Archive for December, 2007

Quickest Way to See Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge

Monday, December 31st, 2007

   If you’re headed to San Francisco for a vacation or "business trip" - one "don’t-miss" way to spend a few hours is to enjoy one of the bay cruises that go past Alcatraz and Golden Gate Bridge.  We highly recommend any opportunity to enjoy San Francisco from the water.
There are two main tour companies [...]

Traveling with Allergies? Avoid California.

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Recent articles on travel trends indicate that travelers are looking for more personal customization in their room stays.   One company - Pure Rooms - is featuring rooms in specific major hotel chains - in specific cities - that are certified with the maximum cleanliness and allergy free state.  
Pure Rooms have the following special [...]

Fastest Changing Hotel in San Francisco

Friday, December 21st, 2007

San Francisco’s Crowne Plaza Hotel at Union Square is still there, but it is no longer a Crowne Plaza.  An investment firm  ("Felcor") has purchased the property and renamed it to Hotel 480.  There are future plans to improve the property - which at over 400 rooms is one of San Francisco’s biggest hotels and [...]

Search Microsoft With Google: Is it “Live”?

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Google is now offering a page that allows you to search all Microsoft websites using the Google search engine.  Not surprisingly - Google monetizes the page with Adwords advertising.  
http://www.google.com/microsoft.html
Search Microsoft with Google
What does this mean? 
1.)  There is demand to find information on Microsoft that people prefer the Google search engine to use.
2.)  Google can [...]

Alcatraz Ferries: How safe is your San Francisco trip?

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Recent incidents involving both San Francisco and Seattle ferries have raised some thought provoking questions on how safe ferry travel really may be.  Although the issues in the two West Coast cities were very different - your safety hung in the balance for both situations.  We’re going to take a close look at these two [...]

Green Vegas: 5 Best ways to minimize your vacation’s “carbon footprint”.

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

I’m in Las Vegas for a conference of web publishers.   Las Vegas has to be one of the driest; most barren; and sometimes smoggy places you can imagine.  With all the focus on money and greed - I thought I’d try to see just how little environmental impact my vacation in Las Vegas could have.  [...]

San Francisco’s Top Boutique Hotel (from Sunset Magazine)

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

San Francisco’s Hotel Drisco has been voted one of America’s Top 10 boutique hotels by Sunset Magazine.  While we love a good recommendation at SFTravel - we’ve been featuring Hotel Drisco (formerly the "El Drisco") since the 1990’s. 
It’s a hotel in the Pacific Heights neighborhood where the locals love to live.  The hotel comes [...]