Chronicle Magazine: March 2010
5Things in March
San Francisco: Old-time pinball and slot machines are not as fun to look at as to play. But if you could play them you'd probably miss your...
River Ranch Lodge retains appeal 30 years later
It was the fall of 1978, and I was wheezing up Interstate 80 from Berkeley in a borrowed VW Beetle with nothing but multicolored flip-flops for...
Movie Tours goes on location
The minibus is parked at Pier 43 1/2 across from Alcatraz. Three screens light up with the opening montage of "The Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962)...
Dine and recline
Few activities are more pleasurable than being able to have a beautiful meal and wine and not worry about a late-night drive home. Fortunately...
Nepal: A symbolic search lights the way
"The wildest dreams of Kew," wrote Kipling, "are the facts of Kathmandu." I've never been to Kew Gardens (except the one in Queens), but...
How the Emerald Isle has added polish
I awoke in a divot under a bush. Wrapped in a stolen set of sheets, wearing all three of my shirts to ward off the damp chill, I crawled from my...
