I agree, Pete, walking is great stuff! My last mini-vacation, we went to San Francisco. When I go and visit there, I never rent a car...everything is so close, and really the City is quite small anyway. We walked about 4 or 5 miles from our hotel to the Pier, and we didn't take a cab. I think we took the bus once during our trip, but we walked everywhere. It was great seeing the different sites there. You usually don't get to see those things from a car or bus.

In the mornings, I usually go out for a run before the City start's waking up, and I can see the different shops, restaurants, and little places, that I wouldn't have seen within a vehicle. Later on during the day, I'd stop by and check out the restaurant or shop. It kind of gives me a mental map of where I want to go later.