April 12th, 2010
San Diego Old Town
Although San Diego's Old Town has changed over the years with many of the Restaurants and shops moving out to other areas visitors from all over stil… [...]
April 11th, 2010
Caffe Calabria in North Park
In a city that is overrun with Starbucks it is nice to have a community coffee shop where you can sit and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea exchanging con… [...]
February 15th, 2010
Presidential Hotels Around the World
Nothing says prestige and luxury like a hotel named after an esteemed U.S. president. In honor of President’s Day, LA Times had rounded up classy hotels around the world that pay homage to American commanders-in-chief, most of which are more than fit for a king or a president… Roosevelt Hotel, [...]
November 9th, 2009
San Diego
Nachdem ich heute früh schreckhaft erwacht bin, weil ich mitbekommen habe dass ich ja nur 2 und nicht 3 Nächte gebucht hatte und ich nicht noch ein… [...]
November 5th, 2009
Hard Rock Hotel, San Diego
Halloween Night we had a great time. We attended the Playboy Halloween Party at the Hard Rock Hotel. After the party we walked the streets and mingle… [...]
October 26th, 2009
Cabrillo National Monument – go there!
It's only 5 minutes from my house, but I hadn't been there in probably 5 years. I'm too cheap to pay the lousy 5 bucks to get in... Well, today I s… [...]
October 22nd, 2009
Bahia Resort Hotel San Diego
It was a great vacation for relaxing and just enjoying the time. My room was looking wonderful Mission bay.. I was there in winter but I'm sure this … [...]
September 25th, 2009
Top 10 New Rooftop Bars
Hotel restaurants and clubs are out, swanky rooftop bars are in. Offering the perfect combination of incredible views, hot décor, tasty cocktails and A-list crowds, these new rooftop bars are not to be missed, if you can get in that is… SLS Beverly Hills – The Altitude Pool Deck: good drinks, [...]
August 26th, 2009
Rogers International Hostel
Roger is the proprietor of this very eclectic hostel very close to Mission Beach. The hostel is host to tens of Foreign students and backpackers - I … [...]
August 21st, 2009
Founded by the Germans,who named it San Diego, which of course is german for a whales vagina!
DAY 1 Our first full day of our trip involved travel, great! We had already decided not to stay in Los Angeles for any longer than we needed… [...]
August 15th, 2009
Mission Beach
Today I went kayaking. Just one of the things I've wanted to try. I played in the water some just trying to get a feel for it. Once I did, I set out … [...]
August 11th, 2009
Best Cities for Business Trips
A recent USA Today article asked frequent business travelers which cities they most liked to do business in. Taking into account nightlife, locals, food and geography, some cities definitely stood out more than others. Whether your travel is local or international, take advice from these frequent travelers and [...]
August 7th, 2009
New Giant (small) Panda at the San Diego Zoo
It's been a busy time for the giant pandas at San Diego's world renowned zoo this past week! First up, two birthdays were celebrated this week. Su Lin (meaning 'a little bit of something very cute' in Chinese) celebrated her fourth birthday on Monday with a massive two-tiered "cake" [...]
April 6th, 2009
Danger Sign on San Diego
So, the State Department tells me that Mexico is really, really dangerous and anyone traveling across the border risks getting caught in the crossfire of the drug mafia wars. And so parents of kids planning spring break vacations in Cancun and other Mexican beach destinations took note, and kept their [...]
February 21st, 2009
Hotel Del Coronado Sues Akin Gump for Cancelling Retreat
Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, has filed a lawsuit against Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, claiming breach of contract for cancelling a partner retreat. The Del, one of the most historic hotels in San Diego, claims that Akin Gump owes it $386,000 for canceling reservations for 877 rooms [...]
February 2nd, 2009
Old Town San Diego
From Wikipedia : "Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in San Diego, California, is a state protected historical park in San Diego. The … [...]
January 24th, 2009
Horton Plaza and Seaport Village
These two place are two commercial center. The first, Horton Plaza, is a very big commercial center of about 140 shops, on 6 levels ! Everything is… [...]
January 16th, 2009
Marriott Marina Hotel San Diego
This Marriott needs attention. It has the best loaction and that's the only thing going for it. I stayed in the club level once and really regrette… [...]
January 12th, 2009
Westin Horton Plaza San Diego
The Westin was more than I expected! For the longest time I had stayed at the Paradise Point and when visiting (and not staying with my mom in SD)… [...]
January 12th, 2009
Best Western Blue Sea Lodge San Diego
This is my first hotel review, so hope I'm doing this right. :-) I stayed at the Best Western Blue Sea Lodge for one night (Jan 2009) and really… [...]
January 11th, 2009
Moving my daughter to San Diego
I left Friday morning at 8:15am with a carload of my daughter's (DisneyGirlPrincess) belongings to move her to San Diego, where she plans to go to … [...]
January 6th, 2009
Baby Penguins Invade SeaWorld San Diego
The stork seems to have a soft spot for the Penguin Encounter in SeaWorld San Diego. The penguins there are breeding like bunnies and the place is bursting at the seams with baby penguins teetering around. Since the second week in November, SeaWorld has welcomed 30 penguin chicks, marking one of [...]
December 31st, 2008
Mission Beach
I am really surprised that no locals have written about Mission Beach but I know I have some great memories going here as a kid. I am more familia… [...]
December 26th, 2008
Hostelling International – Point Loma
We stayed on two separate occasions at this Hostel and were glad to choose this one! Hidden in a cute residential neighborhood, this is a plac… [...]
December 14th, 2008
Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego For Sale
Proposition 8 protests and boycotts of people and companies who supported it started spreading all over California only after the November 4 elections, but long before that, the battle was already raging, starting back in July, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego. A battle which now seems about to end with the anticipated [...]
December 12th, 2008
San Diego.
I'd heard so many nice things about San Diego before I found out we were going there for the weekend. We left El Centro at about lunch time and aim… [...]
December 10th, 2008
Trains, planes & automobiles
I left plenty of time to make my flight from JFK to LAX, but arrived to realise that my flight time had been pulled forward from 11:00 to 10:25.&nb… [...]
December 8th, 2008
San Diego and Palm Springs, CA
Next stop, San Diego, CA. San Diego was one of my favorite cities to visit. I loved the mexican culture that thrives in this place, especially at… [...]
November 21st, 2008
San Diego Zoo
My first night at a hostel went well. I got to eat the breakfast provided by the hostel, so that saved me some money. And talk to a few t… [...]
November 20th, 2008
First in Hostel and Park
After saying for a few years that I would come visit, I finally made it happen. When flying into San Diego, I thought it was scary that it flew so … [...]