Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Prison San Francisco (8), originally uploaded by garybembridge. I had been to San Francisco a few times and never got organised to go to the famous Alcatraz island in the bay, home of the infamous high security jail and the subject of films and books. Finally, I got there. It was a fascinating and incredibly well organised and thought provoking experience. It is hugely popular and you need to plan a trip in advance, especially if you are only in the city for a short while. But...Read Full Story

Hello, Let’s pack our clothes, grab our camera, and tighten our seatbelt… We are going on vacation! A Vacation You Will Not Forget for A Long Long Time… That is IF YOU DARE TO COME WITH ME! And, where are we are going to spend this vacation of ours this Christmas 2011, you might ask? We are going to California, and in particular, Frisco of California! (Hint: San Francisco) San Francisco, California is famous for a lot of things, but what you might not know about The City by the Bay is that...Read Full Story

1.ALCATRAZ ISLAND (USA): home to the first lighthouse on the Pacific CoastAlcatraz Island (sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or by its pop-culture name, The Rock) is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California, United States. It served as a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963, when it became a national recreation area. The first European to discover the island was Juan de Ayala...Read Full Story

Islands Check out 5 Most Amazing Wonders Islands for these interesting, very interesting info! 5. Alcatraz Island (U.S.): Home to the first lighthouse on the Pacific Coast Alcatraz Island (sometimes referred to as simply Alcatraz or by pop-culture name, The Rock) is a small island located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay in California, USA. It serves as a lighthouse, the military fortress, the military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963, when it became a national recreation...Read Full Story

1.ALCATRAZ ISLAND (USA): home to the first lighthouse on the Pacific CoastAlcatraz Island (sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or by its pop-culture name, The Rock) is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California, United States. It served as a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963, when it became a national recreation area. The first European to discover the island was Juan de Ayala...Read Full Story

San Francisco is situated on the west coast of America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco bay and is a perfect vacation getaway. If you are a foodie you should definitely visit Taqueria Cancun and Farolito and Mission district lodges some of the finest places that offer mouth-watering tapas (beef meat) and burritos. San Francisco is known for its diversity - from the hippie haunts of Haight-Ashbury to Chinatown. The stunning view of the Pacific Ocean and the modern, cosmopolitan...Read Full Story

The first prisoners arrived at the new federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay on this date back in 1934.  I was surprised by how recent that was, since Alcatraz was closed again for good in 1963, just 29 years later.   You may have heard that it was closed in part because the prison was much more expensive to run ($10 per inmate per day) than the average federal prison ($3). But the other two reasons are more intriguing.  The prison buildings themselves were apparently...Read Full Story

Planning to tour one of the US’s most infamous prisons? Now you can do so while minimising your carbon footprint too. Alcatraz Cruises, which contracts with the US National Park Service to provide sightseeing ferryboat service to Alcatraz Island, last week launched the Hybrid Hornblower, a vessel powered by wind, solar and diesel energy. Billed as the nation’s “first known hybrid ferryboat,” the Hornblower sports two 10-foot-tall (3 meters) wind turbines and a solar cell array on its rooftop...Read Full Story

From Greennbang.com Hybrid Ferryboat Planning to tour one of the US’s most infamous prisons? Now you can do so while minimising your carbon footprint too. Alcatraz Cruises, which contracts with the US National Park Service to provide sightseeing ferryboat service to Alcatraz Island, last week launched the Hybrid Hornblower, a vessel powered by wind, solar and diesel energy. Billed as the nation’s “first known hybrid ferryboat,” the Hornblower sports two 10-foot-tall (3 meters) wind turbines...Read Full Story

Hello, Let’s pack our clothes, grab our camera, and tighten our seatbelt… We are going on vacation! A Vacation You Will Not Forget for A Long Long Time… That is IF YOU DARE TO COME WITH ME! And, where are we are going to spend this vacation of ours this Christmas 2011, you might ask? We are going to California, and in particular, Frisco of California! (Hint: San Francisco) San Francisco, California is famous for a lot of things, but what you might not know about The City by the Bay is that...Read Full Story