A popular national eyewear chain now has a presence in SF on fashionable Union Street, as See Eyewear — Selective Eyewear Elements — showcases its styles made exclusively for them. Metal-rimmed aviators begin at $229, plastic rectangular frames start at $250, and dozens more are there for the trying. The company’s goal was “to make…
Is your spidey sense tingling? Then you must have heard about a great new art exhibit featuring Spider-Man, the Invisible Woman and The Hulk featuring 50 amazing super heroes, 30 fantastic action stations and one incredible experience. All three and more will be on display at the California Science Center’s Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition…
I’ve skied at Squaw Valley USA, about 200 miles east of San Francisco for many winters. I’ve swum in the chilly, snow-fed waters of Lake Tahoe in the summers. Now, you can do both activities on the same day without leaving the top of the mountain, because this year-round resort opened its High Camp Swimming…
I’m a third generation San Franciscan. I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 95% of my life. I thought I knew the City and everything about it. But I was wrong. Today, my friend Bart, his wife and three girls joined my wife, daughter and me for a real treat. We were chauffeured up, down,…
We’ve all leased cars, rented apartments or NetFlixed DVDs. Now you can rent your next upscale handbag by the month. And no, we’re not kidding… A site called Bag Borrow or Steal™ offers three levels of memberships to women who just can’t live without the latest JLo or designer handbag: • You have access to…
We’ve all seen weird stuff on plane flights. Projectile barfing, ear drum- breaking screaming babies, politically incorrect clothing, Mile High Club tryouts, and more wacky stuff than you care to remember. This fascinating story from a 17-year veteran of the air wars poses 10 in-flight scenarios and asks how you would have handled them. They…
It looks like a giant snowflake floating on the ocean. However, it’s actually a hotel room with semi-transparent glass walls, ceilings and floor designed by Belgian-born architect Carsten Höller. So from the inside, you can see out, but from the outside, you can’t see in. Naturally, it affords ocean views at all angles. The nesna…
With cell phone use so ubiquitous, there’s almost no place to escape it as you hear phones ring in restaurants, theatres, sports complexes and virtually everywhere else — including airplanes. Now, the airlines have published an overview of what their individual policies will be once the FAA permits cell phone use on board. Fortunately, most…
Just when you thought you could be a food show host……..
Make no mistake; the tourism makeup of Luang Prabang is changing. From its new modernalized airport, to five-star hotels that rival rooms in London, New York, Paris, and luxurious restaurants serving international cuisines, the dubbed jewel of Southeast Asia –– once a haven of $3 guesthouses, rough surface transit, and street food vendors –– has…
My wife always prefers to carry on our luggage when we travel. Now I know why… A new survey by Sita Inc. — a company providing technology solutions for the air transport industry — shows that “the problem of mishandled baggage is worsening on both sides of the Atlantic.” You want numbers? You better sit…
Rumors are flying today that Apple, which has a history of planned obsolescence, may soon be phasing out its 60-gigabyte Video iPod that was just introduced last October for a retail price of $399. Why? Because Shaw Wu, an analyst for American Technology Research, believes Apple is working on a wide-screen video iPod with Bluetooth…