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You Can't Take Them Anywhere! San Francisco

In our latest adventure in globe-trotting, Bridget and I make our mark on the gay Mecca, San Francisco.

The good people at the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau invited us to come play, and flew us out courtesy of Southwest Airlines. We hit the ground running, with an educational tour of the gayest part of the city, led by Cruisin' the Castro Tours owner Kathy Amendola. Learning is exhausting, so we stopped for a treat at Hot Cookie along the way.

After our tour, we checked into our super fabulous hotel, the Hotel Monaco (a Kimpton Hotel), a took an extended tour of their gorgeous lobby, and enjoyed some complimentary wine and cheese there later in the afternoon. For dinner, we entered the madcap world of Teatro ZinZanni, wolfing down a gourmet meal while watching contortionists bend and acrobats hurl themselves through the air. Bridget auditioned for them and is still waiting for a callback. Would someone please help her put her shoulder back in its socket?

We made the most of our time in San Francisco by trying to cram in as many activities as we could. We visited Alcatraz courtesy of Hornblower Cruises & Events (they released us on our own recognizance), savored The San Francisco Gourmet Chocolate Tour, dined at the wild and decadent Supperclub, and caught some great films at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. But the most exciting moment was when, after completing our training, our guided Segway Tour leader Amy Tripelle (of San Francisco and Sausalito Electric Tour Company) turned us loose on the streets of San Francisco. Bridget and I, naturally, turned our friendly little tour into a race to the death. Then, after all of that excitement, we headed over to Elizabeth Arden's Red Door Spa for a luxurious spa treatment.

Thanks to all the people who helped welcome us to San Francisco, especially the SFCVB, Southwest Airlines, and Kimpton Hotels. We can't wait to come back!

Stay tuned for our next adventure, an Olivia river cruise through France. Oh no! Lesbian overboard!

You Can't Take Them Anywhere! San Francisco

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  • Lbrokenshire's picture

    woooooo!!

    woooooo!!
    AlwaysModern's picture

    yay!

    second to post!

    I loved the episode I really really want to visit San Francisco!

    mcloe's picture

    awesome yctta!!!

    yay, it's up!!! i'm so excited. can i just say how adork-able you both were in this vlog... so cute. karman, i like your haircut. karman wearing a helmet is one of the cutest thing i've ever seen. and i was expecting her to referenced Gob from arrested development while she was on the segway, but alas nothing.

    you both sharing & eating chocolates... again, so adorable. the footage of bridget dancing on the table was great, but not as awesome as the sneak peek of bridget's naked back. OMG. hot!! and you guys racing on the segway was just priceless.... gosh i love this vlog!!

    overall, i thoroughly enjoyed this edition of yctta. you guys certainly packed all the info & footages in, & the chemistry between you two made it downright joyful to watch. it's fun while also being informative & i do feel like visiting san fran sometime, maybe the next time i have time off.

    lastly, thanks for the awesome vlog. hope you guys had as much fun as i did watching this, maybe more. looking forward to the france edition!!

    kckqoo's picture

    Gay mecca

    Oh how I want to visit SF!

    Haha, how weird must it have been to have people staring at you eating chocolate in front of a camera while kneeling? Best quote "I don't think I did that." "I have it on tape." OHHH, I've loved the Segway ever since it came out, never had the chance to try it though but it looks like you girls had fun!

    sherbert's picture

    yay for SF!

    i can't believe bridget was in my city...and i wasn't made aware of this. i am very sad. AND they went to hot cookie which is one of the best places ever b/c their cookies are to DIE for and the best part is some of them are um...interestingly shaped.

    with that said....this was the best YCTTA everrr....i mean bridget getting spanked by a drag queen and then getting massaged...hoooooot! (like literally hot since those hot stones were apparently....hot)

    is it wrong that im a little jealous that thunderbolt was inside bridget's jacket during the ferry ride? that whole segway segment at the end was hilarious too...

    MadRobyn27's picture

    They could take me everywhere.

    Chocolate, Alcatraz, stone massages, table dancing, and segway lessons?? Fun! My kind of trip! Except I think I'm a little more morbid than most because I probably would have bought one of the creepy doll pillows to scare people with. I am what I am.  

    Robin Jay's picture

    That was such a cool episode!

