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Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Mar 04, 2009

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When Anna Pickard asked Twitterers to help her discover her new hometown, she not only got a great day out but a store of ideas for future visits

Ten days ago we announced our second TwiTrip. Benji had conquered Paris: I was going to take on San Francisco, but in a slightly different way.

I've just moved here, and while I've been concerned with the normal everyday things like finding supermarkets and identifying new favourite local restaurants and bars, I feel like I've missed out on some of the classic San Francisco tourist stuff.

But with most of our readers eight hours away, it was unlikely to lend itself to the same kind of spontaneity Benji was party to: we knew full well that after lunchtime I could ask 'where next?' all I wanted, but most of our readers and followers would have been tucked up in bed asleep.

So instead we got lots of suggestions in advance, and cobbled them together into a day out. For the several days beforehand one of the worst storms in ages had been lashing the city with wind and torrential rain. But suddenly, on Tuesday morning - beca

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