Tag: pier 39

  • I tried the weirdest 20+ year old health fad so you don’t have to

    Remember oxygen bars? No? Well prepare to let me save you money on your, uh… time machine bills, because I’m about to explain this health fad that had run its course by the early 2000’s. Somehow there’s still an oxygen bar in San Francisco at — where else? — Pier 39. So of course I…

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  • Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze

    If there’s one common trait among tourists, it’s a complete lack of spacial awareness. Everywhere I’ve been from Barcelona’s historic Gothic Quarter to Millennium Park in Chicago and any place in between, I’ve always had to dodge tourists who stop and jump out excitedly pointing out some mundane detail to their equally clueless companions, like…

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  • Obnoxious tourists

    Don’t get me wrong, when people get lost and need help I enjoy giving directions. I know the city pretty well and have a good sense of direction, and failing that I have an iPhone with Google Maps. But sometimes, tourists in the city are just completely obnoxious. You know it’s always a bad sign…

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