In San Francisco Sunday is “Funday”–brunches, entertainment and more!

July 6, 2009 –San Francisco offers many different ways to spice up a Sunday brunch and pair entertainment with good food. From live to broadcast music, to a cruise on the bay, food lovers will end the weekend on a high note. The San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB) features many brunch options on the Taste SF section of its Web site — www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/taste. Here...

San Francisco for beginners — What to see on the first visit

There is enough to experience and explore in San Francisco to fill a hundred itineraries but most visitors want to see the more famous sites right away. Here is a basic list of the “must see” attractions and areas of San Francisco, separated into weekend-length groups. For more information on any of these attractions and activities, visit www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com. Items marked with a star (*)...

San Francisco Don’ts

  Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park Reams have been written about San Francisco. Most travel pieces particularize about things to do in this ebullient city — i.e., ride a cable car, walk across the Pacific on the Golden Gate Bridge, sip jasmine tea in the Japanese Tea Garden, take a bay cruise, etc.   Here, for a change, are some San Francisco don’ts. Don’t pack a tropical wardrobe;...

San Francisco Neighborhoods Claim Their Cocktails

 “Drink any kind of wine you like. Loaf around in the high-toned bars, or in the honky-tonks. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day.”– William Saroyan San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own residents, gas stations, hardware stores and, drink of choice. The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com, asked...

San Francisco Neighborhoods Claim Their Cocktails

Drink any kind of wine you like. Loaf around in the high-toned bars, or in the honky-tonks. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day.”– William Saroyan San Francisco is a city of neighborhoods, each with its own residents, gas stations, hardware stores and, drink of choice. The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau, www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com, asked selected “representatives”...