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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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great informative historical tour
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| Fri, Oct 19, 07 11:00 AM |
ThomasCaruso |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| excellent in all regards save two: (1) must have a restroom break at midpoint (2) must provide bottled water at midpoint |
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Interesting voyage back in time
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| Tue, Oct 16, 07 9:30 AM |
dubdub2000 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| I would recommend this tour for people who want to have an idea of what was special about the Haight Ahsbury area in the 60s and the history and renaissance of that neighborhood that remains otherwise quite rundown and would not be very interesting otherwise.
Your guide will ahve for you many anecdotes and knows his botanics (no not only that kind- lol -the neighborhood actually has a huge variety of trees he will eb happy to tell you about), so whether you are a fan of the counter culture movement, architecture, Janis, Jimi or the Grateful Dead or just want a 3+ hour walk (yes you do need to like to walk... A LOT!) you should enjoy this tour. Fun and informative. |
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Very Disappointed!
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| Sat, Oct 13, 07 9:30 AM |
sallym151 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I had a great recommendation from a friend about this tour and I signed up on line as I was going to San Francisco to visit my son . The guide was beyond boring. He was dressed indirt cut off jeans and t-shirt reading "I'm boring"! Very apropo!! He spent much too long explaining things like misspellings on the sidewalk street names, tree varieties, and house architecture -- no mention of the hippy era. My son and I left after an hour and a half ...we were waiting for it to get better, but it didn't. It was a total waste of time and money!! |
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A trip back in time
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| Thu, Oct 11, 07 2:00 PM |
mchavira |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Izu and plan to return to the area and spend a weekend. I recommend that tour participants leave plenty of time after the tour to shop at the local businesses and dine in the local restaurants. |
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what a fantastic tour
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| Tue, Oct 9, 07 9:30 AM |
susieloge |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My husband and I took the tour with our 24 year old daughter and her boyfriend. We all equally enjoyed the tour. Izu did a FANTASTIC job. She was very informative, fun and interesting. We have been to the Haight district quite a few times in the past and have really enjoyed walking around and seeing everything and wondering what it would have been like living there in the sixties. This tour gave us a great insight into that and showed us many places of interest. It was so much fun talking with Izu and hearing her first hand experiences living there. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. |
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TAKE THIS TOUR!!
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 9:30 AM |
Kitty123 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| Izu does a wonderful job of taking you back to the heyday of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. I liked the introduction to the area, with the history of how the neighborhood evolved from a Victorian-area vacation spot to a more residential area and how the hippies came to be attracted to living here. I stayed in the Haight for 5 nights, but learned 20 times more in Izu's tour than I ever would have learned on my own. I have taked scores of walking tours over the years, as I frequently travel solo, and this is likely the very best one I've ever attended- thanks in great part to Izu herself. Her love and enthusiasm for this neighborhood is infectious! TAKE THIS TOUR!! Stephanie, Philadelphia, PA |
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Highlight of my trip to SF!
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 9:30 AM |
wendierae |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This was the most fun tour I've ever been on! Izu (our wonderful guide) was so genuine, fun, interesting, and authentic! She had great true-to-life stories, is passionate about the area and the value of its history, and shares openly. DONT MISS THIS AMAZING, FUN TOUR! |
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Wonderful Tour
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| Sat, Oct 6, 07 9:30 AM |
carltonbrook |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Izo was an excellent tour guide. She was knowledgeable and cheerful. Her depth of information made us feel like we where there in the '60 ! I'm recommending the tour to EVERYBODY.
Sonja and Carlton Brooks
Marriottsville, MD |
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Great, just a little long
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| Sat, Sep 29, 07 9:30 AM |
hamsik |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| We felt the tour was great, but thought that it would be a 2hr tour and it turned out to be a 3 hr tour. Some of the discussion became a little redundant after that long. Overall, I'd definitely recommend it, though. |
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Excellent tour, recommend to all.
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| Tue, Sep 25, 07 9:30 AM |
sdickenson |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Just done the HIPPY TRAIL, 25th Sept. What can we say ! !
Wonderful trail, wonderful weather and as for IZU, well ! !
This lady knows everything and everyone in Haights Ashubry….
Very entertaining, never stops talking two hours+ of fun. Walks for ever on boots made at Glastonbury Festival, England . An original hippy with hippy family roots and very much hippy philosophy. Fantastic tour.
If your hesitating about doing the trail, just get it booked, you will enjoy
p.s. Izu, hope the wrist is getting better |
