Expert advice on family trips, girlfriend getaways & romantic escapes
July 7, 2011 | Author: CruisinGal
Like many others, husband Rob and I have a favorite getaway within a day's drive. San Diego's lush sub-tropical ambiance and family-friendly cultural treasures are worth the 350-mile drive from our Arizona home. Whether your dream vacation is culture, [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 4 comments
August 30, 2010 | Author: SoCalGal
San Diego is a popular vacation town, of course, what with theme parks, the San Diego Zoo, and miles and miles of terrific Southern California coastline. Late October presents families with a different sort of travel altogether, though; the door to door [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Travel News | 3 comments
October 10, 2009 | Author: TravelSavvyGal
On a recent trip to San Diego, my extended family and I visited SeaWorld San Diego as their guests. We spent more than nine hours tromping around the park, stopping only when the sun went down and we became chilled in our whale-water soaked clothing. We [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | 1 comment
March 18, 2009 | Author: SoCalGal
Solo Surfer (Jen Miner) La Jolla is a gorgeous, high-end beach community just a hop, skip and a jump north of San Diego. It's got a reputation as being a relaxing (if somewhat deluxe) vacation destination. My family has never been there; we take road [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel, Girlfriend Getaways, Romantic Getaways | 2 comments
January 7, 2009 | Author: SoCalGal
Romantic getaways are one of life's simple pleasures. That's right; Simple! While a honeymoon in Florence or an anniversary in Saint Tropez would be incredibly memorable, it would also be incredibly expensive. Valentine's Day and other best times for romantic [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Hotels, Romantic Getaways, Travel News | 7 comments
August 1, 2008 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Can you say that five times fast? As you can tell by the title of this post, during our wonderful stay in San Diego we did the one thing every family should do while they're in the area: visit SeaWorld. We arrived moments before the almighty Shamu was about to [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel | no comments
July 25, 2008 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Everyone loves San Diego. The weather is great, the people are cool, it has a city, beaches and a harbor. But no matter what city or town you are in it's always terrific to find a perfect family hotel that is, well, a Traveling Family's Treasure. What exactly [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Hotels | 2 comments
January 10, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
There are three SeaWorld locations, each with its own Shamu (then again, every mall has its own Santa during Christmas season, too). My family of four went to the San Diego SeaWorld, and we had a fantastic family travel experience. It didn't start out that [Read more]
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