San Francisco is one of America's most beautiful cities -- and one of its most expensive. The cost of living, which fluctuates with the fortunes of various internet companies, rivals that of New York City.

Follow me to the Valley of the Square Trees The world is full of strange flora: venus flytraps that eat their insect prey whole, corpse flowers that give off a scent of dead flesh when they bloom, and

Hello, I am a new user -- I walked in off the street (literally, have a look at my intro post!) and decided that steemit might be a good place for me to post my travel stories and pictures. After joining,

It was nearly 10 years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. President Dubya was on TV to tell us that the folks who had happily shuttered small businesses and foreclosed on Grandma for the good

Panama is a very flat country. With nearly 2500 km of shoreline and only 75,000 km2 of total area, there isn't much opportunity for tall mountains. The country's highest point is Volcan Baru, an active

Hi, I'm firebat I discovered steemit via an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper taped to a light pole in San Francisco. There were two of them. One had been partially torn off, but the other was mostly