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One of the most visited cities in California is San Francisco, which is unsurprising, really, as this is a city known the world over for its fun-loving attitude, and the number of things to see and do here.

For backpackers in particular, San Fran proves a winner, it’s outgoing nature and many cheap joints making it a rewarding experience even if you’re traveling on a budget.

The backpacker or budget traveler exploring San Francisco, then, a good way ‘in’ to the city is via one of the many San Francisco hostels. These hostels provide standard accommodation at cheap rates, making them the perfect haunts for those traveling while watching the purse strings.

The Adelaide Hostel and Hotel, for example, is a great San Francisco hostel located in Duncan Lane. With complimentary breakfast for the backpacker and decent services, this hostel has emerged as a hit among budget travelers. Another good hostel in San Francisco is the AAE Amsterdam.

Once you’re installed at your San Francisco hostel there will be a lot of things that demand your attention. Read on to find out about the ten things that you must do in San Francisco to make the most of your time in this beguiling American metropolis…

1. Walk around the city: San Francisco is a city that is safe for a traveler to walk around and explore. What’s more, it’s the type of place that truly reveals its beauty from the sidewalk. So grab a map and get stepping!

2. CityPass: This is an ideal way for backpackers to check out the city. It is a pass that gives you admission to the major attractions of the city, including the Aquarium of the Bay, the San Francisco Museum and the De Young Museum. The pass also includes unlimited cable car rides for seven days.

3. See the Golden Gate Bridge: A trip to San Francisco is incomplete without seeing the famous Golden Gate Bridge. This bridge is considered one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World – it’s undoubtedly a masterpiece of human creation.

4. Visit the Presidio: After you have seen the Golden Gate Bridge, you should head to the Presidio, which is located in the same district. This military post was established way back in 1776 and is famed as being one of the oldest military posts in the nation.

5. Visit Fisherman’s Wharf: This is one of the most vibrant areas in all of the city. Check out the street entertainment, and (of course) don’t forget to try the fish in a local restuarant!

6. See Treasure Island: Take a Muni Bus and ride over to this artificial island bay. Once you reach Treasure Island, expect to be treated with a great view of the Oakland and the San Francisco skylines.

7. Take a Trip to Golden Gate Park: There are a number of things to do at the Golden Gate Park – like seeing the Conservatory of Flowers, experiencing the best of modern art in the de young Museum, visiting the Japanese Tea Garden, and spending time in the Strybing Arboretum, which houses an impressive collection of plants from the temperate regions.

8. Tour the Museums: For the backpacker who wants to know a city well, it is imperative to go and visit the museums of a city. While in San Fran, the Asian Art Museum, the California Academy of Sciences and the De Young Museum are definite must-sees.

9. See great ballet shows: Go to the War Memorial Opera House and catch a great ballet show for around only $10. San Francisco is famous for its great ballets and you can be sure that you get to see the best in the world here.

10. Get musical at the LovEvolution: For the backpacker who is a music lover, the LovEvolution is an event worth seeing. This music fest happens every year during late September or early October. With great music and love in the air, it inevitably wins the hearts and minds of those who go.

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Before settling down and becoming a copywriter for HostelBookers. Jonny Cooper did a backpacking tour of USA, he checked out a variety of the country’s budget accommodation, and stayed in a San Francisco hostel.

With a 2001 population of 109,000, Cambridge lies in the East of England region about 50 miles north of London. Dating back to the ninth century, William the Conqueror built a castle here in 1068, and the famous Cambridge University was formed in the 13th century.

Although the city is now very much on the cutting edge of technology, it is still characterized best by its medieval buildings, with the colleges King’s College Chapel and the Cambridge University Library dominating the skyline. The Famous 1874 Cavendish Laboratory is also a magnificent university building. This historic university quarter is best appreciated from a section of the River Cam known as The Backs, where you can take a river tour or go punting (a punt is a flat-bottomed boat propelled with a pole) for the day.

