Every year over 20,000 Pacific gray whales travel between 10,000 and 15,000 miles roundtrip from Alaska’s chilly Chukchi and Bering Seas to the warm lagoons of Baja, California, December to mid-April. The lengthiest migration of any mammal on the planet, San Diego’s 70 miles of coastline is right along their path, making it one of … Read more
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?” – J.B. Preistley In San Diego every time you go to … Read more
The Anza-Borrego Desert Bloom is as unpredictable as Mother Nature herself. Conditions have to be just right – abundant rain December to February, mild temperatures below 85 degrees, and average desert winds. It’s the precise formula for producing a tapestry of brilliant color that carpets the desert floor with blooms. Most years are a disappointment, … Read more
San Diego’s Coaster train runs daily between its southern terminus in Downtown San Diego and its northern terminus in Oceanside. The trip from one end to the other takes just over an hour with eight stops including its northern and southern points; Sorrento Valley is the only utilitarian stop not suitable for tourism. A ride … Read more
San Diego isn’t all beaches, microbrews, and surfers. There are parks, neighborhoods, museums, and untold secret hangouts. You could come back year after year and never see all America’s Finest City has to offer. Still, if your beachside vacation needs a day in the mountains or the desert, we’ve got that too. Go ahead and … Read more
Summer means long days filled with sunny skies, ocean breezes, and sandy beaches – at least if you live in or are visiting San Diego. Farmers markets, free concerts in the park, beach barbeques, and stunning sunsets are the norm in this sunshine oasis. When day becomes night in San Diego it’s time for bonfires … Read more
San Diego is a sprawling patchwork of neighborhoods that spreads across 325 square miles. As the second largest city in California, San Diego has two million fewer residents, or nearly half as many people per square mile, as Los Angeles. It has an unbelievable quarter of the people per square mile as San Francisco, where … Read more