San Francisco

 

Food 

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Cafes

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Things to do

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• Salesforce Park 

• Ina Coolbrith Park

• Crissy Field

• Tom & Jerry’s Christmas House

• Stow Lake for paddle boating 

• Golden Gate Park

• Twins Peak for city views

• Coit Tower for views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge

• Pier 39 

• Union Square (ice skating during xmas)

• San Francisco Centre or Stonestown for shopping

• Japantown

• Chinatown

• Palace of Fine Arts

• Japanese Friendship Tea Garden

• Botanical Garden

• Ocean beach 

• Exploratorium 

• California Academy of Sciences 

  • Nightlife on Thursdays ​

• Mission district

• Dolores Park: view of city and three painted ladies

• Lands End hiking trail 

• Ghirardelli Square 

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Los Angeles/Orange County

 

​Food

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Things to do

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• Disneyland

• Universal Studios

• Malibu Beach 

• Santa Monica Beaches for sunset

• Laguna Beach

• Dana Point Bluff Top Trail ​

• Urban Light 

• Griffith Observatory 

• Rodeo Drive  

• The Grove

• The Original Farmers Market

• The Last Bookstore 

• Anaheim Packing District 

• Getty Villa 

• Echo Park Lake 

• Lake Shrine 

 

Night views

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• Visa Hermosa Park

• Angel’s Point

• Ascot Hill’s Par 

• Los Arboles Park

• Two Tree Ave & N Thomas St, Los Angeles, CA 90031

 

Shopping

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• Westfield Century City

• Beverly Center

• The Bloc

• Del Amp Fashion Center

• Hollywood & Highland 

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San Diego

 

Things to do 

 

• Coronado Ferry Landing 

• Hotel Del Coronado for Christmas light shows

• Gaslamp Quarter for clubs

  • Bloom

  • Nova

  • Bang Bang 

• Westfield Mall UTC

• Kate Sessions Park: picnics + views 

• Torrey Pines Gliderport 

• Mount Soledad for views  

• Skydiving with @skydivesandiego 

• San Diego County Fair (summer)

• Balboa Park

• Little Italy: go on a Sunday morning for the farmers market then try Monello for cheese wheel pasta 

• whale watching cruises

• La Jolla Cove

• Cave Store at La Jolla

• Sunset Cliffs for sunsets 

• Hidden Swing (by SeaWorld) 

• Windansea Beach

• Torrey Pines National Reserve for hiking

 

Food

 

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