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From: tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: San Francisco
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Date: Tue, 11-Mar-86 15:13:58 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 11 15:13:58 1986
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Reply-To: tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley)
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Well, it looks like I will be spending a few days in San Francisco at
the end of July, and since I know very little about the city, I am
hoping that I can get some information this way.

Since I am a student, one of my major concerns is money. And this is
compounded by the fact that I am Canadian, and our dollar hasn't been
doing too hot these days. So... what I'd like to know is;

	i) accommodation. Are there any cheap places to stay. I know
	that a lot of cities have youth hostels. Does anyone know if
	San Francisco does, and if so, what is it like.

	ii) food. I will probably buy my food in grocery stores most
	of the time, but I will undoubtedly not want to do that all
	the time, so are there any good, cheap places around. Also,
	what sort of local specialities should I try/avoid.

	iii) sights. What can I see that you can get to without a car,
	and doesn't cost a fortune. I was brought up on the east coast
	of Canada, so would be particularly interested in coastline
	type scenery and that sort of thing.

	iv) last but not least, nightlife. Like I said, I am a male
	student (24). Where should I go/avoid? I am not into disco 
	or heavy metal (do they still exist?), or particularly 
	interested in punk, but would enjoy checking out some of the 
	up-and-coming local music, as well as any other student-
	frequented, inexpensive places.

Any other information that you might have would be appreciated. I will
be also be spending four days in Stanford at a conference, so if anyone
has any restaurant suggestions for that area, they will be gratefully
received. Money is not as much of a constraint for this, as it will
come out of a research grant, but things should be kept moderately
priced.

Trevor J. Smedley                    University of Waterloo

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