    Informative and funny. I didn't know SF was such a gay city!

    I think both Karman and Bridget rocked the segways.

     

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    Rachel19's picture

    - hot cookie undies!- the

    - hot cookie undies!
    - the bi flag!
    - Bridget gettin her arse kicked by karmen but u could tell she was so cheering karmen on; this makes me laugh, i love this

    Great episodes, loved it & actually learned something....thanks!

    Edit: i have a little crush on the massage girl!

    falsealarm715's picture

    I <3 Bridget & Karman

    Segways are awesome. You girls were on the newer ones I think; I rode the first model where you had to turn the handle to turn, it was some scary stuff at first but it was definitely a lot of fun.

    Now I really need to visit San Fransisco, and get me a hot stone massage of course. Great YCTTA, can't wait for France!

    ___//♫♪ let your girlfriend do what your boyfriend can't

    Tara21's picture

    nice

    I want your job
    alanna22's picture

    Ahhhh.....

    It wont load :/ my computer is so annoying
    Nikidockan's picture

    Won't play for me either.

    Won't play for me either. Just keeps playing the commercial over and over.
    Bridgehead's picture

    AWESOME

    OMG I really want to go to SAN FRAN!!!! Big states amaze me...I think It's so funny how you have to like get on a plane and stuff to got to a city in the same state you already live in...I didn't know LA and SF were so far from one another....one of MANY things I learned today on YCTTA!!! All that Alcatraz history was AMAZING!!! Thanks Bridget and Karman!:-)

     

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    Abana's picture

    I <3 SF

    Awesome vlog, as usual :-) I will be in SF in September and again in October and I so want to take the chocolate tour but my travel companion is allergic to dark chocolate (can you imagine?), so she probably won't have that much fun.
    lezgirllover's picture

    Tough job you have

    That trip looked really cool, so many things to see, San Francisco is a really gay city.

    I´ve always wanted to ride a Segway ans it looks so much fun (it also looks like I´d break something in a second).

    Bridget lloked great with the glasses.

    Jessica Wilson's picture

    Come to Vermont and I'll shoot the episode for you!

    Lake Champlain Chocolates...Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream...Vermont Teddy Bear Factory (just imagine the fun Baby Bridget and Thunderbolt could have with all those teddy bears- especially this one: http://shop.vermontteddybear.com/pride.html).

    And I'm sure we can find something gay...it is Vermont after all.

     

     

     

    kiss_hester's picture

    That was

    That was sooooo entertaining ladies!:D Especially loved the segway part. And Bridget, you look so cute at the end with the glasses and the hair:p

    Too bad SF is so far away...

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    Melissa257's picture

    I love YCTTA!!

    I think my favorite parts were you two eating the chocolate(as if nobody was watching) and Karman learning to use the Segway!!  Although I have been to San Fran a few times I would def. go back now just to take that Chocolate tour...Yum!! Love YCTTA!!
    carmen_tm's picture

    hahaha :D I've missed

    hahaha :D

    I've missed this! Bridget and Karman are the best!!

     

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    3Libras's picture

    That was...

    definitely one of my favorite vlogs of all time and at -06:15 Bridget starts to sing Born To Be Wild, while riding a segway Lol.Karman you don't need an ass with that charisma, and you should wear that helmet in one of your vlogs, it looked really good:) I hope that Olivia vlog will be posted really soon, your chemistry is wonderful, you two are the best :)I just noticed in the end of the vlog Bridget looks just like Julia Louis-Dreyfus with those glasses:)

    smarti's picture

    Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    In the BWB episode with Stacie Ponder, when Bridget puts on those funny glasses I  thought she looked like Julia Louis-Dreyfus...

    *don't judge*

    Natazzz's picture

    Goldfish, stone massages and chocolate

    Looks like you ladies had a lot of fun.

    Goldfish in your hotel room? WTF? That just seems really weird...

    I'd love one of those stone massages, it looked heavenly.  

    I hope you guys weren't feeling sick after eating all that chocolate...I would be.

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    annampatton's picture

    I am one lucky lady!

