San Francisco’s installment of the Alamo Drafthouse opened in ye olden days of 2015. For some unknown reason, it’s taken…
You’d think it would be hard to get into the Christmas spirit here in San Francisco – there’s the sun,…
[In a sign of the real-world, 1st world problems we deal with here at Far Out City, my camera plunkered…
A few weeks ago, a friend offered us tickets to see the Fleet Foxes at UC Berkeley’s Greek Theater. Berkeley…
Autumn is upon us here in Northern California. We can finally peel off the layers we’ve been wearing all foggy…
[On this very special edition of Far Out City, Maria’s discerning opinions and refreshing curiosity are temporarily set aside in…
Sometimes, out-of-town guests say they just “want to do whatever you guys do on Saturdays.” I’m not sure what this…
The Point Reyes National Seashore makes for an excellent day trip from San Francisco, particularly in the fall months. The…
Phoenix seems like a city with a deeply entrenched identity crisis. It is the 5th largest city in the country,…
City dwellers generally have no business going out in the middle of a lake on a row boat. This whole…
I’ve been hard pressed to come up with a day trip for a rainy San Francisco day. San Francisco is…
There is no question that New York is amazing. There is truly nothing else like it in the U.S. San…
It only took a half day in New York for me to matter-of-factly decide that I wouldn’t be getting on…
Sometimes, for their own good, you need to gently guide (re: forcefully push) your friends outside their comfort zone. Blair…
A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of having a friend visit from lovely Washington, DC. When I asked…
A few day trips ago, I wondered what exactly San Francisco had done to deserve its progressive/peacenik reputation. You know,…