Post #636125 by MadDogMike on Sat, May 12, 2012 8:23 AM

Swizz, we did a San Fran trip a few years back. We stayed near Fisherman's Wharf so we could check out that area including Gheradelli Square. One day we rode a Cable Car uphill to Union Square and then walked back to the hotel (downhill) checking stuff out on the way. There are many things in a fairly compact area to check out, we saw Union Square, I think Haight/Asbury is there, Chinatown, the cable car museum, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, and checked out a couple of old churches - all on foot. Alcatraz is very interesting if you like history at all. We rented a tandem bike and rode across the Golden Gate bridge, through Saucelito, to the redwoods, back to Saucelito, and took the ferry back to SF ~ about 20 miles round trip. San Francisco also has some really cool trolleys made from old 30s and 40s busses, worth checking out if you are a fan of old iron.

A word of warning, pack some warm clothes! We spend a week there in June and it was the coldest winter of my life! :D Maybe July/August will be better?

SEE YOU AT OASIS!!!

EDIT - Loki is right about the Vegas Strip at night. I have not been there in several years but inside the casinos used to be the highwater mark for over the top kitchsy theme decor ~ the Egyptian theme of the Luxor, the medieval theme of the Excalibur, etc. Something Tiki people can understand and draw inspiration from.

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music" Friedrich Nietzsche

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2012-05-12 08:51 ]