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Between the lone SAA session of the day and the conference reception in the evening, I went to the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park with...

Today was a work day. I spent the morning doing some stuff that I didn't have the chance to finish before leaving for San Francisco and...

Pier 39 , "San Francisco's premier Bay attraction," is a "festival marketplace" featuring over a hundred stores, a d...

Playing blog catch-up on a Wednesday night . . . . After I finished walking the Castro yesterday afternoon, I took the streetcar back to Pie...

Storefront window on Valencia Street, San Francisco, August 26, 2008.

I went from the cool, amber-toned hush of Mission Dolores to the color and noise of the Castro. It was quieter than I expected; however, I w...

This morning, I took the streetcar to Church Street and walked to the Mision San Francisco de Asis , commonly known as Mission Dolores. The...

After I got back from Alcatraz yesterday evening, I went to the Aquarium of the Bay , which is a short walk away from the Alcatraz Cruises d...

Yesterday afternoon, I did the touristy thing and took a tour of Alcatraz. The worst part of the trip was waiting for it to begin: The Roc...

Sorry about the lack of posts yesterday. My hotel's WiFi network was down. Yesterday morning, I went to the San Francisco Museum of Mod...

After I took a few minutes to stow my stuff in the hotel room, San Francisco sightseeing commenced: I took a Muni bus to Ocean Beach. I...

After months of anticipation, I left for San Francisco this morning. No flight or luggage snafus, but the flight from ALB to ORD was tort...