Travel to San Francisco – Amateur Traveler Episode 159 Transcript

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Chris: Sure, sure.

Richard: You have to have a little bit of trust and spirit of adventure to pull this off, but you meet some nice people this way, not pay boutique hotel prices, and maybe get an insider’s look in the city. You know, I’ve always wanted to stay in the hotel on Union Square. What is it? Remind me of what it’s called.

Chris: The Sir Francis Drake?

Richard: That’s the one, yeah, that’s the one.

Chris: With the gentleman outside in his fine regalia?

Richard: Yeah, that’s right. Exactly. I have no idea what that costs, what it’s like, so I’m sorry, I’m going to have to say “Not my area.”. If I still lived there, I would offer you my couch.

Chris: I appreciate that. When we do a show on the Pacific Northwest we can give people that deal.

Richard: Excellent. I’ll have to start doing my homework!

Chris: What’s one last thing you think people should know before they go to San Francisco?

Richard: What people should know before they visit San Francisco, is that I have discovered that, since it’s founding back in 1835, people have said consistently and constantly, “Aah, it was better last year, it was better ten years ago, it’s gone to the dogs! This place is getting ruined! You know, this has happened, that has happened…”. People have been saying that for as long as there has been a San Francisco. So you may hear that. The truth is, though, that that is absolutely true, and it’s not true at all. San Francisco is always changing, and, just by being there, you’re participating in that endless forward movement. So just enjoy being in that spot at that time and take it all in.

Chris: The one thing I would say, if we’re talking about going – we’ve poo-pood going in the summer, or at least told people to bring a sweatshirt – probably it’s more of the latter for me, because, of course, I go more in the summer than any other time, because there’s this wonderful new baseball stadium they’ve built, and, being a fan of baseball, it’s probably one of the prettiest ones in the country. In terms of resources to plan the trip, I’m certainly going to recommend, if you want to know a little more background abut San Francisco, you check out this Sparkletack website and check out the many, many editions that Richard has put out already, where I learned things about things like – Caruso singing during the 1906 earthquake was probably one of my most memorable things from there. Richard, if you had to summarize San Francisco in three words, how would you possibly do that?

Richard: Colorful, cultural chaos.

Chris: And that sounds just like driving in San Francisco.

Richard: That’s right! I actually miss that.

Chris: Richard, thanks so much for coming on the show and telling us about your favorite urban destination in San Francisco.

R. It was my pleasure, Chris, thank you.

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