California Travel Tips and Travel Advice

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#16 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
georgina99 says: Sometimes it takes a visitor to your own home town to show you all of the sights. Seven years in San Francisco and I had never been to Alcatraz or Stern Grove. The best thing I learned from people visiting me in SF is www.simpatigo.com - it's like Google Maps meets Lonely Planet. Put in a startin...
#17 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
m49erfan says: Okay, maybe I'm biased, but living in San Francisco is the best thing ever. I dream about the days when I can move back there. First of all, you'll never run out of things to do. They have everything from museums and opera to kayaking and sailing and everything in between. My favorite museum is ...
#18 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Los Angeles, California, USA
Swede22 says: "Safe" in terms of crime or in terms of water quality? There's no need to worry about crime at any of the beaches, though I'd be mildly cautious about walking around certain parts of Venice or Santa Monica beaches at night. If I'm not mistaken, the worst ocean water quality in town is in parts of Ma...
#19 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
mzzzmeowww says: hi ellen, im glad you are coming to san francisco where i live. I would recommend going to fishermans wharf or pier 39....they are next to each other within walking distance. If you are there you should take a boat around the bay or around golden gate bridge. or you can also walk over the golden...
#20 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Los Angeles, California, USA
Sylvie1 says: It's been a very long time since I've been there, but I can still remember a couple of things. There is this beach, very well known for it's beautiful painters and you can buy beautiful stuff there. In addition to being in Los Angeles, you should go and visit Hollywood. This is a very nice neighbour...
#21 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Ridiculously Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in San Diego, California, USA
niksel76 says: High rent. Expensive food and goods. If you're not from California, don't move there.
#22 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
russ2000_uk says: by far the best place i've ever been!!!
#23 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
LaurynBoogie says: I love craigslist and many times i can actually say i live by it. It is a free online classified for eveything. I have found, jobs, apartments, furnitature, and friends on there. Great Site www.Craigslist.org
#24 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
dsmith11 says: http://Publicroutes.com, the online directions site provides directions by BUS, RAIL and SUBWAY in US cities including San Francisco, New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle and more. TravBuddy members can make use of this free service.
#25 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in Yosemite, California, USA
Amy792 says: I didn't get any sleep the last night in Yosemite because I could hear other families in nearby campsites screaming, yelling, banging on things - making as much noise as possible. You could hear the screams travel through different spots in the campgrounds, like a trail of horror coming closer to y...
#26 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Los Angeles, California, USA
Quest says: As part of my adventure in California last summer, I had to find my way from Woodland Hills down to Newport Beach in Orange County. I thought it would be difficult, due to the fact that I didn't know HOW! I desided to call the Metro (this was early Sunday morning) and they were very helpful in t...
#27 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Free! "General Tip & Advice" in San Francisco, California, USA
scnbenstein says: Some of you may be afraid of the homeless people that are on every other corner of San Francisco, especially near Fisherman's Wharf where all the tourists hang out. For the most part, I just ignored them and they never bothered me. I gave change to a few of the bums that actually were quite entertai...
#28 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Expensive "General Tip & Advice" in Visalia, California, USA
X_Drive says: This is a major warning. If you use Priceline.com or any other reservation booking company to help get rooms, travel, or whatever, make sure you read the details and all of the fine print and then do not change anything. I recently had to change a reservation due to weather and add a day on the...
#29 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Cheap "General Tip & Advice" in Yosemite, California, USA
darcyfitz says: Okay, everybody knows why they want to go to Yosemite: it’s one of the most spectacular places on earth. But here’s what you might not know, from a local’s perspective. Stay in the Park only if you have a ton of money. The hotels (and the Ahwanee is absolutely beautiful) are super expensive...
#30 of 89 general tips & advice in California
Average priced "General Tip & Advice" in Los Angeles, California, USA
jenn79 says: I've had to go Europe a number of times recently and find myself constantly struggling with getting there the easiest way possible. With all the flight delays (rate of 50% this past year!!) and lost luggage problems (1 in 4 for me) I try and go direct to Europe and then take Ryanair or EasyJet to th...
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