Category Archives: California

La Jolla San Diego

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A sparkling jewel of San Diego, the La Jolla area is a picture perfect post card with several beaches along more than seven miles of coast against an array of rolling hills known as Mount Soledad. Being a part of San Diego, La Jolla is only 15 minutes from the downtown district. Along with beautiful scenery, the area also offers many fine restaurants, art galleries, hotels and resorts, and many other attractions such as the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The … Continue reading →

Sea World

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One of the biggest and most attractive features to San Diego is Sea World. Sea World is one of the most popular amusement parks and also happens to be one of the main reasons behind tourists. Anyone who visits San Diego has the intentions to visit Sea World – or at least they should. Being famous for Shamu the killer whale, Sea World has the ability to entertain kids and adults for hours. There are many different animal shows here … Continue reading →

San Diego Wild Animal Park

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Aside from the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Wild Animal Park is the best place in San Diego to see animals. Over the spread of 1,800 acres, the animal park gives animals the room they need to roam and play. The animals here play just like they do in the wild, which almost makes you feel as if you are in their native of Africa and Asia. Throughout the 30 year history of the animal park, the Noah’s Ark … Continue reading →

Universal Studios Tours and Television Audiences

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Have you ever dreamed of sitting in the audience of your favorite television shows? Now you can – at the Universal Studios Tours TV Audience Booth. This could be the opportunity of a lifetime, but you need to move fast. Make your way to the TV Audience Booth inside the park. Find out what shows are filming on that particular day, or for other days when you will be at the park. The tickets are free, but there is limited … Continue reading →

San Diego Whale Watching

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It’s no secret to anyone that the coast of San Diego is the ideal place to watch the annual migration of the gray whale. Looked upon as one of nature’s ultimate spectacles; the migration of gray whales is nothing short of breathtaking. The coastline of San Diego is one of their migratory points as they travel from the waters of the Arctic to the warmer regions of the Baja (California), where females also give birth. Every year, roughly 26,000 gray … Continue reading →

Universal Studios Tours and Jay Leno

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If you will be visiting Universal Studios Tours, and you wish to see the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, you may be in luck – if you get to the Hollywood Ticket Outlet booth early enough. Getting to see Jay Leno in person and be a part of the Tonight Show audience may be the perfect end to the perfect day! Again, make sure that you get to the booth early. Exclusive seating is limited to a first come, first … Continue reading →

Universal Studios Tours – Movies and Fun

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Universal Studios began offering tours in 1964. Today, Universal Studios still offers tours, and they still make movies – but it has also become one of the largest amusement parks in the world. In fact, Universal Studios has mixed movie making with shows and a theme park full of rides to become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. The Studio tour is a one hour guided tour. Those on the tour ride around the studio’s 420 … Continue reading →

San Diego For Kids

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Although San Diego has many things for grown ups to enjoy, it has a lot of activities for kids to enjoy as well. Custom made for families, San Diego has plenty of public parks, nice weather year round, several museums, and many things for children of all ages to amuse themselves with. For kids who love animals, there’s the well known San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Animal Park. The zoo is located in Balboa Park, while the park … Continue reading →

Universal Studios Tours – The Best Time To Visit

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As with all theme parks, there is a good time and a bad time to visit the Universal Studios Tours theme park. You should strive to visit at a time when the park is less crowded to get the most out of the tour and the park. Weekends and school holidays should be avoided. Most of the visitors at these times are local people who live in the area, and it becomes very crowded, with very long lines. The park … Continue reading →

Pacific Beach San Diego

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Alive with the sea and plenty of activities for all that visit, Pacific Beach is a great place. With plenty of activities to offer visitors, Pacific Beach in San Diego has seen well over 26 million visitors! With numbers like these, you know you really can’t go wrong by visiting. Aside from the wonders of the beach, the boutique shopping distric of Pacific Beach features hundreds and hundreds of choices to find treasure in the sand. With local names such … Continue reading →