Vegan, from breweries and cannabis

Oakland It is a city that is located in the San Francisco Bay in the United Statesa city with natural beauty, which is adorned with: 80 parks, 1,931 kilometers of hiking trails, 30 kilometers of coastline with a marina that includes the Lago Merritta lake within the city with a 3-mile shoreline, is how Peter Gamez, president and CEO of Visit Oakland on his way through Mexico City.

In interview with The EconomistGamez mentioned that they are developing experiences that can inspire tourists to get to know the city from another perspective.

Tours and Oakland

1. Peter Gamez explained that they have the tour The Vegan Trailas Oakland boasts more than 20 vegan places where you can find homemade vegan Louisiana dishes and taquerias with their own “carnitas”, Singapore noodles, vegan cheesecakes and matcha flavored donuts.

Some restaurants in the vegan tour son:

• Bare Knuckle Pizza
• Casa Borinqueña
• Curbside Creamery
• Golden Lotus
• Hella Nuts
• Malibu’s Burgers
• Millennium
• Shangri-La Vegan
• Taqueria The Revenge
• Vegan Mob

2. Another route that causes a lot of interest is Cannabis Trail, which is a tour only for people over 21 years of age. Features points of interest include tiendas retailers of premium cannabis and her recommended food spots, plus sensory attractions covering art, nature, and cultural experiences.

Peter Gamez commented that Oakland it was a leader in cannabis policy at the state and federal levelOakland’s cannabis legacy is one of the first in history, shaped by resilient advocates and defined by hotly contested legislation, all in the face of continued federal criminalization and stigmatization (thanks in large part to the war on drugs).

Some of the officially recognized places are:

• Oaksterdam Uptown District
• Blunts and Moore
• Harborside

3. The brewery tour, better known as Ale Traildeveloped by Visit Oakland in collaboration with partners from the craft beer industry, there are 15 breweries and taprooms that are part of the tour, some examples:

• Drake
• Ale Industries
• Buck Wild Brewing
• Federation
• Line 51
• rose tavern
• Old Kan & Beer Co.

How to get to Oakland?

The direct routes to Oakland are: the Mexico City Airport (AICM), Guadalajara, Morelia and León, as he commented in an interview with The Economist, Fernanda Pereda, Volaris USA Sales and Market Development Manager. “The city of Oakland is located at a distance of 4 hours from Mexico City”.

Another advantage is that Oakland it’s found 20 minutes from San Franciscoa 40 minutes from Napa Valley Already 40 minutes from Silicon Valley and the nearby international airports are:

• OAK – Oakland International Airport 16 kilometers from downtown Oakland
• SFO – San Francisco International Airport 33 kilometers from downtown Oakland
• SJC – San Jose International Airport 40 miles from downtown Oakland

Some of the attractions that Peter Gamez recommends are:

• oakland zoo
• Chabot Space and Science Center
• OMCA – Oakland Museum of California
• Children’s Fairyland
• Oakland Aviation Museum
• Oakland Museum of African American History

patricia.ortega@eleconomista.mx