Category Archives: San Diego Sights

Biking the Bay

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Why would people NOT want to bicycle all the way around San Diego Bay? Here’s my guess.     Because they don’t like biking anywhere. Because they don’t realize how awesome the sights are. Because they think it would be too hard. Because they … Continue reading →

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Happy Heathens

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Proof that the coolest costumes in town were not only being worn at Comic Con last weekend can be found on the OB Rag blog, where Shane Finneran has posted about the 9th annual gathering of Ocean Beach’s Miscellaneous Heathens.  … Continue reading →

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Parade Paradigm

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Ask me what’s the best Independence Day Parade in San Diego County, and I’ll say without hesitation: the one in Coronado.  I’ll also admit to being prejudiced, as the Coronado parade is the only one I’ve experienced in recent years.  … Continue reading →

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The Best Free Tourist Attraction in San Diego?

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  I had heard of the Mormon Battalion. I’m sure that at least once over the years I’ve read about it, only to forget everything I read a day later.  But that’s now changed forever. On Monday I finally visited the new … Continue reading →

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Mr. Lerach’s Garden

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

If Bill Lerach’s estate had not been included in this past Saturday’s Secret Garden Tour of Old La Jolla, I’m not sure I would have gone.  The tour is one of the most expensive of the almost two dozen spring … Continue reading →

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Down by the River

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  I could hardly believe my eyes. There it was: the San Diego River, looking big enough to swim in. And close enough to Presidio Park so that the back of the Serra Museum was visible in the distance. How had I … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe through the Ranunculus

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

  When the Carlsbad flower fields are at the height of their bloom, as they are now, walking through them always reminds me of that scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy and her companions come upon the poppies. But … Continue reading →

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Global Consciousness-Raising

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

No theater in the US has had a longer commitment to presenting Shakespeare than San Diego’s Old Globe.  That’s one of the factoids I learned on a recent behind-the-scenes tour of the landmark theatrical complex. I had wanted to see … Continue reading →

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4 Tons of Magic

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Sadly, the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will only be with us for 2 more days.  But it’s pretty amazing he made it here as fast as he did. The 18-ton gem-quality boulder from which he sprang was only discovered (in … Continue reading →

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Soaring Spot

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Nice to see the good news in yesterday’s Union-Tribune: that some attention is finally being paid to sprucing up the Torrey Pines Gliderport. I think the site should rank among our more interesting tourist attractions, but the existing facilities are pretty … Continue reading →

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