| Page Views: 2,872 Last Visit to San Diego: May, 2003 I Live Here | Welcome to My Home Town by Straggler - last update: May 20, 2003 |
<p><b>Some suggestions:</b><br> <b>Best Month</b>: September - fewer tourist and good weather<br> <b>Clothing:</b> Casual Dress - <br> <b>Summer:</b> Shorts during the day and don't forget it gets chilly at night. So some blue jeans and a light windbreaker. Sun screen and a larg brim hat.<br> <b>Winter:</b> Blue Jeans and a good medium weight jacket.<br> <b>Quick, Good and Cheep Food</b> (3 to 4 dollars): Try just about any of our Mexican take-outs. (Roberto's Taco Shop, Alberto's Mexican Food) 1Burritos or 3 Taquitoes or 2 tacos.<br> <b>What's happing in San Diego Area</b>: Pick up the FREE "San Diego Reader" Events, Movies, Theater, Restaurants, Special events and Coupons. <a href="http://www.sdreader.com" target="_blank">http://www.sdreader.com<br> </a><b><font color="#000000">Getting around</font></b>: San Diego Transit (<a href="http://www.sdcommute.com/" target="_blank">http://www.sdcommute.com/</a> ) or call 619-233-3004 tell them where you are and where you want to go and they will tell you how to get there.</p> <hr size="20" noshade HR COLOR="c1d4c3"> |
|  | Some History? <hr size="10" noshade HR COLOR="d8e4d9"> <b><br> 20,000 BC</b><br> Anthropologists believe that humans first settled in the <br> San Diego area as early as 20,000 years ago along <br> the coast and 12,000 years ago in the desert.
<p><b>Cabrillo National Monument </b><br> On September 28, 1542, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo landed at San Diego Bay. <br> <a href="http://www.nps.gov/cabr/%20" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/cabr/ </a></p> <p><b>Presidio Park</b><br> <a href="http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/serra/serra.htm" target="_blank">Father Junipero Serra (1713-1784)</a> </p> <p><b>Balboa Park:</b><br> <a href="http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/77spring/balboapark.htm" target="_blank">San Diego's City Park, 1868-1902</a> <br> <a href="http://www.sandiegohistory.org/pancal/sdexpo4.htm" target="_blank">Panama-California Exposition ~ San Diego ~ 1915-1916</a> <br> <a href="http://www.sandiegohistory.org/calpac/35expo11.htm" target="_blank">California Pacific Exposition ~ San Diego ~ 1935-1936 </a><br> </p> <hr size="20" noshade HR COLOR="c1d4c3"> |
|  | Sister Cities <hr size="10" noshade HR COLOR="d8e4d9"> <p><b><font color="#415495">San Diego's 14 Sister Cities and kilometers from San Diego.</font></b><br> Perth, Australia 1500k<br> Alcala, Spain 9480k<br> Warsaw Province, Poland 10,004k<br> Taichung, Taiwan 13,049k<br> Vladivostok, Russia 9177k<br> Chonju, Korea 9960k<br> Yanti, China 11050k<br> Yokohama, Japan 8820k<br> Leon, Mexico<br> Campinas, Brazil<br> Tijuana, Mexico<br> Tema, Ghana<br> Edinburgh, Scotland<br> Cavite, Philippines<br> </p> <p><font size="1">Sign up date: 4-24-2003</font></p> |
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| Pros: | "The best weather and so many things to do" | | Cons: | "About 80,000 people come to San Diego per year and 30,000 Leave" | | In A Nutshell: | "I haven't found a better home." |
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Johnatthebeach Fri Dec 5, 2008 04:16 UTC OBI Hostel's new website is: http://www.CaliforniaHostel.com | NorineP Fri May 23, 2003 13:11 UTC Very nice page. Lovely pictures and very good information. I really like San Diego. Unfortunately, my one and only visit was very short. But I will be visiting again |
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