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Hardly What It Once Was

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Jeannette De Wyze

It took me four and half years, but I finally made it to the “new’ home of San Diego Hardware (the oldest family owned business in the city, according to the store’s website.) What a disappointment.  Founded in 1892, and moved … Continue reading →

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The Eureka Zone

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

If ever there was a time to drive up to Chief Mountain in the Pala District, shell out $60, and spend a couple of hours washing rocks under the blazing sun, this is it. The mountain, which lies just down … Continue reading →

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Subscribe to Travels in San Diego

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

We’ve just made it easier to subscribe to Travels in San Diego.  Just enter your name and e-mail address in the boxes to the right, and we’ll notify you every time there’s a new post. Pass it on!

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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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Bowling Day

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

I love the bowls I’ve acquired the last two years at the Third Avenue Charitable Organization (TACO)’s annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.  I missed the first of these now-annual events (in 2007), but I wouldn’t dream of not making it to the … Continue reading →

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Burp!

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

Here’s a list to love: local breweries that took medals at the World Beer Cup contest held last weekend in Chicago.  Alesmith Brewing Co. Alpine Beer Co. Ballast Point Brewing Co. Breakwater Brewing Co. Green Flash Brewing Co. Karl Strauss … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye B.

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Jeannette De Wyze

A sad note: Saturday was the last day of operation for the last B. Dalton’s in San Diego, the Westfield Horton Plaza branch. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s part of the Great Debookification of America, or at least the Great … Continue reading →

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Low country

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Yet another of the pleasures of winter in San Diego: the extreme low tides that happen then. This happens when the moon lines up with the sun and Earth — something that occurs twice every month (during the moon’s full and … Continue reading →

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Killers in the Bay

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Whale-watching season is getting under way, and the vast majority of the whales watched hereabouts are California grays, passing by as they make their annual migration from the Arctic waters where they hang out during the summer to the bays of Baja California where … Continue reading →

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Who Else Wants to Know the Best-Kept Secret in La Jolla?

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Jeannette De Wyze

Alright, La Jolla doubtless harbors better-kept secrets.  But I still was dazzled by the tip dispensed this past week by Alexandra Hart and Julie Gelfat, creators of the San Diego Travel Tips website.  For anyone who doesn’t live near the top of Mt. … Continue reading →

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