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Casa Madrona
Sausalito, United States
23 April, 2018
When talking with San Francisco natives about Sausalito, they speak of the town as a distant, foreign land. Although the two cities are only separated by a few miles, the mindsets of the locals couldn't be more different. Most travellers know Sausalito for saltwater taffy and tourist tat; it's the place you roll into after cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge, where Otis Redding wrote "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay". The nautical town emulates the French Riviera, where fishermen rub shoulders with yacht owners and dog walkers. Thanks to an incredible dining scene and impressive "Frisco Bay" views, perhaps it's time to flip the standard order and consider Sausalito as a base from which to explore San Francisco's buzz.
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Sausalito, United States