Big Bear Lake is one of the most popular mountain towns in California. It is within a comfortable driving distance from San Diego, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Riverside, and San Bernardino, as well as the beach cities between San Diego and…
Santa Cruz Island Day Trip
A Santa Cruz Island day trip makes a perfect adventure, easily adaptable to your abilities. For that reason, my husband and I recently visited Channel Islands National Park in southern California. Our aim was to hike one of the most…
Leucadia Art Walk
This post was most recently updated on December 4th, 2023Leucadia is a beautiful coastal community in northern San Diego County. Established by a group of English spiritualists in the late 1800’s, it was named after the Greek island of Lefkada.…
San Diego’s Safari Park Highlights
When I was raising my own children, visiting the San Diego Zoo Safari Park was a regular occurrence. Only back then, it was called the San Diego Wildlife Animal Park. And while my children were young, there was a limit…
Visit a Pumpkin Patch in San Diego
Wherever you are, fall is a wonderful time of the year. It’s time to bake apple pies and pumpkin spice cookies, rake leaves, and get out your sweaters and scarves. Unless you live in San Diego, where it’s still over…
Review of Piacere Mio Italian Restaurant in San Diego
Another Friday night. Another date night. My husband and I have lived in San Diego since 1989. Every weekend we go out on a date. Sometimes it is challenging to find something we haven’t already done many times, but we…
Where to Watch the Fireworks in San Diego
Looking for the best location to watch the fireworks in San Diego? Whether you reside in San Diego or it’s on your travel bucket list, you may harbor a desire to see the Big Bay Boom on the 4th of…
Things to Do in Lakeside, CA
This post was most recently updated on November 11th, 2021I’m pretty sure Lakeside is overlooked by San Diego tourists, maybe even by most San Diego county residents. Which is a little sad, since it’s a small town with some rural…