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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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It took me back to my youth!
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| Sat, Nov 10, 07 9:30 AM |
lsmith6500 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My son (age 22) and I LOVED the tour. It was a ton of fun and "Izu" made it very interesting. She was a joy to spend the morning with, even in the rain! I can't wait to go back and take my older son next time. We really enjoyed the entire tour.
Laura & Ben Smith
Harrisburg, PA |
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Great way to see Height & Ashbury
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| Fri, Nov 9, 07 11:00 AM |
chrisl |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We can definitely recommend this tour if you are interested in the Height & Ashbury area and would like to learn more about the hippie culture and its history. The guide was excellent and very enthusiastic. She had many interesting and personal stories to share. Our 1 year old son slept through the whole tour, which was good. No problem taking a stroller. |
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The 60's come alive!
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| Fri, Nov 9, 07 11:00 AM |
naomi_coyle |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the 60's era because she was a part of "happenings" in the Haight. Her personal touch gave the tour an added flair. |
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A fun experience and a highlight of my vacation
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| Tue, Nov 6, 07 9:30 AM |
kirkconner |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I can't imagine a better guide for this tour than Izu. Well-informed, charming, personable and a bona fide native. Well worth the money. |
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My thoughts on the Haight-Ashbury tour
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| Fri, Nov 2, 07 11:00 AM |
carossi54 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Good morning!
A friend and I took the Haight-Ashbury walking tour on Friday, 2 November at 11 a.m. Our guide was Izu Interlandi; there were only five of us in the party and Izu was able to give a more intimate walking tour for us. My friend and I had done our own walking tour of the Haight in 2005, based on guide books, and got no real sense of its streets but Izu knows the Haight inside and out from her own groovy past and her enthusiasm, love and gossip for this now-historic neighborhood was catagious. Since the Haight of 2007 is no longer what it was 40 years ago, it was good for Izu to bring it all back to our little group - who would have guessed that history could be such FUN?
I heartily recommend the Haight-Ashbury walking tour, especially if Izu is to be your guide - and, again, the smaller the group, the richer the tour (thus, November with its reduced crowds will be an especially good time to go!).
Peace & Love,
Carl A. Rossi
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Interesting Stroll
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| Sat, Oct 27, 07 9:30 AM |
OtisHackett |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The tour was very interesting. As a teenager who lived in LA during the late 1960s it was fun to see the places which I'd heard about for years as the crucible of the Summer of Love. In LA at that time we had the Sunset Strip, Pandora's Box, Laurel Canyon, and local groups such as the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, the Doors, and Love. Perhaps some commentary contrasting the two rival West Coast hippie phenomenon would delight the tourists.
I would be interested in more information concerning the music and drug scene in the Haight during those days. A suggestion would be to assemble a small photo booklet with before and after pictures of various buildings and places taking the tourist back to the 1960s. As a real estate consultant, I would have liked some data on price levels then and now. In LA those data can be researched via the Assessor's office. I don't know how one conducts such research in San Francisco.
Our tour guide did not mention much about the Free Clinic. It was an integral part of the Haight experience I'm told.
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Thank you. It brought back many pleasant memories.
Otis Hackett |
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The best activity in San Fransisco
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| Tue, Oct 23, 07 9:30 AM |
GaiandLorrai |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| A great tour with a knowledgable and enthusiastic guide. We both rated this as the best thing we did in San Fransisco. |
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fun, interesting, great SF history & architecture
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| Tue, Oct 23, 07 9:30 AM |
lhallingby |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| it was a prefect day for walking around, just for starters.
The guide was a bit late and the tour ran overtime. I guess it was on "Haight Time." but the guide should really arrive early so that the whole grp is not standing around wondering where she is and whether she is going to show.
It was fun to hear the history and see the houses, many of which are magnificent. But the guide, Ysu, is somewhat egotistical and self-promotional, which I could do without. it is definitely good that she is a local and a life-long hippie, but the tour is a bit too much about her (tho she does know her stuff and does make it colorful and memorable). |
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Great Tour!
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| Mon, Oct 22, 07 11:00 AM |
ktm250sxf |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| What really inspired us to go on this tour was the musical history aspect. However, we were also treated to architecture, area history, and culture of the Haight-Ashbury district. We would HIGHLY recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting the San Francisco area.
Thanks again Ezu! |
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Awesome tour!!
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| Sat, Oct 20, 07 9:30 AM |
pederson |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Izu is great!! Informative and a lot of fun. It truly captured the spirit of the times. We highly recommend!
-Peace |
