http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:56:22 -0700 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:08 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Lighting-up-the-holidays-at-the-Embarcadero-Center-this-Friday-November-20?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Christmas tree, Hyatt Regency Hotel    (Photo: Ed Uyeshima)San Francisco doesn’t get snow, but there are lights to enjoy - thousands of them! The 23rd Annual Embarcadero Center Building Lighting Ceremony takes place at the Holida... Embarcadero Families Holiday Season Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:07:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d19-Lighting-up-the-holidays-at-the-Embarcadero-Center-this-Friday-November-20?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Your-20092010-guide-to-holiday-ice-skating-in-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner The Embarcadero Center Ice Skating RInk (Photo: Ed Uyeshima) If you’re worried that your triple axel has gotten rusty over the summer, then you have at least three ice rinks in San Francisco to practice to your heart’s content this h... Embarcadero SoMa District Union Square Peninsula Families Holiday Season Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Your-20092010-guide-to-holiday-ice-skating-in-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Castello-di-Amorosa-a-medieval-Xanadu-in-the-middle-of-Napa-Valley?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Castello di Amorosa (Source: Napa Weekends)You can't see it off Hwy 29, but then you come upon a humongous castle in the middle of nowhere...much like how Maxim DeWinter shows his estate Manderley to his young, insecure wife in "Rebecca". F... Day Trips Napa Valley Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:35:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Castello-di-Amorosa-a-medieval-Xanadu-in-the-middle-of-Napa-Valley?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d20-San-Francisco-makes-it-17-in-a-row-as-the-number-one-city-for-domestic-travel?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Looking at San Francisco from Marin County at sunsetIf your finances are running thinner this year, staycations just may be the way to go. Targeted at the luxury-level vagabond, Conde Nast Traveler magazine has just published its 22nd Annual Readers&... Tourism Travel News Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:36:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d20-San-Francisco-makes-it-17-in-a-row-as-the-number-one-city-for-domestic-travel?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d12-California-Academy-of-Sciences-One-year-later?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Walking under the rainforest, Steinhart AquariumOver a year later after its grand reopening and the California Academy of Sciences continues to draw massive crowds. As the epitome of green-friendly architecture, the boldly constructed museum received... Golden Gate Park Families Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:52:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m10d12-California-Academy-of-Sciences-One-year-later?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Travel-etiquette-tips-to-avoid-being-Taylor-Swifted?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Kanye West grabs Taylor Swift's newly earned MTV Video Music Award at the September 9 ceremony (Photo: Jason DeCrow/AP Photo)Whatever happened to common courtesy? Congressman Joe Wilson shouts “You lie!” to the President. Serena Williams ... Travel Tips Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:35:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d21-Travel-etiquette-tips-to-avoid-being-Taylor-Swifted?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Sutro-Baths-Envisioning-a-glorious-past?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner View from the Cliff House terrace (Photo: Ed Uyeshima)There’s a fascinating history to the Sutro Baths ruins in the northwestern corner of San Francisco. When Mayor Adolph Sutro opened the baths in 1896, it was the largest privately owned swimm... Richmond District Movies Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:54:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m9d9-Sutro-Baths-Envisioning-a-glorious-past?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Grandview-Park-A-dazzling-dune-with-an-unbeatable-360degree-view?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner View toward the Pacific Ocean(Photo:mdoeff)It may be known as Turtle Hill by the locals, but Grandview Park rises in a far more imposing manner than that nickname would imply. Only the size of a city block, it offers splendid, 360-degree views over d... Sunset District Families Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:12:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Grandview-Park-A-dazzling-dune-with-an-unbeatable-360degree-view?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d20-A-FreeB-Weekend-of-Bites-Beverages-Brando-and-Berti?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Typical street foodSATURDAY, AUGUST 22SAN FRANCISCO STREET FOOD FESTIVALFolsom Street between 25th and 26th Streets11AM – 7PMLa Cocina presents a day-long block party with a global cornucopia of casual, affordable cuisine. Food – both sma... Sunset District Movies Local Food Events Mission District Union Square Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:29:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d20-A-FreeB-Weekend-of-Bites-Beverages-Brando-and-Berti?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Travel-book-review-San-Francisco-Authentic-Recipes-Celebrating-the-Foods-of-the-World?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Other SF Travel Examiner Travel Book ReviewsWalking San FranciscoGolden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon"Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: San Francisco: Authentic Recipes Celebrating the Foods of the World" by Janet Fletcher, O... Local Food Books Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:01:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Travel-book-review-San-Francisco-Authentic-Recipes-Celebrating-the-Foods-of-the-World?