Frank Yan of Sacramento on Hotel Griffin in San Francisco

Frank Yan of Sacramento posts a related article: Classic San Francisco at Fisherman's Wharf

Victorian architecture, Michelin rated fine 5 Star restaurants, clean beaches, trendsetting bars, cutting edge art, it is no mystery why San Francisco draws as much 16M visitors annually and Frank Yan of Sacramento being one of them. One of Frank Yan recommends anyone to escape to Hotel Griffon as it was named Best Boutique Hotel by San Francisco magazine. This Hotel is yet another reasonable excuse to get away to the City of San Francisco.

Whether if you call San Francisco your home or if it may be on your list to visit, you will experience this eco friendly boutique hotel, which faces east over the San Francisco Bay and looks west towards the Financial District, to be a marvelous homebase from which to experience San Francisco.

It is short walk north to the Embarcadero near the Pier as it will lead you to the Ferry Building home to a the local farmers' market and a bundle of fine restaurants. From there, is plenty of access to citywide public transportation, such as trams, buses, horse carriage, and cycle cabs just across the way on Market Street, however there is also are ferries bound for Alcatraz, Angel Island and Sausalito.

While being the among the 16M visitors, other travelers whom decides San Francisco this year, Frank can bet they will be riding the trolley to Pier 49 Fisherman's Wharf and gawking at the sea lions.

San Francisco is an hour and a half from Sacramento on Interstate 80 West.

Frank Yan of Sacramento on A Tatse of Old Tiburon

As you may know by now, Sacramento resident, Frank Yan has expressed his favorite short time destinations has been his love of the Bay Area. The Bay Area is only about an hour to an hour and a half away from Sacramento which is an easy commute for Frank.

Another destination towards the Bay Area that Frank Yan enjoys is a small town in Marin County, Tiburon. Tiburon is situated at the tip of a peninsula stretching out into the San Francisco Bay, where the stunning views are nothing short of being spectacularly amazing. Especially Tiburon’s 20-minute ferry rides towards the Golden Gate, Pier 41, and Frank’s favorite, Angel Island.

For a more extensive venture, Frank Yan recommends to hike the Ridge Trail or head to Muir Woods. Muir Woods is an awe inspiring redwood forest. You can take your bike and cycle the 3 mile paved Tiburon Bike Path to Blackie’s Pasture Park, while you can see people window shopping and browse through boutiques and art galleries on Ark Row.

Tiburon is about an hour and forty five minutes from Sacramento.