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Podcast Tour of San Francisco, Sans Segway

Ready for a tour of San Francisco a little less dorky than the one pictured above? We are too. (Though admittedly we can be a little geeky ourselves.) That's why we're so smitten with the idea behind Stroll San Francisco.

Started by a radio advertising exec with plenty of acting experience, Stroll San Fran has created entertaining podcasts about 33 different parts of Ess Eff. A mix of history, storytelling, sound effects and ever-so-slightly-risque humor, the audio will have you chuckling your way through town while listening discretely on your iPod, so you will fit right in with all those SOMA commuting Web 2.0 hipsters.

The walks aren't free, but they'll only cost you a few bucks to download. They start at $5 and you can get "The Whole San Francisco Shebang" for $15--a price well worth keeping your decency by not riding a Segway.

Oh, and if you must ride a Segway while touring The City, wear a helmet. SF may be the home of hippie love, but we bet they will chuck rocks at Segway tourists all the same.

[Photo: Mike Weston]

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San Francisco GPS Car Tours: They Know Where OJ Went To School

Last summer we told you about a San Francisco tourist transportation that was sure to get the greenies over-excited.

Now, we bring you GoCar Rentals in SF.

GoCar rentals is similar to Electric Time Cars in that, they offer electric carts that go up to 35 mph and an on board GPS computer so you don't get lost. So what is the difference? Well according to GoCar they provide the “first ever storytelling car.” Apparently they never watched Knight Rider.

What kind of stories does GoCar tell?

It tells you about historical facts of certain locations and business. Who would have known that O.J Simpson attended to Galileo High School! I didn't know until the GPS lady told me so!

A GoCar rents for $44 for the first hour, $34 for hour two, and $24 for each additional hour, after five hours of rental, you won't be charged for any additional hours. GoCar drivers must be 21 or older with a valid driver’s license.

Oh, and get this, you can become a GoCar Rental franchisee. You can license a GoCar Rentals franchise for somewhere between 50 and 100k; the company’s first franchise has already opened in San Diego. A second franchise is scheduled to open in Miami in April. GoCars also sells new and used GoCars—buy one and launch your own brand of GPS tours. New vehicles run $6,000.

Maybe we should start Jaunted GoCars New York. Could we still get Dick Clark to do the audio portion--"Remember, to wear a helmet!" Is this gonna be bigger than Subway? Time will tell.

[Photo: rhosoi]

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