California Bay Area

San Francisco

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Battery Spencer

Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherman’s Wharf

Waterfront walk from Fisherman’s Wharf to Ghirardelli Square

Waterfront walk from Fisherman’s Wharf to Ghirardelli Square

Cable cars!

Cable cars!

Maritime National Historical Park

Maritime National Historical Park

Ghirardelli Square

Ghirardelli Square

Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop

Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop

Driving down Lombard Street

Driving down Lombard Street

Live music outside at Terrapin Crossroads

Live music outside at Terrapin Crossroads

• Take a drive over the Golden Gate Bridge for my favorite view from Battery Spencer

• Drive down the famous Lombard Street

• Walk around Fisherman’s Wharf and eat some seafood

• Walk along the water to Ghirardelli Square

• Walk down to the Maritime National Historical Park

• Get ramen from Mensho Tokyo

• Get your coffee at Blue Bottle or Philz

• Watch the fog roll in at St. Francis Yacht Club

• Drive to Terrapin Crossroads for a meal and live music! This restaurant and venue was created by former Grateful Dead member Phil Lesh

• Take a cable car ride!

• Take a tour of Alcatraz

• Take a day trip to Muir Woods


Sausalito

Sausalito waterfront

Sausalito waterfront

Flowers blooming under the bridge

Flowers blooming under the bridge

Scoma’s restaurant on the waterfront

Scoma’s restaurant on the waterfront

View from Fort Baker Pier

View from Fort Baker Pier

Under the Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Baker Pier

Under the Golden Gate Bridge at Fort Baker Pier

Shopping in Sausalito

Shopping in Sausalito

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge

Driving over the Golden Gate Bridge

• Along the drive, stop by Fort Baker Pier for a beautiful view of the Golden Gate Bridge

• Walk along the waterfront!

• Stop by Scoma’s right on the waterfront for lunch

• Walk around the waterfront area to do some shopping!


Napa

Exploring Oxbow Public Market

Exploring Oxbow Public Market

Wine and charcuterie at Robert Mondavi Winery

Wine and charcuterie at Robert Mondavi Winery

The vineyard at Robert Mondavi Winery

The vineyard at Robert Mondavi Winery

Lobster Risotto from Torc

Lobster Risotto from Torc

Beet Salad from Torc

Beet Salad from Torc

Inside Torc

Inside Torc

Sunset driving out of Napa

Sunset driving out of Napa

• Stop at Oxbow Public Market on your way to Napa for a bite and for some shopping

• Check out the vineyards! We went to Robert Mondavi Winery

• Go to Torc for dinner, this might possibly be my favorite restaurant ever (highly recommend the Lobster Risotto!)

• Grab a treat from Vintage Sweet Shoppe for dessert

• Walk around Napa’s Town Center

• Enjoy the beautiful scenery along the drive!

• Up next I want to visit Sonoma!


Palo Alto / Menlo Park Area

Checking out Instagram HQ

Checking out Instagram HQ

Exploring the Facebook office

Exploring the Facebook office

Sunset on the roof of one of Facebook’s buildings

Sunset on the roof of one of Facebook’s buildings

Blue Bottle location in an old movie theater!

Blue Bottle location in an old movie theater!

The prettiest Blue Bottle location

The prettiest Blue Bottle location

Exploring Stanford’s campus

Exploring Stanford’s campus

Conchas from FG Bakery Cage

Conchas from FG Bakery Cage

• Walk around Stanford’s campus

• Grab Korean food from So Gong Dong Tofu House

• Grab some ice cream (they have dairy free!) from Salt & Straw

• Grab a concha from FG Bakery Cafe

• Stop by the Blue Bottle Coffee on University Ave, it’s in an old movie theater!

• If you know someone who works at Facebook or Instagram, stop by the office! :)