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San Diego Vacation Overview

San Diego, California’s second largest city, is one of the top visitor destinations in the United States—a scenic harbor convention center, world-class San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, Sea World, Balboa Park, Point Loma Lighthouse, Cabrillo Monument, historic Old Town, the San Diego Padres, miles of beaches, and Coronado Island are all set to [...]

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Beaches, Special Offers

Carlsbad, the Darling of Kids Vacations

Carlsbad, Calif.–When a neighbor knocked on our door and asked us to watch their family’s house for the weekend, we asked where they were going for the weekend. “LaCosta Resort,” came back the reply. For those who know San Diego’s north county region, you’ll be fully aware that La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, home to [...]

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San Diego’s Bahia Resort

One of the most fun things to do when visiting San Diego is staying at either of two hotels–Bahia Resort or Catamaran Resort. You can ride the Bahia Belle Sternwheeler in Mission Bay free with your night’s stay at the hotels. The summer schedule kicks in after Memorial Day allowing visitors more times to ride. [...]

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Summer 2010 San Diego Travel Analysis

With the California economy still in a slump and not enough jobs for all the people who want to work, what will the 2010 travel season bring to the beaches and bays of San Diego? Will you be able to find some deals this year? Foreclosures continue, yet, the hotel rates seem to be going [...]

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San Diego Hotels Open and Eager for Your Business!

The Easter Day Earthquake in 2010 brought some surprise and shaking, but the hotels in San Diego report in that there are absolutely no problems. If you are planning a vacation to the area, don’t change your plans. Come on down! While the epicenter of the earthquake appeared to be across the U.S. border in the [...]

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Beach San Diego is all about the beaches. At least on most vacations, beaches still rank tops for tourists coming to San Diego. There are plenty of beaches for San Diego to celebrate--and best of all-- there are plenty of hotels, as well. There are approx. 70 miles of beaches in San Diego in both the city and county. Vacationers consistently choose San Diego as their favorite vacation spots because of the weather, manmade islands and hotels at the beach. If you are seeking a sunny, warm clime, you best head for San Diego. It offers the finest temperatures of any U.S. city.

 

San Diego hotels are numbered over 100. With city by the bay offering the nation's finest weather, world-class attractions and a variety of unique accommodations, this is truly the vacationer's paradise. From Coronado Island, Imperial Beach, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla to San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park, you can stay a week in San Diego and never run out of things to see and do. For starters, there's SeaWorld, Legoland, Balboa Park, Old Town, Point Loma, Belmont Park, Tijuana, Gaslamp Quarter, Horton Plaza, Seaport Village, thoroughbred racing at Del Mar and gaming casinos. Once you visit this wonderland of sunshine and fun, you'll want to return again and again.

 

Families, business travelers and meeting planners can choose over 200 hotels, thousands of rooms and suites and room rates to compete with any location along the California Coast. Resorts such as San Diego Hilton Resort or Catamaran Resort Hotel feature beaches on site, boat docks with yachts, paved jogging and bike trails along the waterfront. These properties are especially nice for family vacations. The beaches are open nearly all the time and make San Diego Beaches the #1 choice for guests.

 

An affordable public transportation system allows guests to visit the entire San Diego County coast without having to drive a car. There's San Diego International Airport, Amtrak and Coaster trains, Metropolitan Transit System trolley rides, buses, ferry boats and pleasure cruise ships that transport guests in and out of the city. While San Diego is one of the easiest regions to drive around, the public transportation system features relaxing rides and beautiful scenery that can only be enjoyed as a passenger.

 

Some facts: 9 hotels feature golf, 15 have tennis, 42 take pets, 14 offer child care, 70 have restaurants on site and 125 have swimming pools. Tested and enjoyed, the properties featured offer ocean or bay views, Catamaran sailboat rentals, bay cruises, sand beaches on site, swimming pools, rooms and suites with balconies, restaurants on site, bicycle rentals, gift shops and special surprises.

