Insider’s Guide to the Worlds Happiest Destinations

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In celebration of the United Nation’s International Happiness Day, we asked Insiders from the 10 happiest cities on the planet* to tell us what makes their cities so special. Here’s what they told us. * According to Anholt’s Nation Brands Index 10. Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is sometimes referred to as the Paris of South America. […]

Vote for Vayable’s Most Unusual Experience!

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Top 10 Most Unusual Experiences Over coffee this weekend, someone asked me what makes Vayable so special. The answer? Our guides connect people to one-of-a kind experiences that you can’t find anywhere else. Testing this theory, today we scoured our pages in search of the most unusual tours out there. Here’s what we came up […]

Feast Your Eyes: An Afternoon With an SF Foodie

What makes Samir’s Eat Like a Local in SF tour unique? His relationships with the people you meet along the way give you an insider’s look into the neighborhood’s food culture. It’s not about posh restaurants or fads, it’s about the simple beauty of good food locals love. I could tell you all the places […]

Photos from a Bike Tour in San Francisco

I saw more of San Francisco in three hours than I’d seen in a month on the Bike the City in 3 Hours tour. The mobility of a bike allowed us to breeze by bus stops and traffic jams. Not to mention, the view from a bike is so relaxing. Beebe started off the tour by making […]

Have a Gay ‘ol Time at Pride!

San Francisco’s Pride celebration is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation, reflective of the open and loving culture of the Bay Area as a whole. This year’s theme is global equality with a focus on social, political, and educational advocacy for LGBT people around the world. We’re celebrating Pride here in San Francisco, and […]

The Sharing Economy in San Francisco

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As a hub of technological development and innovation, San Francisco is oftentimes the breeding ground for entirely new industries and economies. As these new economies grow, the city inevitably becomes involved in issues that other local governments have never before had to experience. Just last week, there was a hearing at City Hall to discuss […]

Getting to Know Your Own City with the Help of Vayable

by Etan Berkowitz, Vayable ambassador who recently moved to San Francisco About two months into living in San Francisco, I had done all the touristy things I was supposed to from biking on the Golden Gate Bridge to talking with the sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf. The problem was that I still felt like a tourist, […]

June’s Brief Handbook on San Francisco

by June Lin, community manager at Vayable, based in San Francisco. Hey everyone! I’m kicking off a series of personal handbooks that anyone who knows their city well can contribute! In writing these handbooks, there are no rights and wrongs because everything is essentially a matter of opinion. If you want to write one for […]