There are a number of different Chinatowns in California these days. The one in San Francisco is probably the best known, as it’s fairly large and still thriving, very popular with tourists. In contrast, San Luis Obisbo’s Chinatown has very nearly disappeared, with only one original building remaining — Ah Louis store, first built in 1874. One of the main […]
Whenever I’m able to spend a few days in San Francisco, as a rule I try to avoid doing the most obvious tourist stuff. Of course, this rule must occasionally be broken — like when I visited Alcatraz for the first time back in 2018. And this year I feel like I broke the rule again when I ventured to […]
Well, yes, it’s been awhile. Just shy of a month — a month of some serious ups and downs for me. First there was a trip over to the Mendocino coast; then I came down with Covid for the first time ever; and once I had more or less recovered from that, I spent a week in San Francisco. But […]