Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco is a great place to spend the day, strolling along the waterfront, absorbing the fantastic Bay views, eating fresh, delicious seafood, even take a cruise around the Bay.

You can enjoy live entertainment in Ghirardelli Square, visit the famous home of Ghirardelli chocolate, drop by Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, the Wax Museum, the Cannery, Hyde Street Pier and the National Maritime Museum next to the Aquatic Park and beach where some people actually go swimming in the Bay!

Fishing Boats at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco

Don't miss the clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl at Boudin's Bakery or any other restaurant.  If you've never had this, you are missing a great treat!

Fisherman's Wharf is a very crowded place, as most tourists visiting the city come here.  There is little parking in the area, you should take public transport or a taxi here.  You can take Muni buses #15 and #30, F line, Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde cable cars.

However, there is a fair number of parking spaces the far side of the Aquatic Park, right next to Fort Mason.  If you don't mind the extra walk you might find a spot there, but note the parking time limits.

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Everyone thinks California is hip, right? Well some folks just think all the nuts roll down hill to California. But there is a lot that’s hip about Southern California, once you escape the urban sprawl of Los Angeles. One way or another this is a fascinating place, and San Diego is becoming more hip as we travel through the 21st century, located as it is at one of the four corners of the continental USA.

What’s really hip is the weather, with a climate that is envied by the rest of the states, more than 70 miles of beaches, and some first-class family attractions that make this a favorite vacation spot for Americans and foreign tourists alike. Everyone is welcome here!

An Alternative Guide to New York City

As the premier world metropolis, New York City’s allure is impossible to sum up with novel hyperbole. Countless films and songs make the effort but alas, only a personal visit to this oh so cosmopolitan capital will do.

While neophytes swoon under the glow of Times Square and loom of landmark skyscrapers from Empire State to Chrysler, New York, above all else, is a city of neighbourhoods. Manhattan enclaves like Harlem, Greenwich Village, Hell’s Kitchen, TriBeCa, SoHo and the Lower East Side embody the Big Apple’s burly heart and provide the proverbial marrow for tourists to feast on.

With that sentiment firmly in mind, here are five New York City alternatives to consider.