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Escape to San Diego Sweepstakes: Perfect 5 Day Itinerary Part 4

Have you entered our Escape to San Diego Sweepstakes? Hurry and enter by Friday, May 13th, and you could win a five night stay at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel and roundtrip airfare for two! How would you like to spend those five beautiful days in San Diego? Let me count the ways… 1. […]

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New Octotron at Belmont Park is Famous

MSNBC recently highlighted 11 new rides for thrill seekers. The Octotron in Mission Bay’s Belmont Park made the list! Here is what MSNBC had to say: As the newest addition to San Diego’s beachfront amusement park, this ride never leaves the ground yet still manages to provide a good gut-churning experience. Like the mutant love […]

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Escape to San Diego Sweepstakes: Perfect 5 Day Itinerary Part 3

In our Escape to San Diego Sweepstakes, we are giving away round trip airfare for two and a five night stay at the San Diego Hilton Bayfront Hotel. You can enter here! How would you spend it if you brought the kids? Well, I must say, this might be the easiest blog I’ve ever written. […]

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Pro Kids Golf Academy Gives Players a Certain Glow

Pro Kids Golf Academy has held a special place in my heart since it was created 17 years ago. Pro Kids partnered with the City of San Diego and the San Diego Unified School District in 1994 and moved into the Colina Park Golf Course in City Heights to bring golf to inner-city kids. Pro […]

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Good Day LA Visits San Diego

For the past week, Lisa Breckenridge toured San Diego to film segments for the FOX LA’s morning show, Good Day LA. During her filming, she highlighted just some of the great places San Diego offers (emphasize the “some” because we have a lot!). Below are the videos from each day: Day 1: Arts & Culture […]

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5 to Try – Coronado’s Hidden Gems, Part II

A few months ago I revealed some little known places around the “Crown City” of Coronado that many folks hadn’t heard of. During a recent media tour I discovered a few more secret and not so obvious spots around the island worth checking out. Following are my five hidden gems: Stare down… The stately Glorietta Bay Inn is a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes […]

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Spring Garden Festivals in San Diego

It’s the middle of spring, and what better way to celebrate than with these festivals celebrating San Diego’s blooms and buds. 1. Guests will have a full day of activities at the San Diego Zoo’s Discovery Days: Garden Festival, May 5-8. Visitors can learn about the rare plants growing at the Zoo, which is a […]

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