Fortuna California Tourism
Come see all the great things Humboldt County California has to offer in and around the city of Fortuna!
San Francisco Travel Tips: 11 Things to Know Before You Go
Things YOU need to know before YOU go to San Francisco in California. San Francisco is the 4th most populated city in California and has a population of 800,000 people. San Francisco is known for year round fog, the golden gate bridge, cable cars, Victorian Houses, sweeping bay views, and of course Alcatraz. One of America's most unique & distinctive cities.
2 - Weather
I refer to San Francisco as the foggy city.
Mark Twain’s famous quote: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”
The weather varies by hour, and by neighborhood. It could be 70 degrees and Sunny in one spot, and 50 degrees with pea-soup fog in the other.
September and October are the warmest and sunniest months.
Wear layers you can easily remove.
3 - Food:
Clam Chowder & Sourdough Bread
Seafood at Fisherman’s Wharf
Little Italy
Chinatown
Koi Palace by San Francisco Airport
Ferry Building for lot’s of local food.
Cowgirl creamery has good cheese.
Ghirardelli for chocolate and ice cream
4 - Hotels:
SF can be quite expensive
Weekends are often cheaper
I like Union Square. Most central, you can take the BART here. Cable car, street cars.
2nd choice: Embarcadero
I dont like fishermans wharf.. too touristy.
Definitely stay within the city.. dont be crossing the bay.
5 - Getting In:
3 Major Airports: SFO, OAK, SJC
SFO is 15 miles South of the city.
A strip of TARMAC surrounded by water.
The main airport, the major airlines all fly here.
Prone to weather delays (FOG)
Taxi or uber will cost about $60 and take between 25-60mins.
BART: $10 to Union Square and 35 mins. BART makes 4 stops in Downtown SF.
Oakland is 25 miles from SF, across the bay. Less foggy, so less delays. Good if you are visiting Napa. Lots of Southwest flights.
San Jose
60 miles south of SF. Good if you are visiting Santa Cruz, Monterey, or Carmel. You can do a one way rental car and return to SFO.
6 - Getting Around:
Cable Car: San Francisco classic from 1873. It’s amazing they still run these.
Best place to ride… on the outside! Want to stop… just yell out you want to stop!
7 - POPOS:
What’s a Popo? Privately owned public open spaces.
They come in the form of urban gardens, plazas, but the best ones are on rooftops.
Neither obvious nor clearly marked, POPOS are all over downtown San Francisco—and everyone is welcome
8 - Chinatown:
SF has the largest Chinatown outside of Asia. It's also the oldest in North America. It is around one mile long by one and a half miles wide. Covers 24 square blocks. More than 100,000 people live in Chinatown. It's the most densely populated neighborhood in the city and in fact the most densely population neighborhood in the US west of Manhattan.
It really is a city within the city. Chinatown has it's own customs, languages, places of worship, social clubs, and identity.
Lots of great Dim sum joints, bakeries, tea shops, and this is where the American fortune cookie was invented.
More visitors come to Chinatown than the Golden Gate Bridge.
Portsmouth Square bustles with activity such as T'ai Chi and old men playing Chinese chess.
9 - Fisherman’s Wharf:
Probably the most touristy part of San Francisco, particularly because it’s next to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Alcatraz Tours leave from here. Book in advance. More about that in a bit.
Visit Boudin, Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory, and In-N-Out Burger.
They invested the Irish Coffee in the 1950’s at Buena Vista Cafe here.
And of course the Sea Lions
My favorite place is the arcade
10 - Alcatraz:
Probably the most famous prison in the US.
home to some of America’s most notorious criminals, Operated here from 1934 to 1963.
11 - Day Trips
Napa
Santa Cruz
Monterey / Carmel
3 nights in SF, 2 nights in Napa, 2 nights in Monterey/Santa Cruz, and maybe add a night or 2 in Silicon Valley if you are a tech nerd.
You might enjoy watching more of my travel videos from the San Francisco Bay Area in this playlist:
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California Tourism Video - November 2009
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San Diego Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
Welcome to San Diego, often called the birthplace of California.
