This introduction to San Diego represents 55 years of map creation and insightful map tour creation laid out in a table of Contents Page format (below). It showcases all of the important San Diego city & suburbs with attractions and TONS of things to see and do in a handy self-guided do-it-yourself editorialized series of… Read more »
Posts By: Barry Berndes
San Diego’s 15 Must See Attractions
Plus the 50 DIY City Map Tours Day One is Touring #1’s 1, 2, 3 attractions || Day Two is touring #’s 4 & 5, 6 || Day Three is touring #’s 7 & 8 || Day Four is any combination of the other attractions, which fit logistically into a day long excursion || Day Five is individual selections of touring cities and suburbs… Read more »
Hotels, Hotels, Hotels!
San Diego is blessed with 12,700 hotels, to choose from, but if they don’t have an ocean or bay view or are not in a coastal community or have some other overriding amenity such as a golf course to look at, don’t stay in a random place unless you can’t afford to stay anywhere else…. Read more »
Attractions
Visiting a San Diego Attraction can best be found and appreciated by reading the suburb chapter where the attraction is found. These chapters also include an essential map and an overall description of the general area such as the Balboa Chapter, which is home to the San Diego Zoo as well as being home to… Read more »
Mister A’s World Class Roof Top Restaurant
Mister A’s Restaurant, 2550 Fifth Ave. 12th floor of Manchester Financial in Uptown San Diego (619-239-1377). Lunch Wed. – Fri. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dinner Sun, – Thurs. 5 p.m.– 8:30 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Expect to pay $145 – $155 tasting menu).) per person. PLUS: Saturday Brunch 10… Read more »
Sightseeing By Air
See Downtown and Coronado Bridge seen by AIR offers Majestical Bay Views Corporate Helocopters Corprorate Helocopters (858) 505-5650. Is a long-established full-service firm. They are ideally located 10 minutes from downtown San Diego at the Montgomery Airfield in Kearny Mesa at 3753 John J. Montgomery Dr, Suite 1 San Diego, CA 92123. Their basic Sightseeing… Read more »
Lucas Lemcke Tree Service is highly Recommended
Lucas Lemcke Tree Service i( 619-316-5242) [lemckelucas@hotmail.com] is a well-established firm with over 15 years of experience. Plus, they have a California State license (1015622), and are bonded, with low prices for their excellent work. Their excellent professional services include tree removal, trimming and stump grinding. As their 100’s of glowing recommendations attest, Lucas Lemcke… Read more »
1,000 FREE Activities & Fun Things to Do in San Diego
1,000 FREE San Diego Activities and FUN things to do in San Diego is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to FREE fun things to see and do. Hopefully, it will jumpstart your engine and get you to realize that San Diego is Paradise on Earth when it comes to living in… Read more »
San Diego Bay Attractions & things to do A to Z
Las Vegas-Style Casinos are Freeway Close to Downtown San Diego & Big Attractions
Las Vegas Style Casinos abound in San Diego County. There are ten countywide Las Vegas-style casinos offering more SanDiego things to do and see. These casinos offer top-notch gaming venues, live entertainment, as well as dining alternatives galore 24 hours a day. Thus, you no longer have to go to Las Vegas to enjoy gaming… Read more »
National City Boasts Excellent Restaurants
National City, which on San Diego’s bayfront is north of Chula Vista and south of downtown San Diego. It’s also the central industrial business hub of San Diego proper. It boasts more than 3,000 businesses in a tiny land area of only 7.3 square miles. Major employers include its huge marine terminal that processed 270,000… Read more »
Rancho Santa Fe is Home to the Rich & Famous
Rancho Santa Fe, which is home to the rich and famous, is an inland community east of Solana Beach. Yet, it rivals the beauty of the coast. Tucked away in the hills only seven miles from the ocean, this plush yet tranquil village is a perfect setting for the more relaxed side of the… Read more »
Borrego Springs is a Romantic Desert Escape
Borrego Springs is home to the largest desert state park in America. It’s an impressive 630,000-acre Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, which is nearly the same size at the state of Rhode Island. This spectacular desert park has majestic mountains, beautiful canyons, hiking trails, camping, wildflowers, and miles of scenic beauty. At night the sky is… Read more »
Brewery Tour of San Diego DIY
Best Do-It-Yourself San Diego Micro-Brewery Tour features San Diego’s Best Micro-Breweries. The best Brewery Tour of San Diego DIY feature of this hand-picked list it that they are not only the best of the best, but they are easy-to-find micro-breweries. So if you are a visitor to San Diego with limited time, or you’re a… Read more »
San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Places
San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants All you have to do to enjoy one of the San Diego BEST Curbside Takeaways & Delivery Restaurants in San Diego is to call, text, or go online and make your order. Then either you can pick up your meal or have it delivered. Dining at home… Read more »
Birthdays at Great Plaza Buffet in Pacific Beach for Birthday Parties of 6 or more
