NAME: Adrienne
CITY: Coronado/San Diego
COUNTRY: United States
YEAR OF TRIP: living here since 1980
HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE? (If local, write “Local”) local
BEST TIME TO GO: Sept-April
GREATEST CHALLENGE: public transportation is limited and slow, though Lyft and Uber are useful
WHAT MAKES THIS PLACE SPECIAL? The weather, the outdoor activities, the Pacific Ocean, the weather. Did I mention the weather?
MUST EAT:
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California burrito
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Locally caught seafood (Pt Loma Seafoods, Blue Waters Seafood, Top of the Market
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Mexican Food
MUST SEE:
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Balboa Park and Museum
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Hotel del Coronado
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Midway Museum
MUST DO:
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Go to the beach, learn to surf
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Go to the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park
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Go to the San Diego Glider port and watch the paragliders
Other Recommendations: La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Bike around the Bay, from Coronado around the South Bay up to downtown and take the ferry back to Coronado, walk through Old Town, take the Trolley to the border to shop at the border stores, go to Friendship Park at the border and see ‘The Wall’, Go to Cabrillo National Monument on Pt Loma, see at play at the Old Globe Theatre, see a play at the La Jolla Playhouse, Birch Aquarium, Star of India, boat tours, Sunset Cliffs, kayaking