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| Date | Title | Location | Category |
| Aug 28, 2007, 12:19 AM | If you are visiting San Diego | San Diego | Recommendation |
| If you are travelling to San Diego or Ocean Beach and don't know how to get around or need help finding places, or just want some suggestions, | |||
| Aug 22, 2007, 12:18 AM | Thinking about moving to San Diego? | San Diego | Recommendation |
| First of all, if you're looking to relocate to San Diego permanently and buy and home and the whole nine yards, be forewarned that it's expensive. If you want to own and... Read More | |||
| May 04, 2007, 04:34 AM | A Weekend In San Francisco | San Francisco | General |
| Includes 8 photo(s) | We flew into the city on a Friday night from San Diego. It's a quick flight, and then after a 20 minute shuttle ride | ||
| Feb 05, 2007, 11:45 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Naples | Naples | Journal Entry |
| Well, our last port was a bummer. We were supposed to be in | |||
| Feb 03, 2007, 10:40 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Rhodes - Rhodes | Rhodes | Journal Entry |
| Rhodes was probably the cleanest of all the cities we saw. We spent most of the afternoon in the old city, which was another walled city. It was beautiful, but I got th... Read More | |||
| Dec 05, 2006, 01:05 AM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Kusadasi | Kusadasi | Journal Entry |
| Oct 12, 2006 Today we hit another city, and a new country, and even a new continent! Kusadasi is a port city in the western part of Turkey, and also the gateway to th... Read More | |||
| Nov 28, 2006, 01:39 AM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Athens | Athens | Journal Entry |
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| Nov 24, 2006, 09:05 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Mykonos | Mykonos | Journal Entry |
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| Nov 13, 2006, 12:50 AM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Katakalon | Journal Entry | |
| Includes 1 photo(s) | Oct 9, 2006 Today we ported at Katakalon, which is a very small port town in Western Peloponnesus in Greece. The town is quite small, and essentially consists of one ... Read More | ||
| Nov 07, 2006, 01:10 AM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Corfu | Journal Entry | |
| Corfu is a little island northwest of the Greek mainlain, and west of Albania. Our ship docked about 2 miles from the old city center, but today we opted for a walk rathe... Read More | |||
| Nov 05, 2006, 09:04 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Dubrovnik | Journal Entry | |
| Oct 7, 2006 Today the boat didn't dock, rather it anchored off the coast, and we to the tender ships to the shore where we again got suckered by Princess to pay 10 Eur... Read More | |||
| Nov 04, 2006, 08:57 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Morning in Venice, Day at Sea | Europe | Journal Entry |
| Our ship was scheduled to leave Venice at 1PM, so we set our alarm for 7AM since we wanted to get some time in Venice before departing. We had thought about walking from... Read More | |||
| Oct 28, 2006, 11:28 AM | Great Hotel in Trastevere area | Hotel Santa Maria | Review/Rating |
| My wife and I stayed here for 2 nights during our honeymoon, and it was great. To be honest, we didn't spend a whole lot of time at the hotel, since we were out explorin... Read More | |||
| Oct 21, 2006, 07:11 PM | Princess Cruise - Venice to Rome, Getting to Venice | Europe | Journal Entry |
| Oct 5, 2006 My wife and I left San Diego at 9:00 AM yesterday, heading for Atlanta first, then from there to Paris, then on to Venice, where our 12 day Princess cruise... Read More | |||
| Jun 13, 2006, 04:47 PM | Memorial Day Weekend in Las Vegas | Las Vegas | General |
| Includes 1 photo(s) | I spent this past weekend in Vegas. Rather than fly, We opted to drive out from San Diego. To try to avoid some of the holiday traffic, we didn't leave until Saturday mor... Read More | ||
| Mar 28, 2006, 12:45 AM | Anza Borrego Mud Caves | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | Journal Entry |
| Includes 11 photo(s) | We had recently heard of the mud caves out in the Anza Borrego desert, so today we decided to go find some, and do some exploring. Using "Afoot and Afield in San Diego C... Read More | ||
| Jun 22, 2005, 06:36 PM | My recent trip to New York | New York City | Journal Entry |
| My fiance and I recently had a great trip to New York City. We took the Metro North train from Read More | |||
| Jun 22, 2005, 01:24 PM | Too Expensive | Maxies Deli | Recommendation |
| I went into this place seeing that it was a deli, thinking I'd grab a cheap bite to eat. However, nothing about this place is cheap. A grilled chicken salad was $22. T... Read More | |||
| Jun 22, 2005, 01:22 PM | Eating in Manhattan | Manhattan | Recommendation |
| My recommendation is to stay away from the fancy sit down restaurants and go to the smaller deli's. Unless you are wanting to spend a lot of money and get waited on, you... Read More | |||
| Jun 22, 2005, 01:19 PM | One night at the Edison Hotel | Edison Hotel | Recommendation |
| The Edison Hotel is in a great location. It is certainly not a 5 star hotel, but for a comfortable and secure place to sleep, with a great location, you can't go wrong. ... Read More | |||
| May 22, 2005, 11:11 PM | First visit to Cabrillo Monument | Cabrillo Monument | Journal Entry |
| Includes 9 photo(s) | I went to Cabrillo Monument yesterday for the first time. It was a perfect day and the views were awesome! | ||
| May 17, 2005, 12:30 AM | Pacific Beach Block Party 2005 | PB Block Party | Journal Entry |
| Includes 2 photo(s) | This past Saturday the 14th was "PB Block Party" here in Pacific Beach in San Diego. Block Party is always a good time. It is geared as a family event, and for the most... Read More | ||
| Mar 07, 2005, 01:22 PM | Desert Wildflowers | Anza-Borrego Desert State Park | Journal Entry |
| Includes 3 photo(s) | This past weekend I went to the desert to see the desert wildflowers that everyone talks about each spring. The drive wasn't really in San Diego, but most of it was in S... Read More | ||
| Feb 25, 2005, 12:15 AM | Amtrak to Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Journal Entry |
| Includes 3 photo(s) | On the 12th my fiance and I took the Amtrak from San Diego to Santa Barbara. It was the first time on the train for both of us, but it was well worth it. The trip is ab... Read More | ||
| Feb 04, 2005, 06:20 PM | I recommend Bally's | Bally's | Recommendation |
| I've stayed here several times, and have been quite happy with the entire experience. The rooms are nice, certainly not top of the line, but if you are looking for a cent... Read More | |||
| Nov 29, 2004, 01:07 PM | A cold weekend in Vegas | Las Vegas | Experience |
| I went to Las Vegas this past Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, for Friday and Saturday night. First off, I now have proof that the desert gets cold. It was around 45F during... Read More | |||
| Jun 04, 2004, 09:56 PM | Wellington Hotel by chance | Wellington Hotel | Experience |
| My fiance and I stayed at the Wellington Hotel during our trip to New York City. We didn't have reservations, because we weren't sure if we were going to stay in the cit... Read More | |||
| Apr 25, 2004, 12:53 AM | Memphis in May | Memphis | Experience |
| Includes 1 photo(s) | A few years ago, during a cross country road trip, a friend and I just happened to be passing through Memphis during the annual "Memphis in May" festival. We weren't goin... Read More | ||
| Mar 31, 2004, 11:40 PM | Activities in San Diego | San Diego | General |
| San Diego is a great place to be, since you can usually find something to do, no matter what your interests. There is the beach, the mountains, the desert, and all sorts ... Read More | |||