The University has many excellent museums associated with it, most notably the Neoclassical Fitzwilliam, which is often referred to as “the finest small museum in Europe”. The university also has a wonderful botanical garden which has been open to the public since 1846.

The University atmosphere and products has resulted in the city becoming a technological leader, earning it the nickname of Silicon Fen. One fifth of Cambridge’s population are students, so if you want to move about the city a bit more easily, visit in July and August. There will be many tourists, but all in all it will be easier to get around. One place you may want to visit is Grantchester, which is a charming riverside village. Also, Cambridge is home to many wonderful bridges, and a walk along the river will reveal the unusual Queens’ Mathematical Bridge, as well as its oldest bridge, the 1630 Clare College as well as its most famous St. Johns Bridge.

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San Jose is the third largest city in California that lies at the southern end of the Bay Area. It is a region commonly referred to as Silicon Valley. The city nowadays offers a variety of evening entertainment that will delight tourists with dining, music, liquors, movies and comedy scenes.

The downtown area of San Jose abounds many nightclubs, comedy bars, lounges and pubs. Below is the list of nightlife areas to visit.

Improv Comedy Bar and Dinner Theater

Improv Bar and Dinner Theater is the world famous comedy bar. It has been a launching pad for many television and film faces. The bar was established in 1963 in New York City. Budd Friedman’s founded the bar to provide aspiring performers a chance to showcase their talents in the entertainment industry.

Improv attracts a star-studded audience. Most agencies, actors, comedians and Hollywood’s talent management consider Improv as a premiere venue in showcasing different talents. Some of the popular faces who visited the bar include Will Smith, John Travolta, Shaquille O’Neill, David Ducovney, Jasmine Guy and more bright stars in the industry.

South First Billiards

South First Billiards is the epicenter of art and entertainment in Silicon Valley. The 14,000 square feet downtown space is an art gallery with 20 billiard tables. It offers the best live music that holds corporate and private parties. The full restaurant and bars provides a selection of great food menus. They also serve 12 micro and premiums drinks and cocktails menus like blue slurpee martini and strawberry truffle martini.

Paragon Restaurant & Bar

Paragon is an American brasserie inspired by casual restaurants in France. This restaurant located in Hotel Montgomery. Paragon Restaurant and Bar provides stylish custom decors and offers a contemporary new and interpreted American classic menu. It is an animated bar that offers friendly services.

Paragon is popular for their pre-theater dining and business lunches. The thirteen-foot high ceilings of the restaurant have booths, zinc-topped wood tables with earth-toned warmth atmosphere. Dining cuisines offers a classic American entrees like pork loin chop, pancetta wrapped monkfish and butternut squash ravioli.

Fahrenheit Ultra Lounge and Restaurant

Fahrenheit is a sophisticated and sexy restaurant that offers entertainment, special events and a great dining experience. The design of the restaurant was administered by award winning Jones Baker Interior and Architecture firm. It presents lush seating and incredible lightning effects.

The place also features award winning modern global cuisine with tapas-style portions of Executive Chef Danny Chu. The place is just a walking distance from San Jose Convention Center and in other main downtown spots.

San Jose downtown also offers free outdoor movies at night. This includes the Cinema St. James that light up every Friday and Cinema San Pedro every Wednesday.

Brews, beers and live music are found at O’Flaherty’s Irish Pub or at the Tied House brewpub. Gordon Biersch also drags its own brews to the sounds of swing as well as Britannia Arms Pub. It is a cozy British pub with a beer-garden outside. An Ireland vibe can be seen at Rosie McCann’s Irish Pub and German beer is best serve at Harry’s Hofbrau.

Laughing moments are offered by the conventional comedy bars like Comedy Sportz and at Japantown’s 7 Bamboo (San Jose best karaoke). People can dance the night away of jazz at Hedley Club at Hotel De Anza, Johnny V’s, Miami Beach Club and at ViVid.