Start your San Diego tour with a stop in Old Town, a historic park filled with buildings dating back to the 1820s. If you want something a little livelier, go a few miles south to check out the Gaslamp District, full of Victorian-era architecture and a thriving bar and club scene. Bringing the kids with you, or looking for a more sedate afternoon? Stop by the San Diego Zoo and spend some time with the many animals taking up residence there – including some of the few pandas outside of China.
Explore San Diego’s ties to the sea by touring the U.S.S. Midway, Navy Pier, and Maritime Museum. From there, it’s just a skip across the bay to Coronado, where you can lay out in the sun and soak up some rays in a quiet beach town.
Round out your day with a trip to “the jewel,” better known as La Jolla, and indulge in some of the best seafood and Mexican food you’ll find anywhere. Don’t forget to say “Hi” to the sea lions.
Visit our San Diego travel guide page for more information or to plan your next vacation!
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A journey through Sacramento, California: the city and the great outdoors
A look at the city of Sacramento, in California, and how to best enjoy its thriving river system and renowned agri-tourism.
Best Time To Visit or Travel to Monterey, California
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Victorian Inn, Ferndale Hotels - California
Victorian Inn 4 Stars Ferndale, California Within US Travel Directory Located in Ferndale at the base of the Kings Mountain Range, this Victorian inn offers free Wi-Fi access in all guest rooms. Guests can enjoy a daily free full breakfast. Center Valley Beach is 5 km away.
A flat-screen cable TV is provided in each room at Victorian Inn. Each uniquely furnished guest room offers vintage furnishings highlighted by 14-16 foot vaulted ceilings. Private bathrooms include a hairdryer and free toiletries.
The daily free breakfast at Inn Victorian consists of a choice of entrees, toast, granola, a variety of yogurt, fresh fruit, milk and juices and freshly brewed coffee. Fine dining and cocktails are available on-site at the VI Restaurant, which serves California cuisine along with classic staples of the Pacific Northwest.
The Eel River is 5 km away from this inn. The Avenue of The Giants and the Redwood Forest are 32 km away.
Hotel Location :
Victorian Inn, 400 Ocean Avenue CA 95536, USA
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5 Fun, Free & Fascinating Sights on the Southern California Coast
The video contains a series of photographs based on the places described in the soon-to-be-published travel ebook '5 Fun, Free & Fascinating Sights on the Southern California Coast,' a guide for the frugal, miserly, penny-pinching tourist in all of us. The book is part of the 5-Spot ebook travel series, available online through major ebook retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Smashwords. You can find more information at
Avenue of the Giants - California, United States
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- ... incredible The Oregon Dunes near Reedsport - like being on Tattooine Redwoods National Park - do the Cathedral hike The Avenue of the Giants - stop at Founders' Grove to see the Dyerville Giant Mendocino - for the old folks, this place was where they ...
- ... Later we travelled the 31 mile scenic road through ' Avenue of the Giants ' - acres of untouched ancient redwoods and some of the largest stands in the world ...
- ... We leave the 101 for a 30-mile stretch to take in the Avenue of the Giants, a patch of Old Highway 101 that's even closer to the forest and passes through a ramshackle collection of towns of ...
- ... After Eureka the road takes is away from the coast and towards more redwoods, we take the Avenue of the Giants to Garberville and set up camp for the night ...
- ... Then through the gigantic redwood forest via the Avenue of the Giants ...
- ... Hitting the Avenue of the Giants we had to stop and visit at Founders Grove to see Dyerville Tree ...
- ... Near Leggett Calif-1 rejoins US-101, which continues north through Benbow and Humboldt to Phillipsville where a road called Avenue of The Giants leads through Humboldt Redwoods State Park ...
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- On the 101 toward Avenue of the giants by Carrieandbob from a blog titled Redwoods and the Northern Coast
- Avenue of the Giants - 32 miles of this!! by Gareth.alanna from a blog titled Arcata
- The Avenue of the Giants by Missyjoymel from a blog titled San Fran, Redwoods, and Arcata
- 'Avenue of the Giants' by Nz2uk from a blog titled Cape Disappointment-Bandon-Leggett-Napa