Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
San Francisco Time
San Francisco is in the Pacific
Time Zone. Daylight Saving
Time (when clocks are set ahead
1 hour) begins on the second
Sunday in March and ends on
the first Sunday in November.
San Francisco is 3 hours behind
New York, 8 hours behind
London, and 18 hours
behind Sydney.
Responsible Tourism
San Francisco and the Bay Area
are on the cutting edge of all
things green in the US. The area
boasts a number of eco-lodges
and hotels, most of which are
members of the
Green Hotel
Association
. The organic food
movement is huge in Northern
California: a good number of
restaurants will list which local
farm their ingredients come
from, and there are weekly
farmers' markets throughout
the area. One of the best is the
Ferry Building Market Place
,
where local growers sell
everything from fresh produce
to delicious prepared foods.
Large tracts of open space in
the city - including the Presidio,
Golden Gate Park, Marin
Headlands, and Muir Woods -
have been set aside for
preservation, and San Francisco
also features several eco-friendly
buildings, such as the California
Academy of Sciences
(see
pp152-3)
.
To find businesses that
operate an environmentally
sustainable policy, visit the
website of the
Bay Area Green
Business Program
.
Electricity
Electric current in the US flows
at a standard 110-120 volts AC
(alternating current). Visitors
from abroad will need a voltage
converter and an adaptor plug.
Some hotels hand out adaptors
at the front desk, but it is also
possible to purchase them at
the airport. Special plugs for
electric shavers carry either
110- or 220-volt current.
Colorful vegetables stall at a farmers'
market in San Francisco
DIRECTORY
Senior Travelers
Responsible
Tourism
Foreign
Consulates
Australian Consulate
General
575 Market St, Suite 1800.
Map
5 C4.
Te l
644-3620.
British Consulate
General
1 Sansome St, Suite 850.
Map
6 D4.
Te l
617-1300.
Canadian Consulate
General
580 California St, 14th Floor.
Map
5 C4.
Te l
834-3180.
Consulate General
of Ireland
100 Pine St, 33rd Floor.
Map
6 D4.
Te l
392-4214.
New Zealand
Consulate General
Te l
(650) 342-4443.
Tourist
Information
San Francisco Visitor
Information Center
900 Market St at Powell
St, Lower Level of
Hallidie Plaza.
Map
5 B5.
Te l
391-2000.
∑
onlyinsanfrancisco.
com
Visit California
Tel
(877) 225-4367.
∑
visitcalifornia.com
American Association
of Retired People
(AARP)
Tel
(888) 687-2277.
∑
aarp.org
Bay Area Green
Business Program
∑
greenbiz.ca.gov
California Farmers'
Market Association
Tel
(1) (800) 806-3276.
∑
cafarmersmkts.com
Ferry Building
Market Place
∑
ferrybuilding
marketplace.com
Travelers with
Special Needs
Mayor's Office
on Disability
Te l
554-6789 or 554-6799
(TTY).
∑
sfgov.org/mod
Muni Access Guide
949 Presidio Ave.
Map
3 C4.
Te l
923-6142 (weekdays)
or 673-MUNI.
∑
sfmta.com
Gay and Lesbian
Travelers
Gay and Lesbian
Convention Visitors
Bureau
∑
glcvb.org
Traveling on
a Budget
Green Hotel
Association
∑
greenhotels.com
BloomSpot
∑
bloomspot.com
Goldstar
∑
goldstar.com
Groupon
∑
groupon.com
Joie
de Vivre
∑
jdvhospitality.com
Living Social
∑
livingsocial.com
STA Travel
Te l
(650) 322-4790.
∑
statravel.com
Traveling with
Children
City and County of
San Francisco
∑
sfrecpark.org
Travel for Kids
∑
travelforkids.com/
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San_Francisco/
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