 great for retirees |
| Review Date: June 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: A. Solomon, South Florida |
| Although we love to travel,being on a fixed income has dampened our plans. What a surprise to be able to visit the City on the Bay and not go over budget! We saw plenty of city sights,ate at great restaurants and didn't go broke on accommodations. Wish we had this book years ago. |
I wish I had this book years ago
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| Review Date: June 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mirandom, San Francisco, CA United States |
| Ms. Solomon has found all the activities that are the reasons we love to live in a culturally rich city like San Francisco. She writes about some of my favorite spots, but also so many things I never found on my own. I wish I had read this years ago. Buy this book and plan to fill your calendar! |
an up-to-date guide for locals and vistors alike!
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| Review Date: June 17, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Brenda Cole, San Francisco, CA |
The book contains a number of
cheap/free ideas for those visiting
the city, including terrific suggestions
for shopping. Definitely recommended
for both parents and singles. |
Helpful tips and a good laugh
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| Review Date: June 10, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Rachella Sinclair, London |
Being the gourmand that I am, I especially liked the section on eating for cheap, and sometimes for free. Good cheap tips and witty banter make for an amusing read.
Now I need to find a book like this for London. |
Best Weekend EVER!! LOL!
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| Review Date: July 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: STEVEN M., Los Angeles, CA USA |
| I travel to San Francisco once or twice a year to get away from LA. Saw the book on Amazon and figured it would probably be a humorous read but didn't really expect any practical advice. To my surprise it was actually both. It's a smart funny read but it also REALLY DOES have the low down on free food, fun, and frolicking. My boyfriend and I went up a few weeks ago and planned the whole weekend using the book. Found plenty of art, parks, and music to keep us busy and hit some cheap and/or free happy hours and food joints. Probably the most fun I've had in the City and definitely the least expensive weekend ever! Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated!! |
A Lot of Great Advice
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| Review Date: May 23, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Professional Woodworker, san francisco |
| I've lived in San Francisco for over a decade and was surprised how much stuff there was in here that I didn't know about. Tourists would like it too, as it has a lot of stuff you won't find in a normal guidebook. |
Helpful
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| Review Date: February 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Eagermind, TX |
| I liked this as it was written in a very practical way with plenty of good suggestions. We were only in SF for a few days so it was not as used as I'd have liked. I'd recommend it more for travellers staying for a longer period of time. |
Read this book , you will love it !
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| Review Date: June 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Eric Kirchberg, Boston |
| An essential read for cheapskates and big spenders alike. Written with a knowledgeable and detail oriented style. Even if you have never set foot in SF, it is an entertaining study of the city's culture. |
Staying in SF for a few days or a few decades?
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| Review Date: June 19, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Whitney E. Moss, Berkeley, CA USA |
This book is packed with great facts and activity suggestions for both locals and tourists, and for those, like me, who go to SF often as a day trip.
It covers pretty much every interest a visitor might have. Plus it's a slim volume, reasonable to stick in your backpack. |
pretty-good survey
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| Review Date: May 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Robert D. Mounce, MRFM Program, UW, Seattle, WA |
| This was a nice, cheap book for a birthday filler or stocking-stuffer for someone who likes visiting San Fran. The places you go for free events didn't seem out-of-date, and the book gives a sense of what might be possible. |
Not what I hoped it would be.
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| Review Date: November 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Ellen Feinstein Krueger, Acton, MA |
| This book is probably better for a resident of the San Francisco area than for a tourist. I'd hoped to find tips for restaurants and touring that would be places that locals would patronize, enjoy and not spend a lot of money. There was not enough of that for my purposes. I consulted it several times the first two days of my visit, but decided I hadn't gotten enough out of it to warrant carrying it around with me. It was a disappointment. And maybe I'm not that cheap after all. |
Don't pay attention to the subtitle "Secrets of living the good life FOR FREE"
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| Review Date: April 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Aleksandra Zdebski, |
| We have been living in San Francisco area for many years. My husband recently bought this book, brought it home and we started browsing. Seems like a great idea but when you really start digging down to the details you realize that #1 you either already knew that the library, free craigslis items, Shakespeare in the Park or some other things is free in SF or #2 the items in the book are not really free (like for example a $10 all you can eat pizza/salad deal in a restaurant or a $20 three class yoga deal as opposed to $16 a class normally). So I would say 80% of the information is not useful to us. There is of course that 20% of the stuff that was a pleasant surprise like for example the health/medical section with free medical clinic info which we would recommend to a brother in law working in a restaurant in SF but then again, those guys are all clued in to the free SF stuff anyway. |
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