www.dotcomhunter.com The Best Way to See San Francisco is from the Air If you have plans of visiting San Francisco you really should consider seeing it from a birds eye view. There are many ways in which you can do this, but few, if any are more romantic than doing so from the bas ket of a hot air balloon. In fact, if you've never been in a balloon b efore, this is a great place to start. There are many tours that are offered and each one offers spectacular views and a feeling of weightless wonder that is unrivaled by any ot her feeling on earth. Imagine watching, as everything on the ground g ets smaller and feeling completely at ease with the process. It's a t ruly amazing way to travel for those who have never experienced it. Y oung and old alike will thoroughly enjoy the awe of this particular f orm of travel. Some of the tours linger along the coastline while others will take you up into wine country. You can even charter tours that will combi ne the hot air balloon excursion with ground transportation and acco mmodations at one of the many area bed and breakfast inns for a nice romantic weekend get away in California's wine country. Another great way to enjoy the beautiful views that abound in the bay area is to go hang gliding. There are several places in the area tha t not only offer lessons but will also take you up with a trained pro fessional after cursory instructions. This allows you to enjoy the se nsation and freedom that hang gliding affords without spending days o r even weeks taking classes before you ever get to experience the sen sation of soaring with the birds. If that isn't enough to get your adrenaline going and give you the bes t possible view of this great city, you can always try skydiving. Like hang gliding, sky diving offers tandem drops that mean that you can a ctually experience the freefall and enjoy the serene beauty of San Fra ncisco without actually going through a rigorous training regiment. If you want the ride of a lifetime to make your trip more memorable, thi s is definitely the way to go. Of course, there are those who prefer flight by mechanical means. Th ere is absolutely no shame in that. The good news is that there are a couple of great ways to take in the scenery with machinery as well . There's nothing to say that you can't make your mechanical experie nce just as daring as any of the other experiences available. You co uld view the great scenes of Frisco from the cockpit of a biplane. I n addition to the awesome scenery, you are perfectly free to book on of the aerobatic biplane rides, which will be best planned before m eals rather than after them. In addition to these exciting ways to tour the San Francisco area, y A gift from www.dotcomhunter.comwww.dotcomhunter.com ou can always choose one of the many helicopter tours instead. This offers what many consider a more sane, I mean safe, mode of transpor tation while still providing the birds eye view that simply cannot b e rivaled from the ground. There are many tours that are available a nd each one offers something exciting for the adventurous ones that choose to take them. Each of these modes of transportation can be found in the San Francis co area and each one offers something valuable to those that will fin d them interesting. Not only the views but also the experiences in an d of themselves will make this trip a memorable trip. Even if it isn' t your cup of tea, remember that someone you are traveling with could find one of them to be the memory of a lifetime and what greater gif t can you really give someone? I hope, more than anything, I've planted the seeds in your mind that w ill open your eyes to seeing this great city from an entirely differen t perspective. There is nothing quite as magnificent as enjoying the c ity lights from the sky or seeing endless miles of nature stretching o ut before you. I truly believe there is no better way to enjoy San Fra ncisco than from the sky. PPPPP (word count 688) A gift from www.dotcomhunter.com