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RE: Los Angeles 2 Day Visit

by clodbod 29 May 2012

Happy to help but I must say that my suggestion of visiting Santa Cruz and the Redwoods is dependent on you driving yourself. It's a good…
Looking for a road companion, from DC-SF,CA

by BCBCBC 28 May 2012

Hi there, I am moving to Berkeley, CA with my luggage from MD with my car this summer. Starting time will be around late June or early…
RE: Buying a car for four months in Atlanta, Georgia

by johnsang 30 April 2012

My stepson for instance was going to Berkeley and lived within walking distance to the campus. He walked or took his bike everywhere and…
RE: recommendations for outdoor shops & products in Anaheim and San Francisco

by montereyjack 13 April 2012

I have bought packs and sleeping bags from the North Face store in Berkeley, but I think their quality has gone down these last few years.…
RE: recommendations for outdoor shops & products in Anaheim and San Francisco

by nutraxfornerves 13 April 2012

[_North Face_| http://www.thenorthface.com] has an [_outlet store in Berkeley_|http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-north-face-outlet-berkeley],…
Please help w/ June budget & itinerary, 20 days in Eng & Scotland

by berkeley2 16 March 2012

Greetings from Berkeley California! We (middle aged lesbian couple) have £3200 to spend on 20 days (19 nights) in Britain this June.…
RE: San Fran hotel with kids

by johnsang 05 March 2012

I suggest the Berkeley Hills in the East Bay. A beautiful suburban area with access to Berkeley and all of its offerings as well as easy…
RE: Colorado & Rockies & South Dakota

by denver_mugwamp 07 February 2012

OP, define "terribly exciting"? Denver's downtown has a pretty wide selection of restaurants, clubs, and stores. There's people there…
Thailand long term with young kids

by lifeincolor 07 February 2012

My husband and I are in the very early planning stages of figuring out anywhere from a 3 month to 1 year trip to Thailand (or maybe Bali)…
RE: Potentially moving to San Francisco - where to live??

by trekker502 06 February 2012

Berkeley has excellent transportation, including BART station downtown. College Avenue, I guess is included with Rockridge. North Berkeley…
RE: East Coast (mostly) feasibility question

by trekker502 25 January 2012

My flight on United Airlines to Beijing and return from Hong Kong were through San Francisco International Airport. You will be flying…
Re: Aussies headed to San Francisco

by uncle_sav 22 January 2012

Oh well, if that's where you have to go . . . . . When you go to Disneyland try to drive down either at night or in the middle of the…
RE: Pickpocketing and petty theft prevention

by yurdamnskippy 14 January 2012

I knew a student once. He spoke like you. He felt that words were enough, that there was goodness in nearly everyone if they could just…
RE: Best Area to stay in San Francisco

by ianw6705 06 January 2012

I agree that the city is small enough - and the public transport good enough - for it to not make too much difference at all. We liked…
RE: Two month US tour - your thoughts?

by amobr82 05 December 2011

You can visit the studio of Olmsted in Boston, and look at the Emerald Necklace of parks he created there. http://www.nps.gov/frla/planyour…
RE: Teaching in India

by edwardseco 03 December 2011

Ha, ha, ha, I should know. Its getting as rare as Geography departments. Monday I won't waste a vote to hire in either area. It exists…
RE: U.S. food

by nutraxfornerves 21 November 2011

What I was thinking of is a cuisine where the +name+ of the cuisine includes a state (or Region) and the name itself is well known. Somethin…
RE: SAN FRANCISCO

by ianw6705 05 November 2011

Just catch the BART(?) train from SFO (there are stations at each of the terminals) into the city. We got out at Powell Street Station,…
RE: Geology tours in San Francisco

by periwkinke 13 October 2011

This might be interesting as well --- a tour of the famous Indian Rock in Berkeley: http://www.vayable.com/experiences/303-climb-indian-rock…
RE: Racist Cupcakes

by DaBaba 29 September 2011

This guy gets paid $194K a year to be the vice chancellor of diversity and values? I don't know what it is, but it sounds like a tits…
RE: Traveling to Oakland for just one day, need advice

by trekker502 23 September 2011

The Hotel Claremont in Oakland, near College Avenue on border with Berkeley, is very nice resort and in a safe neighborhood. There are…
RE: Patagonia

by trekker502 16 September 2011

To reduce the costs of the clothing and gear, shop the REI sales and garage sales if you live in an outdoors-oriented backpacker area,…
RE: Quaint walking/window-shopping streets in San Francisco?

by johnsang 12 September 2011

Take BART over to Berkeley, some interesting walking there.
RE: Aussie driving around San Fran and Oakland - easy?

by trekker502 29 July 2011

You may have relatives who live in Oakland and Richmond, hence your desire to drive to those cities. The flatlands of Richmond, next…
RE: What neighbohood in San Francisco area?

by oliander 07 July 2011

I've lived in multiple locations in SF, Berkeley and Oakland. There is no one neighborhood that *perfectly* combines your criteria.…