Budget friendly solo trip itinerary (San Francisco)

There's no better solo trip destination than San Francisco, especially if you're new to traveling. Here's how I did it for a weekend for about $400. Okay, for starters, I flew from Chicago all the way to San Francisco. That was $193. I stayed in a four-bed dorm with three other women. One was even from Chicago and we became friends. It was so fun, but my hostel was $60 a night for two nights, so that's another 120. So day one, I chilled at my hostel for a bit, freshened up after my flight and then I moseyed down to Japantown. I got some really good food. I can't remember where, but it was about $10. And then I walked down here to the Haight and hit some thrift stores. It was so beautiful. And then I went to Golden Gate Park. All of this completely free. This is what Golden Gate Park looks like. So beautiful. Are you kidding me? There's also this Japanese tea garden that would have been really cool, but it was $30, which is out of my budget. That's how cheap I am. But then I finished the day by walking down to Twin Peaks. Guys, this view literally changed my life. I was having a moment up here. It was really windy, just heads up. But then I took a Waymo back because I was so tired from the walking. I remember that being $20. And that was an experience of itself. Being in a self-driving car is so futuristic and cool. When I got home, I went right to bed. You were pretty tired and I knew I had a long day ahead of me. So day two, I slept in because I was so tired from all the movement. And then Sunday, sleep in, you're probably tired. Walk through Pac Heights and look at the houses, you want to avoid going the way it takes you to Dolores, go to Alamo Square. Go walk around the Castro and get a burrito to eat in the park. Go to Dolores Park and people watch. Leave before 4 to airport to fly home. And then okay, final day, I had to head out before I took my time walking through Pac Heights, another really affluent neighborhood with beautiful houses. And y'all, I want to say now, please be careful in this area. This is the Tenderloin. As you can see, I kind of tried avoiding it, staying north and west over here. I know some people will say it's an exaggeration. I'm just giving everyone a heads up. That's where a lot of the bad rep of SF comes from. But anyways, I got sidetracked. I walked from Pac Heights all the way down to Alamo Square and saw the iconic houses. It was so cool. And then I continued walking to the Castro and I got a fat burrito for about $15 and then ate it in Mission Dolores Park. Every single park in SF is so cool, but this one really hit different. And I just love the people watching from there. From there, I went straight back to the airport. Again, another $12 on transit. And yeah, that's pretty much everything I spent. I did stop at Trader Joe's and get some snacks and stuff for sandwiches, but that's money I'd spend at home anyway. And then my transit to and from the airport in my home city, Chicago, was like $5 because there's public transit. But you can probably get a rider or something. As you can see in the running total, that brings us to just about $400, which is super crazy. I'm telling y'all, solo travel does not have to be expensive. You can definitely do it. And I really hope this was helpful. This took a while to make, so please give this video some love and I appreciate y'all.