Archives for San Diego
Behind the Scenes with The Fool on the Hill in a Convertible
Would you like to see where the opening scene in The Fool on the Hill in a Convertible takes place? The mystery begins to unfold at Sunset Cliffs, where Torrey is taking some surf shots of her brother. Here's a quick excerpt from The Fool on the Hill in a Convertible -- Now, about that afternoon in December… Have you…
Tide Pooling!
by Donna Amis Davis - @donnaamisdavis Winter Low Tides Are Best For Tide Pooling Fall and winter in San Diego is Tide Pool season. The lowest tides of the year are perfect for exploring one of the local tide pools. Tide charts help you find the best day and time of day for the necessary low tides. You need to…
Windansea Sunset
San Diego was hit by an unusual heat wave this summer. One evening Bill and I escaped to the beach for a Windansea sunset. A week or two before we'd attended a memorial service at Windansea for Matt, a family friend. We had gathered on the rocky bluffs of Windansea beach. Matt's friends, family and pastor all shared memories and tears. Then…
Tiger Trail: 7 Reasons Your Kids Will Enjoy It (Though #5 Upset Me)
The new Tiger Trail exhibit is really amazingly well done. Visitors to San Diego wonder, Is it worth the drive up to Escondido to see the San Diego Zoo Safari Park? Will the kids enjoy it as well or better than the Zoo? The answer is yes, yes, and yes! The Tiger Trail exhibit is child-friendly. But you don't have…
Z is for Zoo – San Diego Zoo
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is our last one, Z!) What could possibly be more Quintessential San Diego than the San Diego Zoo?…
Y is for Yachting
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is Y.) Who better to learn about the San Diego yachting scene than from an America's Cup crew member?…
X is for e(X)ercise
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is X.) Whenever I return to San Diego from abroad, I'm struck by how many people are out…
W is for Windansea
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is W.) Windansea Surf ShackSource The Windansea Surf Shack is a San Diego surf icon. And…
V is for Vacation!
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is V.) San Diego is a vacation destination. Tourists from all over the world come to San Diego.…
U is for UCSD – University of California, San Diego
(This is part of a series, Blogging from A to Z April 2014 Challenge. My theme for the challenge is Quintessential San Diego from A to Z, focusing on those things that are typical, or perfect, or classic examples of San Diego life. Today is U.) Today, I won't go all-Wikipedia-on-you about UCSD. I'll just tell my story. UCSD's Iconic Spaceship-Shaped Library…