Filoli is a magnificent country estate built in the early 20th century by a rich California family, the Bourns, and designed by the architect Willis Polk. It is named after Mr. Bourn’s credo: “Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life.”
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Surf in California is not a myth… Waves are everywhere, particularly in winter when the wind calms down (for spring and summer, there is kite surfing!). If you have never tried it before, this is the time to do so! If you’re already a pro at it, then skip these lines, take your board and head towards the beach. The swell can’t wait!
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Whether the weather is nice or not this week-end, take your bikes for a ride with family, friends, or alone.
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Until some years ago, San Francisco attracted mainly surfers and windsurfers. Now, you have tou count with the kitesurfers whose number just increased as quickly as ... the San Franciscan wind can blow.
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It is warm and sunny in SF ? Let's enjoy a nice and lush outdoor patio in the city for a quick lunch under a parasol, un friendly brunch with your sunglasses, or a casual business lunch.
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The Beauty and the Beast in March. Castro Theatre's Sing Alongs are a San Francisco must!
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New American Restaurant 4001 Judah Street Among our favorite restaurants, Outerlands recently turned 4! and goes on with offering an amazing experience in the midst of the Sunset district.
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Almost 30 years of history From Baker Beach to Black Rock Desert Renowned on a worlwide scale, Burning Man gathers every year, for a week, a community of about 50,000!! people, to celebrate art, creativity, self-expression and self-reliance.
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Last Thursday of November Whether you want to celebrate Thanksgiving at home with your family, with some friends or in a nice restaurant, don't plan your dinner at the last minute.
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If you are craving for crabs, oysters and other seafood, you will find what you need in San Francisco, especially when days are becoming colder and the Holiday season is peaking.
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Must go on Polk street. Amelie Wine Bar settled down on Polk about 7 years ago and is crowded since then.
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It is said that if one day all San Franciscans decided to go out to dinner at the same time, some 800,000 people would be able to find a seat in all the restaurants and cafes of the city.
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After successfully opening stores on the East coast, it seems that more and more casual chic ready-to-wear affordable French fashion labels are considering opening stores in San Francisco. Actually some of them are already here.
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The French director and actor were in San Francisco to present their latest movie, Chineze Puzzle, that was part of the selection of the SFIFF.
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Best known as the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill... Except that now, they have expanded their crowd, and migrated for some of them (lot of them) everywhere in SF.
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Breakfast, brunch, lunch or even dinner on the other side of the bridge... still with San Francisco in sight!
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Sugar skulls, colorful costumes, sophisticated make-ups, a parade!
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Amazing temporary ladybugs show in Oakland until February! Kids are gonna love it and you will too!
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In San Francisco, Grace Jones would sing ''La vie en blue!''! Here are 8 breathtaking views of San Francisco and the Bay, from San Francisco!
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Call them nurseries, garden centers, floral designers, here is our selection of 6 great addresses to help you add a green and colored touch to your deck, garden, terrace, table... your choice.
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If you crave a tasty sweet baguette, the French way, you have 2 options... Find it or DIY!
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Let's go to the beach… Summer is in town. Fog took over the places… but we selected for you some places and beaches where you can find the real summer : sun and sand, beach and tee shirt… less than one hour from the cold and… dear Fog !
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Check our selections of best restaurants, bistros, cheese stores, bakeries, caterers... in San Francisco and with a French accent!
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For more than 30 years, the de Young Museum has been celebrating the arrival of Spring with its annual event “Bouquets to Art”.
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6 Japanese restaurants you should want to try. Nothing fancy, rather casual, not too expensive and definitely good.
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Used is the new new... even (or especially) when it comes to buy clothes for the kids! Second-hand stores are about to become the new way to shop - and actually to dress up - for young models with trendy moms.
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It has been more than 50 years now that the sign, located at Turk and Larkin, in the Tenderloin, is displaying its wise quotes and sentences about our time, our society, our politicians, about us.
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When French artists come to San Francisco, we let you know with our selection of concerts, selection we try to update as best and often as possible.
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Paula is so funny, so moving, kind of weird sometimes, and yet so serious and so determined to move forward. Paula is the main character of the French film Montparnasse Bienvenüe. We watched it, we loved it. Let's share our thoughts and feelings...
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Second-hand stores are about to become the new way to shop - and actually to dress up - for fashionistas. Besides the environmental impact-purpose, recycling fashion is a way to renew your style. Thrift is the new chic!
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