#674: Stay In An AirBnb in San Diego.
Look what Mom and I found right outside our Airbnb in San Diego?! A larger-than-life mailbox about 15 foot high. For those extra tall mailmen, apparently. Dazed and confused, I don’t know what I was more curious about: how the mail man stuck mail up there in the first place, or how he got mail down. Meanwhile… back at our bungalow, life was jammin’. The place was incredible –– most likely designed by a fab gay…
#673: Play Tour Guide in San Diego.
Any San Diego local will nonchalantly tell you there is more to this town than just sunshine, beaches and fish tacos. (although, sadly, those are my favorite things.) There’s hiking trails nobody’s heard of, secret back door cafes, juicy western-style burgers, beers hoppier than a bunny, architecture to make any designer jealous, iced coffee to send you out of this world, robust wines rivaling the likes of Napa, enough ahi tuna to sink a ship, avocado trees as far as the eye…
#669: Visit the Nation’s Best: San Diego Zoo.
Though expensive, the trip was worth every penny of my $90 ticket, every animal sighting (GIRAFFES, my favorite!), every inch of the 4.5 mile course, and every bite of the surprisingly delicious turkey sandwich. And it even got me a free ticket to the Safari Park.
#52: Play Tour Guide In SF.
It’s always exciting have visitors in town. But, a word to the wise, get to know the basics of San Francisco, first. Like the public transit schedule, the good eateries, the top monuments, the cultural facts… The last thing you want to do is be schooled by the tourist. My good friend Allie (circa, 7th grade) was in town last weekend from Washington, DC. With her dying to see all the sights and maximize her week…