We both flew into SanFran internation midday and took an hour long shuttle to our hostel downtown. Later on in the evening we took a half hour stroll (up and down all the hills) to fishermans wharf, and had a yummy pizza on the beach. The next day we saw the amazing view from a tower nearby where we stayed. We then headed down to fishermans whar...

Entry 1 of a trip titled: US '07-'08

I left for Burning Man last August. Traveled next to Reno, NV then San Francisco Bay Area then Northern Cali. Returned to Austin in January via a Las Vegas Porn Convention and Denver, CO. I am now back in Austin until I leave for SE Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam)

The flight, only an hour long, was very comfy, leather recliners and pretzels and juice on constant flow, I was starving Marvin. Took the public bus to Mission and 1st, very close to the CBD but a good 20 minutes walk to the hostel, The Green Tortoise which is up on Broadway, just north of Chinatown. Got there to find it in what you'd expect to ...

Arrived in San Fransisco about midday Wednesday 23rd of April, yes that is indeed 7 hours before we left Aukland. We decided on the easy option and got an airport shuttle bus straight to our hostel, the green tortoise. On first appearance the place seemed quite dodgy, right in the red light district, daggy old pyschedelic carpet and a funky smel...

NOV 2ND 2003 Well here I am - after months of planning, saving and dreaming I've finally made it to my first destination.Kel and I arrived on sat afternoon and got a cab from the airport to our Hostel. First impressions of the 'Green Tortoise Adventure Hostel' were pretty good. We checked in and went to suss out our room straight away.........on...

Well i survived the 18 hour train journey from Portland to San Fran and am here alive and a bit cold filled but that won't stop me - oh no!! The train was surprisingly ok, the seats had a lot of room, reclined and big leg rests, really can't complain! I litterally got on pulled my jacket over my face and slept straight away for about an hour. Th...

Entry 12 of a trip titled: Crazy Canadian Capers

After dumping work, scraping all my dosh together....