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Extract from the San Francisco Travel Guides:
SAN FRANCISCO
proper occupies just 48 hilly square miles at the tip of a slender peninsula, almost perfectly centered along the California coast. Arguably the most beautiful, certainly the most liberal city in the US, it remains true to itself: a funky, individualistic, surprisingly small city whose people pride themselves on being the cultured counterparts to their cousins in LA - the last bastion of civilization on the lunatic fringe of America. It's a compact and approachable place, where downtown streets rise on impossible gradients to reveal stunning views of the city, the bay and beyond, and blanket fogs roll in unexpectedly to envelop... read the whole San Francisco Travel Guides...
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| Getting Around : Airport Car Rental |
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| Although there are many car rental places at the airport you can save money on your car rental by using a location outside the airport. Rental car companies provide a map and directions when picking up a car rental. Dont forget that you will have to catch the courtesy shuttle to get to the pick up place. |
Posted by collette ryder on 02/02/2004 15:23:14 |
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Travelslang San Francisco Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| To Do And See : Golden Gate Bridge |
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| The best place to stop to see the Golden Gate Bridge, if you're driving, is one the other side of the city. Oh & the car in the picture is for sale - contact the site author! No discount if you say you saw it on TravelSlang. |
Posted by Michael Robinson on 17/12/2003 15:52:10 |
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Travelslang San Francisco Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| Getting Around : Parking |
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| If you hire a car in SF then make sure, when you park, that the wheels are turned into the kerb. It stops your car rolling down the street but it's also law. |
Posted by Michael Robinson on 17/12/2003 15:47:37 |
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Travelslang San Francisco Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
| To Do And See : Don't miss... |
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| Don't miss the trip to Alcatraz. Go from Pier 59 or is it 39? You have to book early though as it's popular. |
Posted by User Not Logged In on 10/10/2003 14:46:01 |
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Travelslang San Francisco Travel Guides Opinions Tips & Advice
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