Thursday 8 August 2013

San Francisco Neighborhoods


Tried and Tested South London Neighbourhoods 

When we moved to London all those years ago we didn't really research which area we might want to move to. In hindsight, we probably should have spent a little more time looking into where we were going.

I (Linda) ended up in some awful student accommodation all the way out in Eltham where I had to share a flat with six stinking students and a pigeon and her egg (we left the windows open and she moved in). Jelte found a horrible flat in the London Bridge area where he nearly got mugged and his landlord tried to trick him into paying her outstanding electricity bills. Oh and lets not forget there was only a bath tub and no shower in that flat. 

Since then, we've tried and tested pretty much every south London postcode on the map before finally settling in wonderful Putney a couple of years ago. And yes we do have a decent shower now!

San Francisco Neighborhoods 

So what's all this got to do with San Francisco? Probably nothing, or possibly everything. This time around we've done lots more research into areas we might want to live in and we have a loooong list of requirements including dog friendliness, closeness to restaurants and shops, and safety. Oh, and we want to live close to the sea too.

We went to San Francisco earlier this year and did a tour of all the residential areas that fit our rough criteria. With a population of just over 800,000,  San Francisco is tiny on the map compared to London but there are still so many neighborhoods (did you notice the American spelling?) with their own 'personalities and styles', just like in London.

On our tour of the city we liked Cow Hollow and the Marina district the most, and that's where we'll be staying when we go to San Francisco next week for our next research trip. Watch out for lots of photos on Facebook.

Our Holiday Reading List - All about San Francisco





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