Travel Eye on San Diego (California, USA)

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Overview:

San Diego has a temperate climate, casual atmosphere and attractive appearance that ensure its status as a popular year-round holiday destination. The greater San Diego area, which measures roughly 36 mls by 16 mls at its widest, has a great deal of scenic beauty, from wide, sandy beaches and ocean cliffs to wilderness areas such as the Anza-Borrego desert.

The city is a vibrant collection of colourful neighbourhoods and communities. It has award-winning restaurants, trendy shopping districts, attractions such as the world-renowned San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld, and a dynamic downtown district that includes the city's historic Gaslamp Quarter.

San Diego attracts families, mature visitors and sports-minded tourists. Widely regarded as the nation's sports and fitness capital. Horton Plaza, a 4-block downtown shopping and entertainment centre, has the feel of a festival marketplace. Seaport Village overlooks the harbour in a quaint village-like setting.

Accommodation generally becomes cheaper the farther E one travels. With newer hotels in downtown, Hotel Circle in Mission Valley is no longer the centre of the action. Most downtown hotels are within easy walking distance of restaurants, entertainment and shopping.

San Diego is also rich in art and culture and the city boasts the largest urban cultural park in the US, with beautiful gardens and Spanish architecture featuring 15 museums, art galleries and theatres to be found in Balboa Park.

The climate is near perfect, with an average temperature of 70 °F (21 °C) but significant rainfall in winter. Summer days can get quite hot, but generally cool off in the evening. Frost is virtually unheard of.

Locality:

San Diego is nestled among rolling hills and canyons in the sate of California, between the Pacific Ocean to the W and the Cuyamaca Mountains to the E.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

More than 70 miles (113km) of beaches around the city offer superb surfing and beach activities and provide the perfect introduction to this accessible and laid-back city. Coronado, accessible by the Coronado Bay Bridge or ferry from Seaport Village. Coronado's beaches are wide and long, with the fewest people. La Jolla Shores (12 mls N of San Diego) offers outstanding swimming, sunning and surfing.

Major attractions include;

Sea World,

San Diego Zoo,

Wild Animal Park,

Balboa Park (a recreational and cultural centre with large, newly refurbished museums),

Cabrillo National Monument (commemorating the 16th-century explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo).

Many organised tours to Disneyland, the LA garment district and other major attractions.

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park contains many of San Diego's original buildings.

Daytimes offer many opportunities for boating, sailboarding, skiing, fishing and surfing. Year-round golf, tennis, hiking, jogging, cycling and roller-skating.

The nightlife has many different aspects such as jazz and comedy clubs; nightclubs and discos. Street performers are to be found everywhere. Casinos have also started to spring up.

Dozens of international restaurants in the Gaslamp Quarter are thriving and increasing in number. Plentiful fast-food restaurants.

Several bay and harbour excursions from the B Street Pier, where cruises to Ensenada and Mexico can be booked.