Castro Street
Man, I wish I could have spent more time at The Castro. I was getting a tattoo in that district and spent most of my time inside a tattoo parlor. […]
Category Archives: Activity
Paxton Gate
I’d heard about this store that sells curios and oddities like they do in British detective movies set in the olden times. No creepy store owner, though. Just normal people. […]
Aquarium of the Bay
Aquarium of the Bay doesn’t make it into my top five favorite aquariums, mostly because of the hands on exhibit. Little kids touching the sea cucumbers and anemones and screaming […]
Pier 39
Pier 39 is home to the sea lions. There are floating docks that the sea lions sleep on. Despite there being several docks, they all seem to want to be […]
Fisherman’s Wharf
I decided to go to Fisherman’s Wharf on a Saturday when there would be a makeshift market. It was packed. You could buy just about anything there – it was […]
Palace of Fine Arts
I was wandering around San Francisco when I saw this beautiful pavilion. I was drawn to it. Turns out it is the Palace of Fine Arts. I walked along and […]
Lombard Street
The one thing I did not expect to see at Lombard Street was the mass of Asians. The bottom of the street was packed with Asian tourists all taking photos. […]
Wegner Quartz Crystal Mine
Quartz is big in Arkansas. I had no idea how big. There are commercial mines and find-your-own tourist mines. Out of the several touristy mines, Wegner Quartz Crystal Mine had […]
Platte River
You know how Michigan has a reputation for being drunk boat people? Well, the Platte River is why. We brought our kayaks to the Platte River, put in at Lake […]
Sleeping Bear Dunes
The dunes in the upper lower peninsula of Michigan are pretty well known in Michigan. I’m sure every kid has gone at least once. There are actually dunes all along […]
Louise and Claire 