San Francisco Layover

It was my first time to be in San Francisco, I was just here for 23 hours. I got this free trip via ANA airways. This is just a travel hacking tip that I must share to you.  I used multi cities option in their website and got a 1hour free trip to San Francisco and a 4 day layover in Tokyo without spending extra bucks on my ticket. 

I realized that I will only have 23 hours in this wonderful city. What I did was,I contacted my relative living there. They fetched me at the airport and did a mini tour of the city. At our first stop we ate tepanyaki at Benihana near the airport. Benihana is one of America’s favorite Japanese Restaurants. After that we went to Silicon Valley, to go to Google Office. You can actually go there just outside to take pictures. But if you want to take a tour you need to reserve or know someone who works at the best office in the world. Then we went to the infamous Golden Gate Bridge. This was an awesome experience.  After that we went to Fisherman’s Wharf where we ate some clam chowder while experiencing the cold weather. Then we went to Union Square and shopped at Ross. After that we ate dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and saw the view of the city of San Francisco. We then went to our hotel and check in. We woke up early to experience the cable car and after that saw the Coit Tower. After that we went to Lombard Street and experienced the zigzag road. And lastly our trip would not be complete if we didn’t eat breakfast at Ghirardelli Square. 

My San Francisco Layover experience was definitely one for the books. This city has touched my heart way more than you can imagine. I just wish that I could have stayed longer to see more sights. But my trip was so good that I’m so thankful to the people who made this trip special which are my relatives, Tito Rolly and Tita Ocean. If it weren’t for them I would not have had the full blown San Francisco Experience. 

Top 10 San Francisco Must See Attraction on A Layover

1.       Golden Gate Bridge

2.       Lombard Street

3.       Coit Tower

4.       Twin Peaks

5.       Palace of Fine Arts

6.       Cable Car System

7.       Union Square

8.       Ghihardelli Square

9.       Fisherman’s Wharf

10.   China  Town

Layover Tips
1. San Francisco International Airport is just a 20 minute drive from the city center.
2. If you don't know anyone in San Francisco , you can also try renting a car take a tour by yourself.
3. You can also book a day tour package to San Francisco Downtown Proper.
4. If you just want to relax just go to Fisherman's Wharf, or Union Square and enjoy the city for a few hours and do a walking tour. 

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San Francisco 23 Hours Layover Itinerary

Day 1
10:30 AM	Arrive at the Airport
11:00 AM	Lunch At Benihana
1:00 PM	See the Twin Peaks
3:00 PM	Golden Gate Bridge
4:30 PM	Palace of Fine Art’s
5:30 PM	Eat Clamchowder at Fisherman’s Wharf
6:30 PM	Union Square
8:00 PM	Dinner at the Cheesecake Factory
9:00 PM	Check in at Marriot Union Square
6:00AM	San Francisco Cable Car System
7:00:AM	Coit Tower
7:30 AM	Lombard Street
8:30 AM	Breakfast at Ghiradelli Square
9:30	Leave San Francisco
10:00 AM	Arrive At  San Francisco International Airport

Wawa Dam Day Trip Adventure Under P500

River

Wawa Dam

Cam whoring at Wawa Dam

Andok's Lunch

Are you looking for a budget friendly adventure with your best friend, but don’t have enough time.?  Do you live near commonwealth area or in Quezon City? Well, Wawa Dam Adventure is the best advice for you.

My friend and I were planning to go to the beach, but I didn’t wake up early. So our plan failed. I googled places to visit near Manila and saw Wawa Dam and realize that it was just near our houses. I was so lazy to walk to my best friend’s place and I decided to take an Uber. Then I told my driver that I will go to Wawa Dam. My driver told me that he lives there and told me also that uber was available in that area. That was so convenient because we actually didn’t want to commute or drive. 

I arrived at my friend’s place at around 8:30 in the morning and told her that uber was available in  Wawa Dam. We first bought our lunch at Andok’s near my friend’s place. Then decided to go back to her house and get an uber from her place so that there’s free wifi. We took an uber then after 30 minutes we arrived at Wawa Dam and we were so amazed that our ride was so cheap it was only 178PHp, we took a split fare so it was only 89  per person. 

I and my friend were too lazy to hike so we just decided to just eat lunch here while having a nice view. We rented a cabana for 100Php and ate our Filipino style lunch. After eating our lunch for 2 hours we decided to take lots of pictures.  After that, we decided to go home. We then wanted to take an uber but there was no globe signal or 3g in that area. So we took a tricycle to Montalban City Proper. We asked the driver to drop us off at the UV Express because we didn’t like to take the jeep all the way home. 

I enjoyed my quick escape here and realized that it’s really more fun in the Philippines. You don’t have to spend a lot for a vacation. You just have to do a lot of research, read blogs, ask a lot of people and just say yes to life.  

Travel Tips:

1. If you are the more adventurous type, you can do a 1 hour hike from Wawa Dam to Mount Pamintinan.

2.  You can also drive to here but parking is not advisable.

3. You should leave the area at around 2pm to 3pm.

4. Swimming is inadvisable since there are myths about this river that they are getting people from the river. It’s also hard to find decent restrooms to change.

Day 1	Wawa Dam Daytrip  Itinerary and Budget	Cost per Head
09:00	Buy Food at Andok’s Chicken, Liempo and Rice(300/2 pax)	150
09:30	Leave Quezon City Take an Uber to Wawa Dam from Dona Carmen Subdivision QC  (P178/2pax) Split Fare	89
10:30	Arrive Wawa Dam
10:45	Rent a Cabana (P100/2pax)	50
12:00	Enjoy the view
14:00	Leave Wawa Dam
	Take A tricycle to Montalban City Proper Tell The Driver to Drop you off at the UV Express Station that is near Caltex (P60/2Pax)	30
14:20	Arrive at the UV Express that will go directly to Manila	50
15:30	Arrive Manila
	Total Cost per Person	369