Photography courtesy Alex Weber.

San Francisco

The heart of hippie culture, San Francisco is a city that marches to the beat of its own drum. Beyond the Golden Gate you’ll find a city full of trendy boutiques, hip bars and cool cuisine.

Must do: Shop. Take a streetcar to historic Chinatown where red paper lanterns lined the road to explore shops filled with gold plated china, strange herbs and dainty jewellery. Then spend the afternoon hanging out at the corner of Haight and Ashbury, the psychedelic hub of California.

—Alex Weber