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Billy January 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

The 2017 BSFBB Awards

Presenting…the 2017 Best of San Francisco By Billy Awards!  (These are, of course, a follow-up to the 2016 edition.)

Best Day

Just like in 2016 when I didn’t think any day could beat Day 1–in this case, my day in Golden Gate Park–another day came along and blew me away.

Best Day: Day 3. Sure, the San Francisco Zoo was fun. The art at the Legion of Honor was nice. But it was the amazing ocean views at Lands End that took Day 3 to the top.

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Billy October 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2017, Day 3, Part 1

The Zoo and the Beach

For the 3rd consecutive day of sightseeing, I headed out to the western part of San Francisco.  To start off the day, I took the L train of the San Francisco Muni its entire length, from the Embarcadero all the [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Golden Gate Bridge, Holocaust, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy March 27, 2017 2 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 2

The Mission (Part 2) and the Castro

The Mission (Part 2)

Dolores Street and Mission Dolores

Dolores Street is a lovely boulevard running near the western edge of the Mission, where the Mission becomes the Castro.  It runs along the eastern edge of Dolores Park.  A couple blocks to the north is [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: AIDS, Christianity, Gay Travel, History, Holocaust, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy October 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Call Me “Mr. Ambassador”!

You bet I am! San Francisco, United States, North America.
You bet I am!

The year I became an Ambassador.  A Castro Ambassador.  What does that mean?  It means that from May to October, about once a week, you could find me in San Francisco’s Castro District helping out visitors to the neighborhood.  Armed with maps and brochures, I set up shop at the top of the stairs above the Castro station on San Francisco’s Muni system.  By far, most of the [Read more…]

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