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Travel-more-than-teen-angst-is-John-Hughes-legacy-in-Planes-Trains-and-Automobiles?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Steve Martin and John Candy anxiously await transport.  Related ArticlesLights! Cameras! Escape!...Alcatraz in the moviesBarbra Streisand's 10-minute tour of San FranciscoMatt Harding dances around the world...literally! "Check, Please!&quo... Movies Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:58:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d9-Travel-more-than-teen-angst-is-John-Hughes-legacy-in-Planes-Trains-and-Automobiles?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Winchester-Mystery-House-Things-that-go-bump-in-San-Jose?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Winchester Mystery HouseI spent my high school years in San Jose, so I know the Winchester Mystery House because it is adjacent to the Century 21 movie theater where I saw the original “Star Wars” about twenty times. The house itself is a... South Bay Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:09:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m8d4-Winchester-Mystery-House-Things-that-go-bump-in-San-Jose?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d29-The-SF-Travel-Examiner-celebrates-his-first-year-of-local-exploration?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner The SF Travel Examiner pinpoints his next destination.It’s hard to believe that it’s already been exactly one year since I published my first article as the SF Travel Examiner (Doggie Diner Head: Every doggie has his day in the Sunset). I... Movies Marin County Presidio Japantown Local Food Embarcadero SoMa District Marina Day Trips Mission District East Bay North Beach History Travel Video Families Public Spaces Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:32:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d29-The-SF-Travel-Examiner-celebrates-his-first-year-of-local-exploration?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Defying-gravity-Wicked-kites-and-notsowicked-witches-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Photo from the Berkeley Kite Festival Web site BERKELEY KITE FESTIVALFREESaturday and Sunday, July 25 and 2611:00AM to 5:00PMCesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley MarinaMarina Blvd. and Spinnaker Way, BerkeleyKites...Kites...Everywhere. At the Be... Events SoMa District East Bay Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:09:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Defying-gravity-Wicked-kites-and-notsowicked-witches-this-weekend?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Lights-Camera-EscapeAlcatraz-in-the-movies?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Burt Lancaster in "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962)  Related Articles"What's Up, Doc?": Looking back on Barbra Streisand's 10-minute tour of San Francisco "Bullitt": Steve McQueen's 9-1/2-minute tour of San Francisco... Movies Fisherman's Wharf Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:00:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Lights-Camera-EscapeAlcatraz-in-the-movies?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Looking-back-on-Barbra-Streisands-10minute-tour-of-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Barbra Streisand at the Hilton in "What's Up, Doc?"  Related ArticlesSteve McQueen's 9-1/2-minute tour of San Francisco Hitchcock’s classic “Vertigo” continues to inspire with tours and a newly renovated SF hotel... Movies Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:32:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Looking-back-on-Barbra-Streisands-10minute-tour-of-San-Francisco?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Mission-Creek-Park-Exploring-the-greening-of-Mission-Bay?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Future plan for Mission Bay Parks from www.missionbayparks.comIf you ever take the T-Line past AT&T Park, you may have noticed the rattle of the Fourth Street Bridge, a recently renovated 91-year-old drawbridge designed by Joseph Strauss whose la... Families MIssion Bay Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:25:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Mission-Creek-Park-Exploring-the-greening-of-Mission-Bay?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Nearly-100-places-to-watch-fireworks-in-the-Bay-Area-on-the-4th-of-July?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Photo: Ed Uyeshima Related ArticlesA particularly resourceful person at www.funcheapsf.com has organized a comprehensive list of the 92 Fourth of July 2009 Fireworks & Events in the Bay AreaConfused by where to see all the patriotic pyrotechnics ... Fisherman's Wharf Embarcadero Events East Bay Families Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:17:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Nearly-100-places-to-watch-fireworks-in-the-Bay-Area-on-the-4th-of-July?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d26-San-Francisco-Pride-2009-Pride-in-the-name-of-equality?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Rainbow wear in front of City Hall (Photo: Ed Uyeshima)This year, the San Francisco Pride Parade falls on Sunday June 28, the exact date of the start of Stonewall rebellion forty years ago in Greenwich Village. One year later, San Francisco Pride Cel... Events Civic Center/Tenderloin Financial District Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:30:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d26-San-Francisco-Pride-2009-Pride-in-the-name-of-equality?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Unique-art-amid-an-open-space-at-the-555-Mission-Plaza?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner Ugo Rondinone's "Moonrise Sculptures: March, October and December" (Photos: Ed Uyeshima) Sometimes it overwhelms the mind to blend commerce and art, as one always dominates the other depending on which side of your brain stirs you... SoMa District Financial District Public Spaces Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:14:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-515-SF-Travel-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Unique-art-amid-an-open-space-at-the-555-Mission-Plaza?cid=exrss-SF-Travel-Examiner