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Śan Francisco WrapUp

May 28, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 10 Comments

Monday 21st - Saturday 26th May We had five days/nights in San Francisco. The first night I wrote a post about our flight and first impressions and then promptly lost it in the Ethernet ether, so I'll take that as a sign that it included inappropriate and jet-lagged commentary. Not that I can remember. I'm … Continue reading Śan Francisco WrapUp

San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Bus

May 27, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 19 Comments

Wednesday 23rd May 2018 Despite waking to a cold and drizzly day we went ahead with our plan to ride the hop-on hop-off bus and made sure we were on the first one of the day. Although light, the rain was obscuring much of the long-distance vista and eventually all of us, including the commentary … Continue reading San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Bus

Take-Off Minus One (day – not person )

May 20, 2018April 25, 2026 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 29 Comments

All seems in order for our departure to San Francisco tomorrow. As I pottered around making the final touches to packing, check-in, visas and so on, my mind wandered to the reason I first started blogging five years ago. It was to record our trip to Europe, and the blog was originally called 55 Days … Continue reading Take-Off Minus One (day – not person )

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