August Rodin is not the first name that comes to mind when visiting San Francisco…more likely someone you would think of on a trip to Paris. BUT San Francisco is a fabulous place to visit if Rodin is your kind of sculptor. This is all because Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. Now, unless you’re really into …
I love holiday decorations – and artsy ones are even better! Last year the Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion decorated San Francisco with holiday wreaths that students had to created by re-purposing everyday materials. So I followed up with the School of Fashion this year to see what their students were working on …
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not exactly on good terms with the great outdoors…not even close. While I appreciate all the wonderful things that Mother Nature does for us, I’m much more comfortable wandering around the city than down a dirt path through the woods. Thus, as many of you have probably already …
Welcome to my photo awesome tour of the Presidio! Located on the northern tip of San Francisco, the history of the Presidio begins way back in 1776 when it was a Spanish fortification. The U.S. military seized the location in at the start of the Mexican-American War in 1846 and just two years later the …
San Francisco needs you to give it a big ol’ hug. Recently, the city lost its title as being the number one tourist destination in the U.S. This was a bit of a blow to San Francisco’s ego – this was a title it held for 18 years! So I’m here to give San Francisco …
The Outer Richmond isn’t necessarily a San Francisco neighborhood that tourists flock to, but it is full of some fantastic sights and is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the city. A mostly residential neighborhood located all the way on the western edge of San Francisco, the Outer Richmond is far from downtown and the …
NOXP’s latest adventure in sound traveling brings us to the very museum-y Legion of Honor museum. Perched on a hill overlooking the Marin Headlands and the Golden Gate Bridge, a trip up just to take in the views is highly recommended…assuming it isn’t a typically foggy day. But for the purposes of sound traveling, we’ll …
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