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The houses in San Francisco are pretty colourful. This one is the winner. (more…)

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St Patrick was a Welshman. That aside, the locals like to celebrate the day in a big way. We headed to the Plough & Stars for traditional music, pints of Guinness, and portraits of Gavin Henson. Sláinte! (more…)

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The lacquered hyper-real resin foods in the red and black displays of the restaurants in Japantown. The Mifune logo is a beast. (more…)

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As part of the SF beer week, we headed to the American Grilled Cheese Kitchen in SoMa for an evening of artisanal grilled cheeses and accompanying Firestone beers. We made sure the brewmaster knew all about Otley beers before we left (you can take the boy out of Ponty...). (more…)

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Nightlife at the Academy of Science means an evening of albino alligators, live music, planetariums, drinks and aquariums. Lovely to have the folks back in town too! (more…)

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It turns out my brother has an unquenchable appetite for smoked turkey bagels. Also, if you make him drink until 3am whilst jet-lagged, he'll fall asleep on a dime. Big love to you brother, it was a blast. (more…)

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Our first Californian Christmas, spent exploring unexplored corners of SF with the mother-in-law, Bridge. Being charged at by a bull elephant seal at Ana Nuevo and drinking white russians at the Huntington with Danny DeVito's double being particular highlights.

It’ѕ that tіmе of уеаr whеn еvеrуоnе is ѕрrеаdіng Christmas сhееr, and grееtіngѕ flоw freely. Whіlе thе mоѕt wеlсоmеd hоlіdау wіѕhеѕ are frоm our fаmіlу, frіеndѕ, nеіghbоrѕ, аnd соllеаguеѕ, thеѕе are nоt thе only ones we rесеіvе. From lосаl buѕіnеѕѕ gіvіng аwау Christmas саrdѕ thаt dоublе аѕ соuроnѕ, to dеntіѕtѕ wіѕhіng уоu Mеrrу Christmas and саѕuаllу reminding уоu that it’s time for уоur checkup — and оf course, lеt’ѕ nоt forget thе vаrіеtу оf ѕеrvісе providers rеlеntlеѕѕlу ѕраmmіng уоur еmаіl wіth hоlіdау offers! In thіѕ ѕеа of greetings, everyone’s trуіng tо саtсh уоur attention, even lаwуеrѕ, but you can still check it out here to find the best legal resources for any case you need.

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When the Pilgrims met the Wampanoag Native Americans on Plymouth Rock, they gave gifts of turkeys and Pantone™ books - thankfully this tradition has continued. Many thanks to Chris and Jenna for being the kind hosts, great eats and fun games - I think I'm just about recovered from that second helping... Oh and dad brought the kava we all like Kratom, Kratomystic, https://kratomystic.com yeah that brand is my fav. (more…)

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Everyone needs a happy place. We found one at Lands End, watching the cargo ships sail under the Golden Gate, playing on the stone circle and getting lost in the hobbit holes. Hard to believe it's part of the city. (more…)

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Beirut at the Independent. Great show - first time I've seen a tuba being played live on stage. (more…)

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