Macster Uncensored

It happened so fast. First month down in this 12 month journey abroad. Lima, I hardly knew you but I came to care about you quickly. To be totally honest, I did not know what to expect from Lima or Peru overall. I didn't know much about the country besides the fact it housed Machu Picchu and that the local liquor was Pisco. I learned so much more and came to appreciate my first home away from San Francisco. First, a quick highlight of what I experienced while in Peru for 27 days:  Visited a legit desert oasis (Huacachina) where we sledded down massive sand dunes, toured around the city of Ica, wandered the desert for 12 hours, caught an epic desert sunset that felt like it was straight out of Lion King, and generally got sun and sandy. Feel free to watch my fellow traveler's awesome professional video of our experience HERE . My personal highlight: Traveled to the city of Nazca, learned about the history of the Nazca lines and the woman who loved and cared for them (Mari...

Well, it finally happened. I left San Francisco. Of course, I'll be back to grab my stuff for the next adventure and it'll always be home. The reality though is that the Bay Area, which has been my home for the vast majority of my life, will become a stranger to me these next 12 months. I do not plan on settling back into The City when my travels end, whenever that may be, and with that comes a flood of nostalgia and sentimentality for the amazing, beautiful, crazy ridiculous city I grew up in like no other. What better way is there to honor her than by leaving my guide to San Francisco? Well, probably a lot of better ways, but since so many of my non-Bay Area friends believe me to be Mr. San Francisco in terms of my love and knowledge of this place, I figured I'd leave a little love letter of my favorite spots and places to remember the San Francisco (never Frisco, never San Fran) I loved. Who knows what it will look like the next time I see it. Of course, this should ma...