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Sally French

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Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I do this in San Francisco. One of my most visited websites. It always comes up in my browser history because I'm on it so often. SF Fun Cheap. I'm in San Francisco and you know San Francisco is expensive. So SF Fun Cheap is my hero.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I do this in San Francisco. One of my most visited websites. It always comes up in my browser history because I'm on it so often. SF Fun Cheap. I'm in San Francisco and you know San Francisco is expensive. So SF Fun Cheap is my hero.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I do this in San Francisco. One of my most visited websites. It always comes up in my browser history because I'm on it so often. SF Fun Cheap. I'm in San Francisco and you know San Francisco is expensive. So SF Fun Cheap is my hero.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I will say sometimes these attractions can be tricky because there will be credit cards that say we offer bonus points on entertainment. And you're like, does Disneyland count as entertainment or not? It can be tricky. So just look in advance of how it will be coded. All right. More of our itinerary tips in a moment. Stay with us.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I will say sometimes these attractions can be tricky because there will be credit cards that say we offer bonus points on entertainment. And you're like, does Disneyland count as entertainment or not? It can be tricky. So just look in advance of how it will be coded. All right. More of our itinerary tips in a moment. Stay with us.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I will say sometimes these attractions can be tricky because there will be credit cards that say we offer bonus points on entertainment. And you're like, does Disneyland count as entertainment or not? It can be tricky. So just look in advance of how it will be coded. All right. More of our itinerary tips in a moment. Stay with us.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I went to TripAdvisor and I looked at what their top attractions were in San Francisco because I feel like somewhat of a San Francisco expert. And their number one rated attraction is Alcatraz. Alcatraz requires a ticket because you have to ride a boat to get over there. I do love Alcatraz. No shade on Alcatraz. However...

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I went to TripAdvisor and I looked at what their top attractions were in San Francisco because I feel like somewhat of a San Francisco expert. And their number one rated attraction is Alcatraz. Alcatraz requires a ticket because you have to ride a boat to get over there. I do love Alcatraz. No shade on Alcatraz. However...

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I went to TripAdvisor and I looked at what their top attractions were in San Francisco because I feel like somewhat of a San Francisco expert. And their number one rated attraction is Alcatraz. Alcatraz requires a ticket because you have to ride a boat to get over there. I do love Alcatraz. No shade on Alcatraz. However...

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you are going to San Francisco for the first time and you have like three days, I would not say, oh my gosh, you have to go to Alcatraz. It's a whole day commitment for the most part. It requires you getting on a boat. If you skip it, it's totally fine. My call to people is to not feel like they have to do whatever the top attraction is.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you are going to San Francisco for the first time and you have like three days, I would not say, oh my gosh, you have to go to Alcatraz. It's a whole day commitment for the most part. It requires you getting on a boat. If you skip it, it's totally fine. My call to people is to not feel like they have to do whatever the top attraction is.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you are going to San Francisco for the first time and you have like three days, I would not say, oh my gosh, you have to go to Alcatraz. It's a whole day commitment for the most part. It requires you getting on a boat. If you skip it, it's totally fine. My call to people is to not feel like they have to do whatever the top attraction is.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Often, I feel like these TripAdvisor top attractions or top attractions on any website, one, They're from companies that have huge marketing budgets that can afford to really market be there. And then two, I think of these attractions as being like the most vanilla attractions where they are appealing to everybody, but they're not necessarily the best to everybody.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Often, I feel like these TripAdvisor top attractions or top attractions on any website, one, They're from companies that have huge marketing budgets that can afford to really market be there. And then two, I think of these attractions as being like the most vanilla attractions where they are appealing to everybody, but they're not necessarily the best to everybody.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

Often, I feel like these TripAdvisor top attractions or top attractions on any website, one, They're from companies that have huge marketing budgets that can afford to really market be there. And then two, I think of these attractions as being like the most vanilla attractions where they are appealing to everybody, but they're not necessarily the best to everybody.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you love a tiki bar, then go to Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco. I would not necessarily say that Smuggler's Cove is the top attraction, but it is if you're a tiki enthusiast. But with something like Alcatraz, it's like everybody is going to like it. but that does not necessarily mean it's the best.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you love a tiki bar, then go to Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco. I would not necessarily say that Smuggler's Cove is the top attraction, but it is if you're a tiki enthusiast. But with something like Alcatraz, it's like everybody is going to like it. but that does not necessarily mean it's the best.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

If you love a tiki bar, then go to Smuggler's Cove in San Francisco. I would not necessarily say that Smuggler's Cove is the top attraction, but it is if you're a tiki enthusiast. But with something like Alcatraz, it's like everybody is going to like it. but that does not necessarily mean it's the best.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I'm so glad you brought that up. Be specific in what sort of recommendations you want. So I think we should pivot to how to get recommendations. And I have to say my number one pet peeve is I see this in online posts on Reddit, even in work Slack channels where someone will say something like, I'm going to Hawaii. What do I do? Yeah.

Smart Travel: Upgrade Your Getaways
How to Plan an Itinerary That Saves Money, Avoids Crowds, and Unlocks Hidden Gems

I'm so glad you brought that up. Be specific in what sort of recommendations you want. So I think we should pivot to how to get recommendations. And I have to say my number one pet peeve is I see this in online posts on Reddit, even in work Slack channels where someone will say something like, I'm going to Hawaii. What do I do? Yeah.