Current Events > what should i know before i head to LA and san fran?

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first time i'll be out on the west coast
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You trying to do gay stuff in LA or SF?

LA
Gay stuff is WeHo
Santa Monica is fun to check out
Hermosa Beach is where college bros hang out
Downtown LA is hipster area
Water is still cold in LA ocean, but beaches are nice

SF
Gay stuff is the Castro
Mexican food is the Mission
Union Square is shopping
Fisherman Wharf for seafood
WATCH YOUR STEP on sidewalk and metro (BART and Muni) for poop and needles
Golden Gate Park is nice
SF is light sweater weather usually

Everything on the map in SF is further away than it appears. You'll see something is a mile away in terms of walking distance, and it'll some somehow take you thirty minutes to walk there. Also, some of those hills are steeper than they appear.

I've not personally experienced this, but I've been reading a lot of stories of people getting randomly groped by handsy old dudes with no respect for people's personal space. None of these were situations where people felt threatened. Still, keep your wits about you.
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What should you know?

The best routes out of there.

EliteLevel posted...

What should you know?

The best routes out of there.

San Francisco is legit one of the beautiful cities in the US in spite of some homeless issues. Dont be ignorant.

LA will be hot and SF will be much cooler, make sure you have clothes for both types of weather

EliteLevel posted...

What should you know?

The best routes out of there.

dur hur hurrrrr
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CruelBuffalo posted...

You trying to do gay stuff in LA or SF?

LA
Gay stuff is WeHo
Santa Monica is fun to check out
Hermosa Beach is where college bros hang out
Downtown LA is hipster area
Water is still cold in LA ocean, but beaches are nice

SF
Gay stuff is the Castro
Mexican food is the Mission
Union Square is shopping
Fisherman Wharf for seafood
WATCH YOUR STEP on sidewalk and metro (BART and Muni) for poop and needles
Golden Gate Park is nice
SF is light sweater weather usually

would you recommend santa monica and venice beaches?

thanks for telling me about Hermosa beach, sounds like a good place for eye candy >.>

im hoping my time in san fran will be similar to Looking

hollow_shrine posted...

Everything on the map in SF is further away than it appears. You'll see something is a mile away in terms of walking distance, and it'll some somehow take you thirty minutes to walk there. Also, some of those hills are steeper than they appear.

ive heard this before actually. im near a BART station so were gonna use that and uber as our main transportation methods
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I had my car and a few others parked near us broken into in San Fran. Right near Ghirardellis. So just be careful and don't park on the streets. Use the pay fenced in parking lots. High crime area as was admitted to us by the police. Maybe get on that huh Frisco PD. Useless dimwits.
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You're going to love it. Very chill vibes
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EliteLevel posted...

What should you know?

The best routes out of there.

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Dont drive in rushour.

Lacma and other museums are an all day thing.

If you want to be a basic bitch take a selfie in front of the lightpost sculpture in front of the LACMA.
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Insane traffic.

L.A. Literally is a never ending city.

S.F. was built on a hill and has no parking.
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Are you driving between the two?
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Godbe_Bryant posted...

You're going to love it. Very chill vibes

sounds like my kinda cities. just a shame that san fran is super expensive. i heard LA can have a fake/superficial feel to it as well

EternalDivide posted...

Are you driving between the two?

only between the two. we have the car in LA for a few extra days but will probs only use that to drive to universal studios

apparently uber is the way to go
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Which highway will you take between SF and LA?
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MC_BatCommander posted...

Which highway will you take between SF and LA?

1 and 101

were hoping that the construction work will be complete by the time we arrive, so we dont need to detour

also spending a night at cambria
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what part of sf are you staying in?
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Parappa09 posted...

MC_BatCommander posted...

Which highway will you take between SF and LA?

1 and 101

were hoping that the construction work will be complete by the time we arrive, so we dont need to detour

also spending a night at cambria

My sweet summer child.
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Butterfiles posted...

what part of sf are you staying in?

we were staying in balboa park but our airbnb got cancelled since they were renting the place illegally :(

which sucks because it was so cheap and next to a BART station

now were at some place close to daly city
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HotLap posted...

Parappa09 posted...

MC_BatCommander posted...

Which highway will you take between SF and LA?

1 and 101

were hoping that the construction work will be complete by the time we arrive, so we dont need to detour

also spending a night at cambria

My sweet summer child.

no. dont you dare. were planning for this
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When are you going to SF? I think Ill be there this weekend
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green butter posted...

When are you going to SF? I think Ill be there this weekend

7-12th sept

when are you in vegas?
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Parappa09 posted...

green butter posted...

When are you going to SF? I think Ill be there this weekend

7-12th sept

when are you in vegas?

Probably not this year, wife & I are doing a trip to Napa for our anniversary and are flying into SF
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green butter posted...

Parappa09 posted...

green butter posted...

When are you going to SF? I think Ill be there this weekend

7-12th sept

when are you in vegas?

Probably not this year, wife & I are doing a trip to Napa for our anniversary and are flying into SF

were doing a day trip to napa and sonoma while were in SF as well

brits are gonna live it up large, drinking errywhere
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I hear SF has a huge issue with literal human feces on the street.
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why do you always copy me smh

Is there a reason for 101? It is really slow and traffic ridden. Some good scenery though if you really want to make the longer trip or stop along the way.

