tourist

03 Jan 2011

McCormick & Kuleto's — Best Happy Hour in Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman’s Wharf gets a bad rap.  It really does.  True, it is the tourist destination from hell — swarms of fanny-packed, camera-laden foreigners from such far-away lands as Michigan and Ohio with way-too-loud children and no desire to tip at any food establishment — but it’s definitely a San Francisco

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
05 Sep 2010

Super Cheap Irish Coffee Happy Hour at Gold Dust Lounge

A while ago Monica gave you some inside information about the best spots to pick up tourists if you’re feeling a little, um, sensuous.  One of these places is Gold Dust Lounge located on Powell Street, smack in the middle of one of the most tourist-y spots in the city.

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
13 Aug 2010

FREE Admission to Aquarium of the Bay TODAY!

You know how you live in a city for a long time, but never do the super touristy things in that city?  For example, I’ve never done the double-decker hop-on, hop-off bus tour, been across the water to Alcatraz, or had sex with a hooker-tranny in the ‘Loin. But today

Christy Jovanelly - Cheapskate Commentator 0
04 May 2010

Boozy Tourism: The St. George Distillery

Entertaining out-of-town family and friends without annihilating their wallets is kind of tough in San Francisco, namely because everything everyone always wants to see is an overpriced tourist trap. The trick is to find something similar, that is usually a lot cooler and either cheaper or free. Screw the Napa

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0