| When traveling to most cities in the
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| | That night, we went out to walk around
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| world, finding discount accommodations
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| | the streets of San Francisco and I must
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| when arriving to your destination city is
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| | tell you it was scary. There were
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| always a possible. Not so in the
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| | destitute people lurking at every
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| diverse and complex city of San
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| | doorway, down every alley, sleeping above
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| Francisco. From the hills of Daly City
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| | the street vents for warmth. It was
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| to the plains of Berkeley, the
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| | both sad and a bit frightening,
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| environments and people are so diverse
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| | especially since coming from an isolated
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| that your vacation could with one dial of
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| | small town in Minnesota. I passed out
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| the phone a paradise made in heaven or an
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| | quarters to those asking as if I were
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| inferno designed in hell.
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| | passing out flyers for a corner store.
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| Families making their hotel reservations
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| | We found a Starbuck near Union Square and
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| at the smaller hotels that dot the
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| | quickly ducked in. After a family
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| periphery of San Francisco might be able
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| | meeting to discuss our situation, we
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| to land a bargain, but find they are
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| | decided to catch a trolley car that was
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| sharing accommodations with other
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| | still running and make a dash to the
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| crawling critters that would make even
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| | famous Fisherman's Wharf and
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| the toughest among us squirm.
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| | Ghirardelli's Square. We jumped on the
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| I did this once. I came to San Francisco
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| | next trolley and took a wild ride
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| on a budget and thinking to wing my
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| | straight up and straight down what seemed
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| accommodations; I found a phonebook and
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| | like a mountain. We were screaming with
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| booked a motel for $59 a night. Well,
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| | joy; our first joy since coming to San
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| the minute I saw the hotel along a dark
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| | Francisco. We spent an enchanting
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| side street I knew we were in trouble.
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| | evening looking in all the tourist shops,
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| This hotel was something I would expect
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| | the street performers and attractions
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| to see in a nightmare, and not reality.
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| | that populate Fisherman's Wharf. We
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| But it was late and we thought 'just on
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| | bought a big pound of fudge at a fudge
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| night.' But the bed was so grimy we
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| | shop and drank coke and champagne until
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| actually slept on the floor - and we were
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| | late in the evening.
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| in their 'best room!'
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| | Our lesson from all this, at least for
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| The next day I called hotels in San
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| | San Francisco, make your hotel
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| Francisco city. You know, where the
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| | reservations in advance. Don't waste
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| Trolley Cars roam and the street
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| | time looking for a room when you get
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| performers perform. I found a number of
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| | there, the city is just too big. Since
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| places, ranging from the low 100 and
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| | writing this, we went to San Diego and
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| going up to the high 500. We got in our
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| | for that trip I found a website called
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| car to make our investigation and
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| | which featured discount hotel
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| inspected one hotel after the other, some
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| | reservations with pictures and prices
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| dark and dank and some bright and
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| | clearly explained. This was very useful
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| classic. We settled on the Grant Plaza
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| | a highly recommended time save.
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| Hotel at $180 a night. We had a rollaway
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| | In any event, California is our favorite
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| brought for my two children and spent the
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| | travel destination and we plan to visit
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| rest of the day recuperating from our
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| | there often.
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| search.
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