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Archive for category: North America

  • Rose garden, Golden Gate Park
     

    From Golden Gate Park to Union Square

    19th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 0 comments

    The beautiful weather is continuing in San Francisco, and on Tuesday I joined a segway tour in Golden Gate Park. I actually had a nice ride on a city bus for once: #28 which passes […]

     
     
  • Red cross-dresser
     

    A visit of the Castro and Dolores Park

    16th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 1 comment

    The Castro On a sunny Saturday morning, I joined another San Francisco City Guides tour, this time to the Castro Village. (I did Chinatown with them last week.) The Castro Village was one of the […]

     
     
  • Farmer's Market outside Ferry Building SF
     

    The San Francisco Ferry Building

    12th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 0 comments

    At the stroke of noon on Thursday, I arrived at San Francisco’s Ferry Building, located along the Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street. The historical Ferry Building is now a public marketplace which houses gourmet shops […]

     
     
  • Association Houses on Waverly
     

    A walking tour of San Francisco’s Chinatown

    9th September 2014 / Destinations, North America, On the road, United States / 2 comments

    San Francisco has the largest Chinatown outside of Asia, and the oldest in North America. On Saturday morning I joined a City Guides walking tour through San Francisco’s Chinatown. City Guides is a non-profit, primarily […]

     
     
  • Victorian houses
     

    House-sitting in San Francisco

    5th September 2014 / Destinations, House-sitting, North America, Save money, United States / 4 comments

    Alex, Amelia and I share a two-bedroom condo apartment in Pacific Heights, an upscale neighbourhood of San Francisco. Alex is the explorer, while Amelia is more shy and quiet. But they both stare at me […]

     
     
  • Renting a friend in Toronto
     

    Lokafy this! Rent a friend in Toronto

    19th August 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

    On a cool and blustery afternoon that felt more like October than August, I met Nicolas, my Lokafy guide, in the middle of Toronto’s financial district. Despite the choice of meeting point, Nicolas looked nothing […]

     
     
  • delicious gelato
     

    My favourite cheap eats in Old Town Toronto

    3rd August 2014 / At home in Toronto, Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

    Old Town, in the southeastern corner of downtown Toronto, is where the city was born a couple of hundred years ago. It is home to many historical buildings such as the St-Lawrence Market and the […]

     
     
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Since 2013, my mission is to give YOU, the 40+ solo traveller, the means and inspiration to travel safely on your own, stray off the beaten path, and have unusual adventures, all without breaking the bank!

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