#679: Be In Two Places At Once.
The U.S. has several spots where you can be in two places at once. Turns out, San Diego has neighborhoods like that. You can stand one foot in Encinitas and one foot in Solana Beach.
#678: Dip Your Toes in the Pacific.
What’s better than watching a San Diego sunset? Watching a San Diego sunset right on the beach. With the sand at your fingertips. The cliffs at eye level. The refreshing cold water rushing at your feet. Your best friend next to you.
#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…
#672: Smell the Stink of La Jolla Cove.
With its gorgeous bluffs and shimmering waters, one would think La Jolla Cove –– the jewel of Southern California –– has tourists just flocking to its streets, cafes and beaches. The streets and cafes, yes. But one beach in particular, no. The Children’s Beach has some lovely tenants who are quite smelly: the harbor seals. Unfortunately their lazy antics are driving some people crazy and smelling up cove. Note to self: two things to bring –– Febreeze and a clothespin.
#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.