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fisherman's wharf

nice view (thumb) Another great tourist spot in S.F. is Fisherman's Wharf. I never got a good look at it until it was my turn to family from Hong Kong around on their vacation. The sights are gorgeous. There are shops around, a small aquarium, and of course clam chowder in a bread bowl. A bit overpriced but still delicious. I think I'll go back again soon; it's [...]

s.f. chinatown

Check out San Francisco's Chinatown for some decent Chinese food. There are countless restaurants to choose from and it's actually great grocery shopping there. The vegetables, fruits, and meats are very fresh and better quality than what chain grocery stores have to offer. It's walking distance from Union Square (20-30 minutes? hey you can [...]

union square

godiva cheesecake! (thumb) For anyone who loves shopping, union square is a staple to their Northern California travels. The area has countless stores, from a Jessica McClintock botique, to Anthropologie, to Tiffany & Co. You name it, it's probably there. For those bargain hunters, there is a huge (3-story) Forever 21 nearby, as well as the affordably adorable [...]

food

Value of Crops and Animals (thumb) Where does our food come from? (And where should we expect to find the "meat lobby"?) But notice the marked discontinuity in soybean production between the Dakotas and Minnesota or Iowa -- different reporting methodology, or subsidies? And why is chicken production so clustered? Questions too sophisticated to be answered by these simple maps, [...]

lahore gawal mandi food street

 (thumb) Food street in Gawal Mandi, Lahore is a centre of Pakistani food. It is localted off the famous Laxmi Chowk of Lahore and it essentially consists of a number of streetside restaurants, juice and milk shops and sweet shops. The street is open to traffic at the day time but as the sun sets, the street is closed for traffic and tables are set on [...]

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