If you want to get from A-B I suggest leaving at midnight and taking I-5.

San Francisco is great? Planning on staying the city proper or branching out a bit? What kind of stuff you want to do?
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Parappa09 posted...

MC_BatCommander posted...

Which highway will you take between SF and LA?

1 and 101

were hoping that the construction work will be complete by the time we arrive, so we dont need to detour

also spending a night at cambria

Lol. Theyve been working on that for years.
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GucciGang posted...

why do you always copy me smh

i went to nyc before you bro

Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...

Is there a reason for 101? It is really slow and traffic ridden. Some good scenery though if you really want to make the longer trip or stop along the way.

If you want to get from A-B I suggest leaving at midnight and taking I-5.

San Francisco is great? Planning on staying the city proper or branching out a bit? What kind of stuff you want to do?

we're driving the scenic route along the coast, so yeah we're taking a longer way for some good sights. it's supposed to be one of the best treks for a road trip

san fran is the more chilled out city for our trip, we don't have much planned so far

Slaya4 posted...

Lol. Theyve been working on that for years.

but it'll be finished this summer right? >.>
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Parappa09 posted...

i went to nyc before you bro

did u?

i went in 2011??

Awesome the views along that are great and definitely worth seeing. Just making sure that's what you wanted.

The weather will be hit or miss right now. It's about 27 degrees celsius but I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow it was 10 degrees.

The beaches aren't as nice as LA and have a strong undercurrent but can be nice on a warm day.

Depending on how long your staying Yosemite can be a day trip (if you have a car).

Muir woods is nearby and really cool.

If you can line it up I'd try and see a giants game. Don't know if you like baseball at all but even if not it's a beautiful stadium with some great views.

You can walk the Golden gate Bridge and get some great pictures.

My cousins were over from England a few months ago and really liked alcatraz. I'm kinda meh on it.

People like fisherman's warf. I find it pretty touristy and overpriced even by SF standards but it's someplace people will have expect you to have seen and it's definitely a nice walk if you're not planning on eating out or doing anything there.

The Mexican food is the best in the word and dont listen to the awful people in socal or Texas that think there shits the best.

My favorite bars are in the mission but there's some good places in the Richmond and sunset depending on where you're staying and what you like.

The Castro is the famous gay area and can be kinda out there and in your face but I like it. People tend to be nice and the booze is probably the cheapest youll find..

If you find yourself bored one night and I'm not working and you want to head about 15 minutes south of San francisco proper and stop by my local I'll buy you a beer.

If you let me know closer to your trip I'll try and come up with some restaurants to keep in mind.

Hope you have a great trip.
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No one calls it San Fran.

September is the best time to visit, though, so good choice there.

Walking across the Golden Gate Bridge is a really touristy thing to do but pretty awesome nevertheless.

Highway 1/101 is a great way to see the coast of CA. If you just want to get there, take I-5. But if you have time to sightsee, 101 is the way to go.
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Parappa09 posted...

but it'll be finished this summer right? >.>

Heh, the one thing to know about road work in CA is that it never finishes.
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GucciGang posted...

Parappa09 posted...

i went to nyc before you bro

did u?

i went in 2011??

damn i went in 2014

Cj_WlLL_VVlN posted...

The weather will be hit or miss right now. It's about 27 degrees celsius but I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow it was 10 degrees.

Depending on how long your staying Yosemite can be a day trip (if you have a car).

If you can line it up I'd try and see a giants game. Don't know if you like baseball at all but even if not it's a beautiful stadium with some great views.

My cousins were over from England a few months ago and really liked alcatraz. I'm kinda meh on it.

If you find yourself bored one night and I'm not working and you want to head about 15 minutes south of San francisco proper and stop by my local I'll buy you a beer.

Hope you have a great trip.

i heard the weather is still decent in sept so i'm happy about that. and i heard it's good to have a sweater since it can get a bit nippy

we were going to do a day trip to yosemite but we're already paying for a lot of big excursions (grand canyon, napa and sonoma vineyards, universal studios, etc) so couldn't really afford it. maybe next time

we're going to see ny mets at la dodgers! first time seeing baseball and i don't even understand the sport haha

i'm not really into alcatraz but everyone else apart from me wants to go so ehhhh. i'd rather

cheers bro i appreciate the gesture. i'll remember to hit you up closer to the time

Sariana21 posted...

No one calls it San Fran.

we call it san fran
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Oh yeah I forgot. San Franciscan got really pissy about any abbreviation of their long winded city name other than calling it the city

CruelBuffalo posted...

Oh yeah I forgot. San Franciscan got really pissy about any abbreviation of their long winded city name other than calling it the city

that's weird, it's really could do with getting rid of the syllables
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Yah, don't call it San Fran. Just dont.
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tbh sometimes i miss sf but the anxiety it gave me living in tenderloin wasn't worth it. oh yeah, avoid the tenderloin
also there's usually lots of drag shows going on at night clubs
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HotLap posted...

My sweet summer child.

Slaya4 posted...

Lol. Theyve been working on that for years.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/california-big-sur-highway-one-reopens/index.html

ShinyFinder posted...

tbh sometimes i miss sf but the anxiety it gave me living in tenderloin wasn't worth it. oh yeah, avoid the tenderloin
also there's usually lots of drag shows going on at night clubs

let me know all the bars worth visiting
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My address
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