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Three Minutes, Twenty Seconds to Fall in Love with San Francisco

January 31, 2012 at 5:41 PM | by | Comments (0)

Like anyone really needs more of a reason to fall in love with San Francisco, the tourism board has developed a cute, heartwarming video showcasing all the little bites of life that make SF...well, SF. And there literally are bites, of pancakes.

The video is titled "A Day in the Life," but all the different neighborhoods, landmarks and little social experiences make it more of a week, or several weeks if you're an average visitor trying to hit them all.

It's definitely no ">time-lapse, tilf-shift Lisbon, but it is a nice watch if you're trying to convince yourself to hit the City by the Bay in 2012, or if you already live there and want to fall back in love with the city.

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In-Flight Cocktail of the Month: Virgin Atlantic's 'Virgin Kiss'

December 2, 2011 at 2:04 PM | by | Comments (0)

As many already know, we have a serious obsession with airline cocktails, and so much is our passion that we've created a whole first-Friday-of-the-month feature called In-Flight Cocktail of the Month, which highlights the special concoctions that flight attendants whip up with only a cocktail shaker, some tiny liquor bottles and a whole lot of hope that it won't make you drunk and unruly.

Up until now, Virgin Atlantic's In-Flight Cocktail of the Month accolades have been the liquidy soundtrack to our past two summers. But a cocktail is for life, not just the hot months, so for December we're warming up with the SFO Clubhouse's signature cocktail: the Virgin Kiss.

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It's All About The Trees On San Francisco's Nob Hill

Where: Nob Hill [map], San Francisco, CA, United States
September 28, 2011 at 8:34 AM | by | Comment (1)


We already knew San Francisco was worthy, green and eco-friendly – but we didn’t realize just what happy little green things they were until our most recent visit.

There we were walking down Nob Hill when we looked closer at the line of saplings planted along the street and saw that each had not only a little placard saying what they were, but also an inspirational quote about the importance of trees.

Here’s a nice one from JFK:

The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The marshall replied, ‘In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!’

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Got Milk? The Human Rights Campaign In San Francisco Definitely Has

Where: 575 Castro St [map], San Francisco, CA, United States
September 27, 2011 at 11:30 AM | by | Comments (0)


It was as we were in San Francisco the week before last, strolling the Castro, chuckling at the names of places like Rock Hard the shop, the Sausage Factory restaurant and Hand Job (the nail salon) that we got ourselves a little jolt of history.

At 575 Castro Street (next to Hand Job, in fact) is the center for the Human Rights Campaign of San Francisco. It also happens to be the former premises of Castro Camera, the shop belonging to Harvey Milk.

Milk, of course, was assassinated in 1978, having being elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors as America’s first openly gay man in public office.

The HRC center has a little bit of everything – from striking campaign stats by the front door of state by state views of same-sex marriage, adoption, and housing laws, and a timeline of gay rights in San Francisco, to various items of clothing and souvenirs of San Francisco – all to a jaunty soundtrack of Madonna.

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Catching The Best San Francisco Views On A 'Four Bridge Day'

September 26, 2011 at 9:41 AM | by | Comments (0)


No sign of Laura Palmer here

We may not have had such good luck with the Golden Gate Bridge on our recent trip to San Francisco, but going up here more than made up for it – this is the view from Twin Peaks.

It’s not as easy a place to reach as, say, Coit Tower, but, as we discovered this visit, it’s a much, much better vantage point. From Twin Peaks, get 360 degree views of the entire city, taking in the four bridges of San Francisco – from the Golden Gate, past the Richmond-San Rafael and the Bay Bridge right down to the monster San Mateo.

Of course, you also see the Pacific, Alcatraz, Sausalito and the city of San Fran itself. And from this angle, looking down at the buildings, scattered over all the hills, is actually as fascinating as staring at the bridges themselves.

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Playing Peekaboo With The Golden Gate Bridge

September 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM | by | Comments (0)


A grubby lagoon and some fog, right? But that’s some very special fog there – because it’s fog that’s almost entirely blanketing the Golden Gate Bridge.

Yes, if you’re anything like us, you’ll have listened to San Franciscans moaning about the fog, warning you that you might not be able to see the Golden Gate Bridge on the date of your choosing, and thought, fog, schmog.

And then you’ll head out there and wonder where the bridge is.

