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Strolling Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco’s Original Hippie Hangout

In This Post... Strolling Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco’s Original Hippie Hangout Strolling Haight-Ashbury of Today Strolling Haight-Ashbury – Historic Past Strolling Haight-Ashbury – Change of Pace Related articles across the web Strolling Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco’s Original Hippie Hangout A fter checking into our Priceline won hotel (JW Marriott Union Square for $90 dollars!) we headed  out to try and catch the tail end of the North Beach Festival. From what the concierge told us, the North Beach Festival is an outdoors event with street performers, art installations, and plenty of great food vendors. Perfect. By the time we arrived however, everything was shut down. All that remained were hundreds drunk college kids stumbling about. It was like some sort of weird drunken zombie apocalypse. We settled/took refuge in a quiet Italian bar and enjoyed some vino and fresh pasta while discussing our short layover. With a full bonus day in San Francisco ...

Apple Farm Inn Review – San Luis Obispo, California

We hate to admit it, but we’ve been slacking on date nights lately. Work and other obligations have gotten the best of us and we needed a bit of “us time”. Enter Apple Farm Inn. The perfect spot for a relaxing and romantic getaway. Being just 3.5 hours away from our home in Los Angeles, it was ideal for a one night trip. We packed our bags and headed on over. Read on for our full review of Apple Farm Inn – San Luis Obispo, California. Checking in We felt relaxed the second we drove into the Apple Farm Inn parking lot. The vibe is just so darn cozy! You get this country rustic feel while still being in the city. We definitely felt we had gone much further than LA! Before even checking in, we were offered a selection of cheese and onion scones, tea, hot apple cider, coffee, and wine. Now that’s a warm welcome! We selected our goodies and continued on with checking in. Right away we noticed how warm, friendly, and helpful the front desk staff was, even th...