a real gem - one of the nicest places in the country.
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| Quote: rhino phil "The area at the end of Pier 39 where the sealions hang out did stink a few years ago but most of them have disappeared now. There were probably no more than 10 there in November.'"
The sea lions are only there in numbers at certain times of the year - there's never many there when I visit in July but when I visited in April one year there were loads of them. And yes - it does honk a bit when all the platforms are full. ![Smile icon_smile.gif](images/smilies//icon_smile.gif)
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