View Post Great Plaza Buffet 1840 Garnet Ave. Pacific Beach. (858-273-6868). Credit Cards: AE, DISC, MC, VISA. LUNCH Open for lunch weekdays Mon.– Fri. 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Adults: $10.99, Children 3-6 yrs. $5.99 children 7-10 yrs. $7.99. Saturday lunch 11 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Adults $11.99, Children 3-6 yrs. $5.99, children 7-10- yrs. $7.99. DINNER Mon.–Thurs…. Read more »
Top 34 Burger Joints in San Diego
Top 10 Best BurgerJoints in San Diego are not that easy to find even if you are a local. In fact, it’s easier to find the Cabrillo Monument and Sea World, than to find a Best Burger joint!. In reality, it has meant eating in 100’s of Burger restaurants just to find these. This often… Read more »
T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch are Outstanding
T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, 271 N. Hwy 101, Solana Beach (858-755-7642). Open Mon. – Fri. 7 a.m.–2 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. till 2:30 p.m ($13-$16). Credit Cards: AE, MC, VISA. T’s Cafe Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch offers friendly efficient service from a well-trained wait staff of longtime employees. If you don’t know what to order,… Read more »
Halloween Collectible Decorations at City Lights
Halloween collectible decorations are distinctive, stunning, original, spooky creatively displayed in a fun haunted black lighted section at the world-famous City Lights Collectibles and Gifts Store in San Diego. This stunning warehouse-sized store is near Sea World. Seeing these must-have original Halloween collectible decorations should not be missed. Expect to be amazed when you see… Read more »
Daphne’s California Greek is a Delicious Place to Eat
View Post Daphne’s California Greek at 9586 Rio San Diego Dr. in the Promenade in Mission Valley (619- 260-1679) {daphnes.biz]. Located on the map where Texas Street & Rio San Diego Dr. meet north of Hwy 8 & west of the circled 16 on the map. Daphne’s California Greek is home to Fresh, healthy and… Read more »
FREE Birthday Harbor Cruise aboard Hornblower Cruises and Events is offered every day of the year
Free Birthday Harbor Cruise is offered every day of the year and is valid up to one week of your birthday. You must have a print your ID with your birth date on it. Present your I.D at Pier 2 located at 970 North Harbor Dr (at the USS MIDWAY) San Diego, CA 922101. The… Read more »
Borrego Springs is Enjoying a Land Boom
A quarter million visitors will soon be visiting Borrego Springs to see the desert wildflowers in bloom. Many of these visitors will also be to looking for estate sized parcels of land to buy. This land rush for the last available parcels generated 48 land sales last year. That figure was well above the… Read more »
Scenic Cycle Tours – San Diego Bike Tours
Our guided Bike Tours are safe, fun and fascinating! San Diego is an ideal destination for cyclists of all levels thanks to its mild year-round weather and plentiful bike paths. With the exception of a few short sections our Tours are vehicle free with no hills! Even those new to cycling will feel totally safe… Read more »
Sightsee the city
Sightsee the city by Air, Land, & Sea Sightsee San Diego by Air, land, & Sea, is the untimate San Diego city tour especially because San Diego is a coastal city, wrapped around a beautiful natural harbor. Then up and down the coastline for 20 miles in both north and south directions are beautiful one-of-a-kind… Read more »
San Diego Bay from A–Z
San Diego Bay from A–Z is filled with FUN THINGS TO DO. Yes from every point of view especially aboard a boat the views are no less than magnificent! Without a doubt, you’ll miss what makes San Diego so special if you don’t also view it the same way that the first explorer saw San… Read more »
Convoy Street is America’s #1 Asian Restaurant Row
Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa is home to an awesome selection of nearly 100 excellent Asian restaurants, which can easily claim the title for being the best of the best in America. This multitude different styles and tastes from different countries are clustered together in min malls along a wide 1.5 mile long thoroughfare ((see… Read more »
Sardina’s Italian Restaurant is a Family-Owned Favorite Since 1956
Sardina’s Italian Restaurant & Bar, at 1129 Morena Blvd. in Bay Park near Mission Valley, Old Town and Mission Bay off Sea World Drive near Sea World (619-276-8393). Open Mon.–Fri., 11 a.m.– 9 p.m.; Sat., noon – 12 a.m. and Sun., 4 p.m.– 9 p.m. Great Happy Hour Daily. Dinner ($10 to $20). Sardina’s… Read more »
San Diego Employment Opportunities Abound
San Diego Employment opportunities abound in San Diego. Let’s face it, everyone wants to live, work and play in San Diego, which is known locally as Americas’s Finest City. And why not? The United States Weather Bureau has described San Diego’s weather as being the most ideal in America. Plus, unlike many cities in the… Read more »
San Diego International Restaurant Row Offers Great Best Restaurants
San Diego International Restaurant Row Offers Lots of Dining Alternatives It’s fast becoming the best restaurant row in San Diego County with one outstanding restaurant after another sitting side by side with each offering memorable cuisine from different counties. Plus, it’s freeway close to virtually every suburb in central San Diego. And getting there is… Read more »
