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Explora Hotel Salto Chico

Explora Hotel Salto Chico sits on the wind whipped shores of Lake Pehoé in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. It is surrounded by the stunning granite peaks of the Paine mountain range and serves as a luxury base camp to explore Patagonia, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Absinthe

One of the great cocktail bars of the modern bay area cocktail renaissance. Make sure to try the Ginger Rodgers.

Rye

Rye is consistently mentioned in the relatively short list of great bars that are pushing the art of the cocktail in the bay area right now. They use freshly picked ingredients and some of the more unusual liquors and locally made spirits to create some pretty original drinks.

Forbidden Island

While often times tiki bars are not known for their quality of drinks, Forbidden island is the exception. The drinks here are some of the finest in the bay area, and that is saying a lot because the bay area is in the middle of a renaissance right now for true mixology.

Pagolac

in an area of San franciso called little Saigon pagolac is a fantastic and modern Vietnamese food.

Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Gallery

Lucky Ju Ju is a pinball arcade full of vintage pinball machines that have been meticulously restored. It's located in an old hair salon; $10 gets you admission, the machines themselves are free.

Green Apple Books

A fantastic used book store in the Inner Richmond district of San Francisco. It's a bit out of the way for the typical tourist, but it's also well worth a visit, in part because of the excellent selection of books, and in part because Green Apple also happens to be on one of the city's most vibrant (and under-appreciated) retail districts.