The Everywhere blog

In their article about San Francisco’s Love Affair with Asia Ruth and Rich Carlson draw from the many Asian influences this West Coast city embodies, and walk us through the perfect travel day in San Francisco.

We begin with a tranquil yoga session at one of San Francisco's newest additions, Hotel Vitale, located on the Embarcadero. After we've found our calm, it's onto a vintage streetcar headed for the Asian Art Museum at the Civic Center Plaza, where Ruth and Rich cue us in on some of the city's rich architectural history.

Chinatown is up next as we're guided through one of the most colorful parts of town and encouraged to enjoy some artisan tea in one of the many tea houses. All this before we indulge in a lavish dinner at the splashy Japanese restaurant in the St. Regis Hotel, where the cross-cultural cuisine embodies San Francisco's Asian fusion tendency to it's finest. And a trip to the historic Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park rounds the day off nicely. With so much to do, we wont begrudge you if you stretch this one-day adventure into two!

Remember, San Francisco is a Theme for Issue 05! So if you know of any great spots or have a fantastic story from your last visit, tell us about it here!