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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…]

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

Billy October 8, 2016 2 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Day 1, Part 2

Barbary Coast Trail–Embarcadero – Fisherman’s Wharf to Nob Hill

I had seen so much already on my 1st day of sightseeing in San Francisco.  And I still had so much more to see! [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: AIDS, Alcatraz, Christianity, Gay Travel, Golden Gate Bridge, History, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West, WWII

Billy October 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2016 Food Diary, Day 1

San Francisco has a reputation as a great food city.  But it’s not like I’m going out for gourmet meals every night.  And like any place, eating out can be a hit-or-miss proposition.  I can definitely say that I had a good mix of eating over the 2016 sightseeing season in San Francisco.

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I started off with a very filling breakfast.  Sears Fine Food is a Union Square institution.  Their most famous dish is their Swedish pancakes.  It may look like they are 6 of them in the picture, but [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Food, North America, San Francisco, United States, US West

Billy October 5, 2016 3 Comments

San Francisco 2016, Day 1, Part 1

Barbary Coast Trail–Old U.S. Mint to Telegraph Hill

Welcome to San Francisco!  You’re gonna love it! [Read more…]

Filed Under: United States Tagged With: Christianity, Civil War, Golden Gate Bridge, History, Judaism, North America, San Francisco, Terracotta Army, United States, US West

Billy September 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

Introduction to San Francisco 2016

Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point from the Presidio waterfront. Golden Gate Bridge, Presidio, San Francisco, United States, North America.
Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point from the Presidio waterfront.

San Francisco, open your Golden Gate!

San Francisco welcomed me with open arms when I moved here from Boston 2 years ago June.  And now 2 years later, I’m finally exploring the city.  I still have 1 more day of sightseeing to go. [Read more…]

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

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