San Francisco budget

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And here is the budget for my time in San Francisco, without the money spent on the Burning Man adventure. However, the figures here are not representative and comparable to the other cities I have visited. First and foremost, I did not spend anything on accommodation here, thanks to Renato&Dennis’ generosity. I also practically spend […] Read More

Margarita farewell

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As usual, the last days in San Francisco were packed with last drinks and the traditional farewell BBQ in Rento&Dennis’ backyard. I tried to see everyone and have drink, but the whole visa hassle took too much time and I did not manage to see everyone. Friday night though we had drinks with a couple […] Read More

Indian Visa, round two

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Just when I thought the visa for India is on track, I get this email from the agency dealing with it, basically saying… well, what exactly? The following Documents are incomplete:- 1)proof of address not acceptable, if not resident of san francisco is not able to apply tourist visa to india. 2) provide legal valid […] Read More

Berkeley

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My adventure and love affair with California started a bit over 7 years ago when I did a sabbatical to attend some summer courses in Berkeley. For three months, I lived in San Francisco and took Bart to Berkeley every day to attend my classes in American Politics 101 and Digital Photography. It was basically […] Read More

Sonoma

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Even though we danced all night, we got up early in the morning and hit the road north, for a trip to Sonoma. It was Vitor’s last day in San Francisco, but how could a visit be complete without having tasted some California wine? I love the drive up there, over the Golden Gate bride, […] Read More

At home in San Francisco

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Since I came to the city for the first time, I feel a special connection to this place, and especially since I spent a whole summer here from 1 June to 29 August 2007. It was a life-changing experience, this first three-month sabbatical that I took, the summer courses at the University of Berkeley (American […] Read More

Unloaded

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We left Reno this morning for the final 219 miles back home. As Labor Day was over, the drive was smooth and quick and we arrived at the Bay at around 1 pm. Over at Tim&Tom’s Duboce apartment, we unloaded the U-haul quickly and stashed everything neatly into their garage, waiting for the cleaning on […] Read More

Shopping for the desert

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Burning Man is only a few days away and I am busy assembling my stuff. I’ll get my tent from Brandon, the bike from Dennis, I still need an air mattress (and pump) some airtight containers (against the dust) and a few smaller things. I’m testing the bike tires right now and will go on […] Read More

Home to SFO

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And my time in Seattle is over, too. I am heading down to San Francisco. Flight 27 to San Francisco Date: 18/08/2014 Code: UA1698 from SEA to SFO Airline: United Airlines Plane: Boeing 737-900 Distance flown: 775 Miles Duration: 1h32 The flight was ok, I was a bit late at the airport. I’m a bit bummed […] Read More

Haim

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I don’t remember where I heard them first, but I shazamed them. Using the little app in my iPhone I found my way to Haim, somewhere along this trip around the world. I listened to a couple of songs, and then downloaded their album. Three sisters from California with guitars, making solid American pop rock music. […] Read More

Tales of my city

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I woke up and checked my emails, I had one from my credit card, stating that Amazon had charged me with a purchase over night. What? I was asleep… Then it dawned on me: my download of the latest Tales of the city novel had arrived. I read the Tales in 2005 I think. A […] Read More