By John Lewis and Stuart Gaffney– The lyrics of the iconic 1936 song “San Francisco” conclude with the grand proclamation: “San Francisco, welcome me home again. I’m coming home to…
By Joanie Juster– When the customer service agent I had called heard I was from San Francisco, she told me she had been raised there. “Is it okay?” she asked,…
By Dr. Tim Seelig– We hear a great deal these days about our divided country. The fact that we are in an election cycle where one of the candidates has…
By John Chen– For this final installment of my summer clothing optional beach series, I would like to introduce three more beautiful beaches in our Golden State: Black Sands Beach…
By Elisa Quinzi– Currently we might be more vulnerable to self-deception; to escaping from the present into substances, compulsive behaviors, and fantasies. But our soul knows there is more beyond…
By Liam P. Mayclem– Lahaina, the charming little town on Maui that gifted memories to the many millions of people who have visited over the years, is now just that,…
By Joanie Juster– Lahaina may be 2,350 miles from San Francisco in travel time, but it is clearly much closer in the hearts of so many here who have deep…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– When Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909), San Francisco’s Lavender Boy Poet, visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1868, he was immediately taken with the beauty and the boys…
By David Landis, The Gay Gourmet– Paradise burned. Within minutes. I couldn’t believe it. My friend Michael had friends in Maui who told him about the fires even before the…
By David Landis– Italy might well be my (and perhaps your) global destination of choice. The people, the art, the history—and, of course, the food and wine—are like that of…
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