Off the Beaten Path Things to Do In La Jolla

You probably know all of the traditional things you can do during your La Jolla vacation. Hit the beach, surf, shop along Girard Avenue or Prospect Street. Maybe even hike at Torrey Pines State Nature Reserve.  But now you’re looking for something that isn’t the first thing to come up on the travel websites. Read more here…

How to Choose the Perfect Vacation Destination

Sometimes the decision to take a vacation starts not with a destination, but a feeling. Maybe you just came out of a bad relationship or maybe you’ve been dealing with a lot of stress at work. On the other hand, maybe your vacation is your way of rewarding yourself for a new career achievement, or you’ve just come into some money.  Read more here…

4 Tips for Dining Out On Your Vacation

One of the best parts of taking a vacation is the chance to move away from the usual staples and leftovers you have in your kitchen at home and go out to eat every night. This is even more exciting because it’s a new city, so every restaurant you visit gives you a taste of the local atmosphere and adds to the experience. Here are a few tips to make the most of dining out during your vacation.

Make a Reservation (If Necessary…)

Find out before you leave for your vacation what restaurants require reservations. This may mean doing some research to figure out where you’d like to go beforehand.  Read more here…

5 Animals You Might Find in Torrey Pines State Park

While many think of La Jolla as a friendly, refreshing beach town, it also has plenty to offer wildlife lovers. From La Jolla Cove, you can see sea lions playing on the sand or you can explore some of the tidal pools located in La Jolla. But one of the best places to find wildlife in La Jolla is at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. The park is 1,500 acres of carefully preserved nature with six hiking and biking trails and numerous wild flora and fauna in their natural habitat. read more here…

The Bed & Breakfast Inn at La Jolla

Taking a vacation is an exciting time to embrace new experiences and a relaxing time to take a break from the stresses of your day to day. Creating an itinerary, however, can feel like a headache. It’s hard to get the itinerary just right: if you plan too thoroughly, you won’t have any wiggle room in case you find something new at your destination. It can also be more disappointing if something on your vacation doesn’t go according to plan. If your itinerary is too loose, however, you may feel as though you’re wasting time at your actual vacation trying to decide what to do next.

 

Looking for an itinerary that’s just right? Here are our favorite tips: read more here…

Celebrating Easter in San Diego and La Jolla

Spending Easter away from home? That’s no problem in San Diego and La Jolla! Whether you’re away on business, visiting family, or just needed to take a spring vacation, you’ll love the sunny, beautiful Easters here. There are events throughout the area that small kids will love as well as adults. You may find that you enjoy Easter here so much that you come back for subsequent easters. Here are some of our favorite ways to celebrate Easter in San Diego:

 

Easter at Belmont Park

Here you’ll find opportunities to get pictures with the Easter Bunny for free throughout the park. If you book in advance, you can check out the egg hunt on the beach, as well as an egg hunt within Belmont Park itself (for kids 12 and under at staggered times based on age group). This popular beachfront park has all the usual thrills and favorites, but goes all out for easter read more here…

4 Relaxation Tips for Your La Jolla Vacation

Vacations are more than simply a fun jaunt in a new city. Often, they’re a much-needed rest in order to promote wellness and return to your life feeling refreshed. The day-to-day grind can drag you down, even if you love your job, your family, and the life you live. A La Jolla vacation gives you a change of scene, a chance to relax and put aside your responsibilities, and ultimately a chance to rest both physically and emotionally. Want to get the most out of your relaxation in this vacation? Here are a few tips:

 

Find the Right Destination

If you’re looking for R&R, you won’t find it in the middle of a city, listening to traffic while you’re trying to sleep and being stuck in traffic the next day. A laid back destination will offer the right amount of relaxation, but if it’s too lazy, it might lead to a boring vacation. The benefit of La Jolla is that it’s small, laid back, and friendly, with beautiful beaches, fun boutiques, and restaurants; but it’s also just a short drive read more here…

4 Reasons to Stay in La Jolla for Your San Diego Vacation

The city of San Diego is vast, including not just the city proper but a number of smaller communities like Point Loma, Escondido, and yes, La Jolla. While some visitors traveling in from out of state may seek accommodations in the city proper, many actually prefer to stay in one of those quieter communities, especially La Jolla. Are you considering La Jolla for your vacation? Here are a few perks that might just make the decision for you:

 

Less Traffic

San Diego traffic is nothing compared to LA traffic, but rush hour can be particularly slow, and there is some amount of consistent traffic throughout the day. While La Jolla streets are far from dead throughout the day, the community is more laid back and less busy than the heart of downtown San Diego. It’s also much more walkable, so you may be able to get to your destination without bothering with traffic at all, especially if you stay in a convenient location like ours read more here…

4 Museums To Visit in San Diego

In any visit to a new city — or even a returning favorite — one of the first things on your to-do list is to check out the museums. Museums offer you new experiences and sensations as well as a taste of San Diego’s history and culture. They’re also the kind of attractions that anyone can enjoy: a single visitor, a couple, a family, a group of friends or students. The question is which museums should you visit in San Diego? If you’re short on time, here are a few of our favorites:

 

USS Midway Museum

Have you ever imagined life at sea? Then you’ll love the USS Midway Museum. This unique museum is set within one of the longest-serving aircraft carriers in the United States. You can walk through the deck and below, a veritable city to the 225,000 sailors who served on this craft. There are over 60 exhibits within as well as self-guided audio tours with audio from Midway sailors read more here…

3 Tips to Avoid Getting Sick While On Vacation

It’s happened to us all at one point or another. You get home from your vacation and realize your throat feels a little scratchy. By the next day, you can barely get out of bed and your head feels like it’s stuffed with cotton. Worse still when you feel yourself coming down with something in the middle of your vacation. Maybe it was the plane, bus, or train ride. Maybe it was something you caught wherever you went on vacation. One thing’s for sure: it’s not a pleasant experience, and it can make you apprehensive about the next trip you take.

 

Fortunately, you have ways to prepare and protect your immune system while on your vacation and on the way home. Here are a few of our favorite tips to avoid getting sick while on vacation read more here…