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Advantages: Gorgeous scenery, sunshine Disadvantages: transport links
I visited SanDiego last October due to a work meeting. As it was such a long way to travel I thought it would be a good idea to add on a few days holiday to explore the area with a friend who was coming along.
Getting There
There are direct flights to SanDiego from London however at the time these were three times as expensive as a fare with stopovers in the US and with a friend coming I wanted our flights to be as cheap as possible. Our flights went from Heathrow to Washington where we changed planes for a flight to Chicago and then another change for a plane to LA, where we got our final plane to SanDiego. This may seem too much for some, but for me it was great as the plane changing gave me a chance to stretch my legs. I think I would have found 13 hours cooped up in a plane too much! One thing I did ensure was that the route ...
SanDiego is a fantastic holiday destination. It is warm and sunny but as it is on the coast there are cooling sea breezes. The people are all friendly and there is fantastic shopping centre. The buildings are all painted in bright colours as the town used to be owned by Mexico. A place that must be visited is Balboa Park which has museums in it (some of which can be free on particular days) and also SanDiego zoo. The park itself is lovely to walk around and has tress from all over the world. Another must is old town. This is a place with shops and restaurants which are in 'old style'. It has a mexican feel and is very relaxing. Basically SanDiego is a must! ...
One of my early memories from when I was a little girl, was helping my chinese grandmothers friends, the 'chews' as I thought they were called, pick vegetables and herbs in their huge back garden. I remember being pretty taken with the chives, especially when they told me the flowers were edible - round I walked with bits of chive hanging out of my mouth, and I was rewarded for my hard work with a delicious chive omelette for my tea .
I still love chives for various reasons - I still love eating them, and I like growing them too, they're so easy to care for and the purple flower heads are attractive. And the fact that chives have some insect repelling properties doesn't hurt either . Chives are actually the smallest varity of the onion family, and can grow from small onion like bulbs . They can also easily be grown from seed, and have ...
Thehonesttruth 19.03.2009
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