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for San Diego (California)

Rating Summary based on 15 reviews

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  • Nightlife
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
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  • 28 of 28 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 thedevilinme

    Member since 13/05/2008

    Reviews written: 1474

    4 Stars The real Bay Watch! Review with images 25/07/2012
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Sunshine state

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Mexico is near bye

    San Diego is how tourist envisage Los Angles to be, the real Bay watch. It’s the tantalizing American dream just across the troubled Mexico border. The Los Angeles beaches are empty in summer, the Angelinos too cool for school and just don’t go near the beach, the sand and seafront the domain of pseudo surfers and down and outs pushing shopping carts full of cans and bottles to earn a buck or two, dive-bombed by aggressive seagulls for their efforts. San Diego is the real California, sunsets, parties on the beach and pretty girls on roller blades jammed into tiny bikinis! When I stayed there ... more
  • 4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 tecnomars

    Member since 01/11/2006

    Reviews written: 314

    4 Stars Sunny San Diego 26/10/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Gorgeous scenery, sunshine

    Disadvantages Disadvantages transport links

    I visited San Diego 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 San Diego 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 ... more
  • 12 of 12 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    blackbrough

    5 Stars YOU'D BE A FOOL TO MISS IT 29/04/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Its so Relaxing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You wont want to leave!!!!!

    With its fantasic Harbour and great food San Diego is one of Americas finest cities! When we visited the city we had just had a week in Los Angeles, so we knew that it would have to be great to be anywhere near the standard of LA! But it was, if anything it was a bit better because there were even less people around and there was more time to relax. It is the ideal place to go as a couple or as a family to just go and realx, and suprisingly enough, it is actually closer to DisneyLand than LA is! If you are a fan of great food, whilst having a view, there are a number of restaurants looking ... more
  • 10 of 10 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jewels

    4 Stars SUN, SEA AND SAN DIEGO 04/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages a lovely way to start a fly drive holiday

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The flight from the U.K. is approximately 11 hours

    San Diego is well worth a visit but in my opinion 5 days is enough time to enjoy the attractions it offers. The weather is sunny but not too hot as being a coastal town the ocean is never too far away. There are many attractions and the best way to view them is to take a “Trolley bus” tour. These can usually be organised at your hotel. It costs around $20 or approx £14. It is a whole day tour, which is very professionally directed. Your tour host guides you through the town and informs you of many historical facts relating to it. You can get off at any time to explore the area you ... more
  • 12 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    richardandkaye

    5 Stars A Dream of a City 26/08/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages One of the best Family Resorts in the World

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You will never want to leave

    San Diego is a city in a Million. My wife and I live in Kidderminster , Worcestershire , UK and have visited the City on at least 10 occasions. If we could emigrate , we would live in San Diego - but why. Weather :- A constant pleasant temperate climate all year round. Never too hot , never too cold. Beaches :- Mission Beach , La Jolla Beach - excellent places to see and be seen. Shopping :- Horton Plaza , Seaport Village just for starters. Places to Visit :- Sea World - (http://www.4adventure.com/seaworld/swca​lifornia/swcframe.html) (a day to remember , mixing with Shamu the Killer Whale ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    simoncrouch

    5 Stars San Diego - Mission Beach explained 01/11/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages The place where lifestyles are created

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Having to leave to come back to work

    A couple of years back I decided to push off for Christmas with a buddy and backpack some of the Stated. First stop was LA, but after discovering rather rapidly that it was a hole, in fact a hole that needs to be filled in, we jumped on a greyhound and a couple of hours later we arrived in Downtown San Diego. San Diego is everything LA is not, it's clean, the downtown area was well lit with non threatening people. Prior to leaving LA we had booked ourselves into the Banana Bungalow (BB) in the Northern costal resort of Mission Beach. BB is a hostel right on the beach with a beautiful and large ... more
  • 7 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    racheldarcy

    5 Stars San Diego 11/07/2000
    User recommends the product
    San Diego 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 San Diego 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 ... more
  • 1 of 2 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bigphil

    5 Stars Shopping central 25/07/2000
    User recommends the product
    On the San Diego quey-side there is every kind of shop imaginable, all of high quality. If you want to buy indian carvings or possible do some Christmas shopping this is the place to go. During the day there are ships you can visit and explore and for a reasonable price. There are one or two hour tours of the bay which is also a good price and go all day. At night there is not much to do in the centre but there are plenty of wonderful restaurants to eat in and the shops are open until late. The main attraction of course is the San Diego Zoo, the largest zoo in the world. It will take all day ... more
  • 31 of 33 Ciao users found the following review helpful
    5 Stars Quick review of San Diego (California) by spr_mattey 05/01/2008
    I travelled to California in April of this year. It was amazing, i was skydiving for two weeks and the weekend in the middle we went to San Diego for two nights. One of the best couple of days ever!!! The beaches are beautiful, i cannot compare them to any others i've seen. The weather was great at that time of year and everyone is so friendly. If you enjoy shopping then you'll definately enjoy yourself here. The shops offer everything you can imagine and more!!! But for me to top it all off was the huge ice creams! childish i ... more
  • 28 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    sar2777

    5 Stars San Diego a city of beauty 26/09/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Weather, location, beauty

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No direct flight from UK

    My wife and I have travelled to San Diego three times now. It is truely one of those places on earth that draws you to it like a magnet. Once you have been it will stay with you always. The climate is perfect, beautiful clear days and endless blue sky without the excessive heat of some destinations. Each time we have stayed at the Holiday Inn on the Bay. Whilst the hotel isn't the most expensive we have found the location perfect as you are within an easy walk of many shops and restaurants. Imagine sitting outside the hotel deli enjoying a coffee gazing right across the bay on a perfect day ... more
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