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Final Days

By Erin | Published: July 28, 2011

My last week here, I’ve been making sure to visit some of the neighborhoods I’ve never seen before. It’s amazing how much of the city the tourists never see. Those are always my favorite spots. Chinatown? Thrilling, beautiful, wonderful–but insanely crowded, expensive, and overrun with tourists. Inner Richmond is the city’s second Chinatown, and you [...]

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The City by the Bay

By Erin | Published: July 25, 2011

Today I went to lunch with my aunt’s former coworkers, Grace and Kim, in the financial district. They took me to a nearby dim sum restaurant, and we proceeded to devour practically a cart full of dumplings. Picture it: me and two small Asian lawyers plowing our way through $60 worth of dim sum. We [...]

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Recommendation

By Erin | Published: July 16, 2011

This morning, Becki left with a friend to explore the Haight and give me some time to rest and write (being tour guide is tiring!). Her friend just moved to the city in the last month, and I had suggested the Haight because I knew Becki had wanted to see it, and I didn’t mind [...]

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Our Week in Food

By Erin | Published: July 13, 2011

Our first day included the last nap of the week: from here on out, we were pretty much full-tilt into sightseeing and eating our weight in good food. In fact, I have a thing for taking pictures of meals. I have always done this, much to the great annoyance or amusement (depending on the person) [...]

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San Francisco

By Erin | Published: July 11, 2011

Well, I’m here. In San Francisco. Alone. My emotions have ranged from: Holy goodness, I love this place. I’m never leaving! to Holy crap, I’m all alone! Why the heck did I think this was a good idea? And basically everything in between—and that was just yesterday. Jesse came out here with me for a [...]

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