Other late night bars are the Vbar at Santana’s Row Hotel, Loft Bar and Bistro. The Blank Club, Koji Ske Lounge and the VooDoo Lounge.

San Jose’s nightlife is filled with lights, glamour, enjoyment and satisfaction guaranteed. These clubs, restaurants and bars continues to attract many tourists to spend the best night ever with families and friends.

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Venice carries this unique sadness of the world and is not short of having the most elegant scenery in the history of the Mediterranean Sea. Most importantly, it is the bridge between the east and the west. This world-famous city, located in the northeast of Italy, was built in the fifth century.

Venice is four kilometers away from the mainland, on the one hundred and eighteen islands which belong to the Venice Lake. Over one hundred and fifty canals and four hundred bridges go on length and breadth and connect all these islands into a whole city. Venice becomes the most attractive city of tour for its unique appearance and abundant storehouse of art. The beauty of Venice lies in the green water, the groggy boats and the magnificent buildings of classical style. Looking around when standing on the St Mark’s Square, the cross streets change into sinuous canals here. The vehicle which runs freely in other common cities changes into boats here. Every channel, every street, every chapel and every small square are the scenery and record the brilliant culture and history of this water city.

St Mark’s Square is regarded as the most romantic Square. Birds of peace are the most important scenery here.

Waterloo Bridge connects the two buildings of the court and the prison. Generally speaking, the prisoners in this prison will not come out, alive. Waterloo Bridge becomes the last place where they can have a look at the sunshine. Thus, the prisoners can not help sighing when they pass by. As time passes, this place is called “Waterloo Bridge”. Palazzo Ducale was the tiptop power department in the republic time of Venice. It is typically Gothic style with marble walls of pink color, continuous needle arches and round windows of pattern of four petals.

Saint Mark’s Cathedral, with strong Byzantine’s style, is said that it is a Cathedral which makes offerings to the author of the Gospel. Saint Mark is the guardian spirit of Venice and the symbol is lion. So lion is also the symbol of Venice. On both sides of Saint Mark’s Cathedral are the old and new administrator mansions of which the first floor is mostly used for cafes of which the most famous one is Cafe Florian. It is said that Hemingway and Byron often come here. Of course, the coffee here is the most expensive in Italy.

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Tours to Kruger National Park are best undertaken during the dry winter season. Viewing wildlife is more rewarding as the vegetation is less dense and animals congregate around the waterholes to drink every morning and evening. The days are also milder and more temperate. Because this is the most popular season, be prepared to share your sightings with other motorists. However, between October and March, when summer rains transform the surroundings into a flowering paradise, the park is alive with baby antelope and migratory birds. The dense foliage hides game, and the malaria risk is at its highest.

Kruger National Park accommodation offers luxury lodges, from which an African safari is best appreciated. Nothing can adequately prepare one for the majesty of the bush and the beauty of the vistas. Rangers are experienced field guides and have an excellent knowledge of the bush – better than anyone. Your ranger will track the Big Five (Leopard, Rhino, Elephant, Buffalo, and Lion) during game drives and bush walks. In-between the tracking of the Big Five, a variety of other wildlife will be found in the dense bush. Like the Botswana Delta, the south Kruger Park is a birdwatcher’s paradise, with over 500 species of birds. Kruger National Park also boasts over 100 species of reptile, including approximately 3000 crocodiles.

A map of Kruger National Park reveals that there are 21 rest camps to choose from, several of which have satellite camps. A number of private lodges, such as Skukuza, Grand Kruger Lodge and Lower Sabie, also operate within the park. These lodges offer air-conditioning, superb accommodation, exquisite cuisine and unequalled hospitality.

However, the fantastic wildlife is only one of the numerous reasons to visit the Kruger Park. Kruger National Park is the location of over 250 historical and cultural sites. Some of these sites date back to the early Stone Age and are over a million years old

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