Luckily for us, in this game of peekaboo that we had the week before last, the bridge decided to stick a bit of its arch out to let us at least know in which general direction it stood:


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Who Knew an Airport Bathroom Could Be So Nice?

September 16, 2011 at 2:52 PM | by | Comments (0)


[Note: we've only seen the ladies room]

The cleaning lady thought we were crazy taking pictures inside a restroom, but the public restrooms at Terminal 2 at San Francisco International Airport are actually something to write home about.

Flattering lighting, stools in the makeup room and—boy oh boy—Dyson Airblade hand dryers? Be still our frequent flying hearts!

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'Planet Of The Apes' Puts San Francisco's Muir Woods Back on the Map

August 19, 2011 at 12:30 PM | by | Comments (0)

The Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes opened in theaters just two weeks ago, but already one of the movie's featured locations has seen an increase in visitors, thanks to the film. The movie didn't actually spend any time filming at the Muir Woods National Monument but producers did use photos to recreate the park for a scene in which the apes run across the Golden Gate Bridge and escape to Muir Woods.

The scene is apparently making quite an impression on audiences since the park is seeing more than 5,000 visitors a day, the most they've had in more than two years.

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San Francisco Tries on a Levi's Tour; Twitter HQ May Be Next

June 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM | by | Comments (0)

Forget boat tours, architecture tours or neighborhood tours. It looks like the new tour to take is one of company headquarters. San Francisco Travel Association has turned Levi's HQ into a tourist attraction with tours, contests and other promotions around the jeans-maker, and Twitter may be next, according to SFist.

Perusing creative, entrepreneurial workspaces seems to be a new tourist trend. New York has delved into the HQ tour racket with Walkabout NYC. It's a DIY tour of technology startups; Walkabout sets the date and times that companies like Foursquare, Thrillist, Meetup and Gawker Media will open their doors. The next free tour is June 10.

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Jaunted Live in Flight! Virgin America's Inaugural Flight from SFO to Chicago

May 25, 2011 at 8:13 PM | by | Comments (3)

Hello and welcome to our Liveblog! Your intrepid Jaunted Editor is reporting in real-time from 35,000 above...somewhere...as Virgin America launches into the sky with their very first flight direct from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. Chicago—can you believe it?

Virgin has been trying to wedge their way into this notoriously tight airport since 2008, and their arrival means big things for the Windy City, most importantly choice. You want in-flight WiFi, seatback TVs and an absinthe cocktail onboard? Check, check, check. Chicago is also a personal favorite city of Jaunted, so stay tuned to the liveblog below as we wing our way there.

One last thing: Virgin America has brought back their Groupon deal today. Travelers may purchase a $25 Groupon good for $100 in air travel HERE, towards a roundtrip purchase on Virgin America’s ORD flights. When more than 25 people accept the offer, up to 3000 Chicagoans can score this unbeatable deal, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C).

Now, for the fun...

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Join Lufthansa's A380 Plane Spotting Party at SFO Tomorrow for Prizes and Free Flights

May 9, 2011 at 11:37 AM | by | Comments (0)

Have you spotted the behemoth Airbus A380 yet? If not, or if you'd just like to enjoy a festive chance to see it again, Lufthansa will be celebrating their A380's inaugural arrival to San Francisco International Airport tomorrow with a plane spotting party, sweetened by giveaways.

From 11am to 12:30pm PST tomorrow at Bayfront Park, SFO and Lufthansa will welcome aviation enthusiasts, photographers, press and passersby to train their eyes to the sky as the big bird swoops in to begin service between San Francisco and Frankfurt.

If you attend, there are many ways to win prizes (and free flights!). For one, the first 100 people there will score a box lunch. For more details on prizes, how checking in to Foursquare could get you even more goodies, and directions on how to reach Bayfront Park, check out the official event page here.

[Photo: FlyingWithFish for Jaunted]

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Start Booking Now as 'Dine About Town San Francisco' Opens Reservations

May 5, 2011 at 4:52 PM | by | Comments (0)

Get ready to pig out in San Francisco. The city is kicking off its 10th annual Dine About Town San Francisco restaurant week and reservations are now open. Although it's a "restaurant week" type of event, Dine About Town actually runs for two weeks, from June 1 to 15. It'll give you foodies plenty of time to eat your way through a chunk of the 119 participating restaurants.

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