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RE: Training it from LA to San Fransisco

by johnsang 01 April 2012

If you want to take a train all the way to San Francisco you can get off the Coast Daylight in San Jose and take a local train right into…
RE: How Bad is P.M. Rush Hour Traffic, San Francisco to Big Sur?

by zashibis 09 September 2011

I agree, take the coastal route. You certainly won't save any time, but the drive will be far more pleasant. 280 is your next best bet.…
How Bad is P.M. Rush Hour Traffic, San Francisco to Big Sur?

by estanardo 08 September 2011

I'm going to be driving from San Francisco to Big Sur and I'm trying to strategize the best route to take given that due to time/work…
RE: recommend venue for a family reunion in Northern California?

by montereyjack 23 August 2011

Note that summer on the Monterey Peninsula has about five days out of seven with cool coastal fog. Heat and sunshine are a mere fifteen…
Re: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by tropical_storm 12 June 2011

Thanks for all your tips everyone! Ian, I have not called it S*n Fr*n since I read your post, thanks for that! So, I'll definitely be…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by yaguri 03 June 2011

Palo Alto's the most interesting place between SF and San Jose (and some would argue more interesting than San Jose too), so if you don't…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by kotagiri_tea_planter 03 June 2011

What do you mean by lots to do? Nightlife? Outdoorsy stuff? All of the communities on the Peninsula end up seeming pretty generic with…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by Fudgy_the_Whale 02 June 2011

Definitely Palo Alto. I know it really well since I slept in my rental car for a few hours there once. Then a cat jumped on the hood and…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by stopthebus 02 June 2011

Another vote for Palo Alto. But failing that, I really like San Mateo -- tons of good restaurants.
Re: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by itzawonnder 02 June 2011

If you cant make it financially with a roomate in Palo Alto or nearby, consider Daly City and South San Francisco. They are convenient…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by smartcookiee 02 June 2011

I agree. Why not live in Palo Alto itself? It's a vibrant college community. That would be my pick. The rest of your options are relatively…
RE: Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by zashibis 02 June 2011

If I were young and single, I'd choose to live in Palo Alto itself. Since it has Stanford University, it has far, far more nightlife and…
Moving to the Peninsula, California - not sure where to live!

by tropical_storm 02 June 2011

Hi All, I'm British and moving to California in August. I am a young, single girl and have already resigned myself to the fact that…
RE: LA to SF for my 16th Birthday

by montereyjack 28 January 2011

Carmel Beach is one of the prettiest wide white sand beaches on the coast. South of Carmel is Point Lobos Park, a microcosm of the entire…
California trip in mid-October

by Willysnout 21 September 2007

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Willysnout likes to pretend that he's from the San Francisco area.

I have never claimed to…
California trip in mid-October

by zashibis 21 September 2007

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#3 is describes U.S. 101 as hideous, but a more accurate descripition is that it's just one more of the freeways…
Los Altos, Ca

by zashibis 26 May 2007

Since when is Los Altos "The Peninsula"? My mother and grandmother both grew up there, and it's very much in "The Valley"…
Lost in San Francisco, and not even there

by gladyserskine 04 May 2006

Caltrans is the California Dept. of Transportation, the people who build and maintain the highways.
Caltrain is the train that runs…