    Wow...what a trip.  I am one lucky lady (sorry...gotta gloat a little) since I live here!  It is simply the best.  I have lived other places, but I will always leave my heart in San Francisco.  Thanks for stopping by ladies and come back soon!  There is more to do!
    Anneke_bb's picture

    I hate that I'm too tired to

    I hate that I'm too tired to watch.. but I want to be fully awake when I enjoy this and learn for when I get to SF! So I'll check back when I wake up tomorrow (If I ever. snore.)

    * edit: Ok I woke up, and I watched, and DAMN! I have to do EVERYTHING you did there too because it looked sooo goood.. especially the chocolate? O my god.. I LOVE chocolate.. in fact, I want some now. anyway, only too bad I had to miss all the gay pride stuff.. I hope I make cool gay friends there who will have me over next year in june :P (this is not a hint or anything (A) )

    vrm3's picture

    boy oh boy

    that was amazing!! I wanna go to San Francisco even more now! :D

    the cholocates looked scrumptious! ha! I like that word. The hotel looked beautiful, definitely gonna stay there ;) oh and I've always wanted to ride a segway, it looked like you two had so much fun.

    Almost forgot to mention the hot stone massage! omg I've gotten one and it was amazing! my mom actually did it to me (she's got a day spa in our hometown) and it was so amazing, and your body feels so light and energized. BTW that masseuse <- is that right? was pretty hot, liked her raspy voice ;)

    Glad you had a good time! great job Miss Kregloe and Miss McManus :D

    peace!

    dp_jocs's picture

    OMG! I thought

    I thought I was the only one who found the masseuse really hot! and yeah! her voice is so sexy :P

    Karman and Bridget looked so cute at the end! although Karman looked kinda tired, her dimples were sooo cute! haha :P

    lockanload's picture

    yay its up!

    You Guys + SF = my two biggest loves! Well gay ones at least. :D

    Awesome vlog. City by the bay never looked more enticing and fun filled.

    I was even tempted to revisit alcatraz which i haven't been to in over 1o years (because i personally find it a little dull).

    p.s.i <3 bridget's shirt at the end.

    come visit again soon!

    Anneke_bb's picture

    yes the shirt :D

    I agree to bridget's shirt!

    its very cute :D

    imthey's picture

    Great job ladies...

    I agree... awesome vlog ladies.  I'm now thinking that it might be time to revisit San Francisco.

    You Can't Take Them Anywhere has become my favorite travel vlog... I can't wait to see you ladies take on some other cities. It looks like a good time was had!

    Glad to see YCTTA back!  

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    spotticus's picture

    Entertaining and Educational!

    Just in time for my summer staycation!  Hello Chocolate Tour!!!  And hot stones, who knew?  Having been a victim of deep tissue massage, it is nice to know that there is a viable alternative.  The segway madness was hilarious. Hope a certain Faux News Channel pundit doesn't get ahold of that video, and proclaim roving gangs of lesbians terrorizing the citizenry on segways, packing hot cookies in their undies and pushing tasty chocolate samples to unsuspecting naifs.  Hope you guys got to venture out to Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach whilst visiting.  If not, you should check them out next time. Fort Funston just south of Ocean beach is a park where the city dogs play, and hang gliders run and take a leap (of faith?) off the cliffs.  It really is a must see destination when in the city by the bay. And when the sun sets, the best place to watch the day end and partake of microbrews and yummy food is Beach Chalet, just at the southwestern end of Golden Gate Park.

    anji's picture

    sf!

    you guys taught me so much about my own city! :D i am so going to take my mom on that chocolate tour when she visits next time! i hope it is ongoing. i'll pass on the spa though... don't see the point of paying a gazillion $ to bathe myself in milk and have somebody rub a hot stone on my back..
    Lave-Vaisselle's picture

    Awesome

    Like everytimes, you'r awesome girls!!! You rock so much!!AND i can't wait to see your travel in France, cause' i'm french =D

    See you soon ladies!!!

    michellesandiego's picture

    Nascar

    After that lead-in I half expected your clothes to be plastered with sponser logos......
    Ghostly_shadow's picture

    Scared confused :)

    Thanks for sharing your travels, and making every stop along the way enjoyable....even the prison that makes super max look like a day care camp.

    Love Bridget's glasses.

    Any road is a good road when you don't know where you're going.

    Tennya's picture

    Great video!

