In a lot of places I visit I have a mini Bucket List of things I want to do. In London it was walk the Monopoly Board, in Seattle it was ride a ferry boat. In San Francisco there were two things: ride the cable cars (check)…
Exploring the little area knowns as Haight-Ashbury is like stepping back in time to 1967.
Hot dogs, screaming fans, cheerleaders and quality sports – is there anything about an NBA game that doesn’t sound fun? I like basketball, although I’ve never had much interest in the NBA bar watching Space Jam a few times. But basketball is a big part of American sporting culture and I wanted…
Getting off the bus stop at the corner of Mission St and 16th Ave in San Francisco didn’t look like a very good idea. In fact, had it not been my destination, I might have stayed on the bus. The intersection is the unofficial entrance to the Mission…
I’m gathering up my things ready to disembark the Coast Starlight when the gentleman at a nearby seat, realising my destination as we approach the stop, starts telling me about San Francisco. “It’s a dirty city,” he says. “And you’ve gotta watch people. Some of them are real snooty.…
Riding on a train has a certain romance – one that has me taking a lot of pictures in black and white. I feel under-dressed in my comfy leggings and hoodie. Perhaps I should be playing cards or reading a book…not using my laptop. Given how cheap it is…
I spent a week in New York and I watch enough Law and Order and CSI to know what a dangerous city it can be. But in that week, the most unsafe I ever felt was outside Yankee Stadium. See I had tickets to the game. Tickets that…
I’m not a journalist because I love to write or because I believe so strongly in the power of the Fourth Estate and the public’s “right to know”. I just love knowing stuff. I love news. I love knowing what’s happening in the world. It’s probably why I’m…