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Surfing Vacations in San Diego

San Diego is one of the top options for a surf vacation in California, mainly because of the vareity of waves ranging from beginner to advanced. The stretch of coast between Baja Mexico at Tijuana and Orange County at San Clemente includes some of the most famous surfing spots in the U.S. Swami’s is one [...] Continue Reading

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San Diego 4th of July is Epic!

Celebrate Independence Day in San Diego with a boom. 70 miles of picturesque coastline invites visitors to view and participate in festive July 4th celebrations such as the epic 20-minute Big Bay Boom fireworks display over San Diego Bay. Like the holiday boat parade, this is the largest display in the region. fireworks are [...] Continue Reading

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Hey Diddle Diddle, the Guy Plays a Fiddle

Part of the fun in travel is the unexpected. You just never know what you’re going to see in California. But you especially don’t know what you’re going to see in San Diego, either. A cool cat with a smile worked his way through a tune on one of the SD piers (San Diego has [...] Continue Reading

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Oceanside’s Inviting Lifestyle

It’s easy to fall in love with the North County city of Oceanside. It’s warm weather, inviting atmosphere, friendly people, and value for your stay all make it the overlooked, but well worth the trip vacation. Long known as the city that supports Cample Pendleton next door, Oceanside has much more to offer than its [...] Continue Reading

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Cruises

San Diego Hornblower Dining Cruises

San Diego is a waterfront city shining in glory with beautiful high rise architecture reflecting on the bay. The best way to get to see this waterfront treasure is on a dining cruise offered by California’s premier and primary water cruise server, Hornblower. We riddent them in about every port and bay, and can only [...] Continue Reading

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Events, Festivals

San Diego Sicilian Festival May 23

San Diego is one of the great California cities with amazing cultural diversity. One of the most fun (and food) loving cultures in the city are the Sicilians. They provide what we love about San Diego most of all–good times in the many street festivals and fairs that are free. The annual Sicilian Festival held [...] Continue Reading

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Dining, Events, San Diego Zoo

San Diego Zoo Gala

San Diego Zoo has many expenses and needs, plus many mouths to feed. That’s why the fund-raising efforts are so important to this valuable institution that helps all of us learn and grow in our understanding of our responsibility as citizens of the planet. R*I*T*Z: Rendezvous In The Zoo, billed as A Night in Paradise, [...] Continue Reading

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Golf

La Costa Resort LPGA Golf

In 2010 La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California, made new friends with Kia Motors America when it was announced that it would become the new sponsor of a decades-long golfing event. The tournament will be known as the Kia Classic Presented by J Golf. It will be from March 22 to 28 at La Costa [...] Continue Reading

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Whale Watching Cruise

Each year from late December through early April of the next year, San Diego whale watching cruises are offered. One way to see them is through the Go San Diego pass, which includes a one day pass offering additional attractions to see. You can buy the pass for one day or even a week. But [...] Continue Reading

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Restaurant Week

San Diego Restaurant Week, an annual event that allows you to “dine around the town,” makes for one more reason to enjoy this bayside city with its view dining. 200 restaurants participated in the first restaurant week in 2010, which was held from Jan. 17-22. If you crave gourmet foods at affordable prices, this is the [...] Continue Reading

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Celebrate On Top of the Hyatt

Manchaster Grand Hyatt San Diego is a great place to stay on any visit to the city by the bay. And around New Year’s or Valentine’s Day it is a fabulous date for a cocktail on top of the world. Top of the Hyatt bar which sits 40 stories up in the air reminds me [...] Continue Reading

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Humprheys Half Moon Suites Shelter Island

With an outdoor concert stage right on the property, Humphreys on Shelter Island one of the most amazing hotels in California to see live music. Top acts from Ringo to CSN (Crosby Stills Nash) are featured in a summer season that begins to take shape around March till the fall each year. They call this San [...] Continue Reading

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