The San Francisco-Burma Connection
On a recent trip to Myanmar, I came across a curious tribute atop Mount Popa, high above the red temples of Bagan....
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This Is What Reverse Culture Shock Feels Like to a San Franciscan
“Did you eat any dogs?” people would ask with lurid fascination, upon learning that I’d lived in Beijing for four years....
A Californian Visits Cuba
After a 50-year hiatus, commercial flights between the US and Cuba are set to resume again this spring....
Here’s Why Sacramento Is a Destination in Its Own Right
Sacramento gets derided as San Francisco’s decidedly less chic valley neighbor, a convenient rest stop en route to the Sierras....
How to Get Scuba Certified in San Francisco
For a place with three beaches, 15 aquatic-themed neighborhoods (16 if you count Treasure Island) and a nautical nickname — “City by the Bay” — San Francisco is all about the Pacific....
Why We Love Chinatown
Many people would be surprised to learn that San Francisco’s Chinatown community is America’s oldest Chinatown and the second-largest Chinese settlement outside China (after Manhattan)....
Best East Bay Motorcycle Rides
Just across the water from San Francisco is a twisty-turny world meant for two wheels....
Capturing the Streets of San Francisco
We took to the streets in search of truly San Francisco moments. Here’s what we found, including a closing image from the past....
Five Weekend Getaways Just a Quick Flight from San Francisco
When you have an “I need to get on a plane” moment but don’t want to go too far....
The Local’s Guide to the Beach Town of Capitola
Coastal Living Magazine named Capitola, California, one of the happiest seaside towns in America, and if you’ve ever visited, you would have a tough time telling them they’re wrong....
Mendocino County’s Breathtaking Beaches, Forests and Vineyards
Ahh, Mendocino — poster child of the Californian wilderness. Inaugurated as one of the state’s original 27 counties back in 1850, the land was originally inhabited by four Native American tribes in the centuries prior....
Secret Spots in the East Bay
Things to do off the beaten path, without throngs of people....