6 February 2024 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , San Francisco Bay Area , Sport
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Levi’s Stadium is an
American football stadium located in
Santa Clara, California , just west of the much larger city of
San Jose , in the
San Francisco Bay Area . It has served as the home venue for the
National Football League (NFL)’s
San Francisco 49ers since 2014. The stadium is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of
San Francisco . It is named after
Levi Strauss & Co. , which purchased
naming rights in 2013.
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18 December 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Hotels
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The Madonna Inn is a
motel in
San Luis Obispo ,
California . Opened for business in 1958, it quickly became a landmark on the
Central Coast of California . It is noted for its unique decor, pink dining room, and themed rooms. It was created by Alex Madonna, a successful construction magnate and entrepreneur, and his wife Phyllis. The inn includes a restaurant and bakery, and is located on the west side of
US Route 101 and situated on the lower eastern portion of
Cerro San Luis Obispo .
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5 December 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Bon appétit , San Francisco Bay Area , Shopping
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North Beach is a neighborhood in the northeast of San Francisco adjacent to
Chinatown , the
Financial District , and
Russian Hill . The neighborhood is San Francisco’s “
Little Italy ” and has historically been home to a large Italian American population, largely from Northern Italy. It still has many Italian restaurants, though many other ethnic groups currently live in the neighborhood. It was also the historic center of the
beatnik subculture and has become one of San Francisco’s main
nightlife districts as well as a residential neighborhood populated by a mix of young urban professionals, families, and Chinese immigrants. The
American Planning Association (APA) has named North Beach as one of ten “Great Neighborhoods in America”.
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1 October 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Santa Maria (
Spanish for “
St. Mary “) is a city in the
Central Coast of California in northern
Santa Barbara County . It is approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of
Santa Barbara and 150 miles (240 km) northwest of downtown
Los Angeles . Its population was 109,707 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the county and the Santa Maria-
Santa Barbara , CA Metro Area. The city is notable for its wine industry and
Santa Maria-style barbecue .
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11 September 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , San Francisco Bay Area
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Novato is a city in
Marin County, California , in the
North Bay region of the
Bay Area . At the
2020 census , Novato had a population of 53,225. What is now Novato was originally the site of several
Coast Miwok villages: Chokecherry, near downtown Novato; Puyuku, near
Ignacio ; and Olómpali, at the present-day
Olompali State Historic Park .
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17 July 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Mendocino (
Spanish for “of
Mendoza “) is an
unincorporated community in
Mendocino County, California , United States. The name comes from
Cape Mendocino 85 miles (137 km) to the north, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of
Antonio de Mendoza , Viceroy of
New Spain . Despite its small size, the town’s scenic location on a headland surrounded by the
Pacific Ocean has made it extremely popular as an
artists’ colony and with vacationers. Mendocino is located 10 miles (16 km) south of
Fort Bragg at an elevation of 154 feet (47 m).
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29 May 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Pebble Beach is an
unincorporated community on the
Monterey Peninsula in
Monterey County ,
California . The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of
Cypress Point Club ,
Monterey Peninsula Country Club , and
Pebble Beach Golf Links . Nonresidents are charged a toll to use
17-Mile Drive , the main road through Pebble Beach, making it a
de-facto gated community .
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13 April 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , San Francisco Bay Area
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South of Market (
SoMa ) is a neighborhood in
San Francisco, California , situated just south of
Market Street . It contains several sub-neighborhoods including
South Beach , Yerba Buena, and
Rincon Hill . SoMa is home to many of the city’s museums, to the headquarters of several major software and Internet companies, and to the
Moscone Conference Center .
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20 February 2023 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Cathedral City, colloquially known as “Cat City”, is a desert resort city in
Riverside County, California , United States, within the
Colorado Desert ‘s
Coachella Valley . Situated between
Palm Springs and
Rancho Mirage , the city has the second largest population, after
Indio , of the nine cities in the Coachella Valley. Its population was 51,493 at the
2020 census , a slight increase from 51,200 at the
2010 census .
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