Tag Archives: San Francisco

San Francisco’s Japantown: vibrant, on-trend and fighting for its future

Japanese people started moving to J-Town after the city’s 1906 earthquake and the area still reflects its roots with festivals, food stops and arty stores but its small businesses face a battle against a real-estate boom

San Francisco, 50 years on from the Summer of Love

The scent of marijuana still lingers in the air, but what about rebellion? Half a century on from the year the world was told to turn on, tune in and drop out, we revisit the birthplace of 60s counterculture

Escape from Alcatraz: a swim from the Rock to San Francisco

The cold water and tricky currents of San Francisco Bay make the crossing from Alcatraz a daunting one, but a group of expert guides is helping hardy souls complete the ‘impossible swim’

Arty living in San Francisco’s rising Outer Sunset district

This seaside haven for free-spirited artists, poets and surfers is on the up – and, despite the big city’s tech boom, it’s the area’s original community who are making the most of its upsurge in popularity

Ranger Betty Soskin, 93, on the Rosie the Riveter national park, California

The oldest national park ranger in the US tells us why she’s proud of the second world war home front park in Richmond, just across the bay from San Francisco

books about San Francisco

Younger and smaller than most great American cities, San Francisco has a rich cultural heritage. Anisse Gross picks out the literary landmarks of this west coastal city, from its first newspaper chroniclers to the Beats and beyond

San Francisco – Budget Hotels

You might expect San Francisco to be full of hip places to stay for a song, but its budget scene is heavy on Victorian B&Bs and small European-style hotels. Here are 10 of the best: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/30/us-san-francisco-best-budget-hotels-hostels-bandbs