    That was awsome, when are you guys coming to Chicago?!?!

    I'm offically convinced now, Bridget McManus is my hero!

     

     

    "Being in a lesbian relationship is like making your own pie crust. It's time consuming, it hurts your wrist and in the end you're so much fatter then you ever needed to be. -Kate McKinnon

    mooshie's picture

    Bridget

    how cute does Bridget look with glasses!!!
    Anneke_bb's picture

    cuute!

    YESSSSS I agreeee!
    bbkf101's picture

    awwwwesome!

    can i just say that you two have the best freakin' job in the whole world!!! you get to travel AND you get to film things! two of my favorites in life. I'm so jealous. Jealousy is bad, isnt it? Alright, I'm happy for you! :-/

    p.s. the part where you two get to eat chocolates in the middle of a freakin' mall - mouth-watering experience!

    Shele's picture

    I'm so glad to hear

    that I'm not the only athletically disinclined lesbian.

    How much do those Segways cost, anyway?  I need to get one of those. 

    bbkf101's picture

    lol. ur looking at about

    lol. ur looking at about $5000.
    Diana75's picture

    love this vlog

    Bridget and Karman, loved the vlog. The trip looked so fun, i'm sure you'd stay forever if you could. SF is one city that i'd love to see. It seems like the perfect place to be.

    My favorite part of these vlogs is when you're both in front of the camera together. So entertaining. I think I'll watch again. Can't wait for the France one.

    kita87's picture

    A GREAT Thing!!!!

    Yea the YCTTA! girls are back.  Oh yes and Thunder Bolt is also back in action.  Have to say learned a lot from this YCTTA! and loved the segway races.
    Callica4ever's picture

    Congratulations

    Great job ladies!
    Congratulations on driving a segway Karmen!
    I’m not athletically inclined either. I am athletically non-existent.... if that make any sense at all. :D

    Note to self: Go to San Francisco (duh!)

     

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    ScarletBegonias's picture

    Further encouragement to

    Further encouragement to migrate to San Fran... Just what I needed!! Thanks Briget and Karmen! Great vlog. I know where I'll be headed when my college days on the east coast are done.
    Stephx's picture

    off to watch now SO

    off to watch now SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!! XX
    Ladyhawk1709's picture

    AWESOME!

    I knew I always wanted to go to San Francisco... Damn it, now I have to start saving my money to go there too... You see I swore I was gonna go to the next Dinah Shore, maybe I can do both when I'm over there? Hmm... Good idea!

    Thanks for showing me what to do, def going on that chocolate tour...

    G0dot's picture

    hehe

    thunderbolt made it look like bridget had a hairy chest =P

    why is it that i've lived my whole life in san francisco and i've never heard of this chocolate tour? WTF!? i need to get out more

    drip's picture

    how does bridget get such white teeth?

    1) Love Karmans new hair-do

    2) bridget + glasses = *swear word* hot

    3) How does bridget get her teeth so blindingly white? Seriously.. this is a serious question.. HOW?

    4) did anyone else think Amy "Segway" chick spent alot of time filming karman... i wonders if someone had a little thing for Karman ;)

    5) "can we make it a cat? i'm more likely to stop for a cat than a kid".. perfect.

    6) I would *Love* to see Karman and Bridget do the Sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras. I might even consider going if they did (I boycott yearly). CAn anyone else picture Bridget and karman on the back of Dykes on Bikes (they don't have to go topless like traditional although I'm sure people here would cheer for that)

    7) day spa. i must.

    Amylin's picture

    I think i want to

    I think i want to rent buy a room at the Monaco Hotel.

    I've always wanted to go to SF, but now that i saw we can do Segway i want to go even more!!! I love that stuff! Always wanted to try it. Next time i'm in L.A, i'm going to SF no matter what.

    Did i mention how much Karman cracked me up when she was using her Segway? because she did, she was awesome. Moreover I now feel less alone when i see her physical skills. Yay for her winning that race!

    Can't wait to see YCTTA in France :)

    jitka's picture

    Bridget and Karman look

    Bridget and Karman look really good when they're tired, eh? Oh and I love Bridget's outfit at the end of the vlog-- the glasses and I love that top.

    Anyway. You two were funny as always. And I so want to go to Alcatraz!.


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