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Mitch’s Seafood – Review from a Local Foodie

By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

My husband and I come to Mitch’s twice a month or more. Every time we have visitors in town, we take them there at least once. I will not make you read through a bunch of fluff and tell you right away: Mitch’s Seafood in Point Loma has some of the best seafood in San …

10 Best San Diego Speakeasies With a Great Ambiance

By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Did you know that the term “speakeasy” is believed to have originated from patrons having to whisper because they were in an illegal bar? These establishments came into prominence in the U.S. during the Prohibition era starting in 1920. The government mandated that liquor was illegal, but creative people always seem to find a workaround. …

Top Tips For Visiting The San Diego County Fair 2022

By: Ben J. Byard This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Did you know that the San Diego County Fair annually welcomes upwards of a million visitors during its month-long summer run, making it the largest county fair in America? Attending this summer’s Fair leaves little question why. The San Diego Fair over-fills the Del Mar Fair Grounds, weaving between and within the various outbuildings, the …

San Diego Scenic Drives That Will Make You Swoon

By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Who remembers going on a scenic Sunday ride as a kid? It could be somewhere local or to a destination just a few hours from home. The anticipation would build as to what would lie around the next bend in the road. And often the journey was just as important as the destination because of …

Do You Know These “Other” San Diego Sports Teams?

By: Ben J. Byard This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Although baseball has become San Diego’s only big-time sport, this city does not want for athletic excitement. Fans also need places to expend their energy outside of the Petco Park. To solve this problem allow me to present ALL San Diego Sports Teams – The Padres, and all other Indoor and Outdoor sports teams in …

5 Must-Know Tips For Gator By The Bay Festival

By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Gator by the Bay is one of the largest Cajun festivals outside of Louisiana and a must if you love live music, good food, and everything Southern. My husband and I just went to Gator by the Bay for the first time in 2022 and loved it. As newbies to the festival, we made a …

Best Mother’s Day Brunch in San Diego – Make Some Special Memories This Year

By: Noreen Kompanik This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take” Cardinal Mermillod.  There is no greater truth. Mother’s Day. The May holiday when families honor their mothers. This year Mother’s Day falls on the 8th, 2022. Some of the most popular ways to celebrate the …

5 Reasons To Visit Gator by the Bay Festival San Diego

By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

Gator by the Bay Festival – also known as Mardi Gras in May – is coming up May 5-8, 2022, the largest Cajun Festival in Southern California. It is one of my favorite things to do in San Diego in the Spring. If you love Jazz, spicy gumbo, boiled Crawfish and are ready to let …

Carlsbad Flower Fields: 2022 Guide & Top Tips

By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

70 million individual flowers bloom each season at the Carlsbad Flower Fields. 70 million! For over 60 years have the colorful Giant Tecolote Ranunculus flowers transformed the fields at Carlsbad Ranch in North San Diego County into a 55-acre ocean of colorful flowers. Visiting the Flower Fields in Carlsbad feels like walking through a Monet …

Best San Diego Distilleries You HAVE to Check Out

By: Maria Haase This article may contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission if you buy through our links.

In November, Greg and I went to the San Diego Distillers Guild Festival and got to taste our way through the best San Diego Distilleries. It was a fantastic night and we chatted with the distillers and owners, sipped their various drinks, and learned a lot about the local distillery scene in San Diego. Greg …