I'm going to San Diego this Thursday. What should I wear there? I heard it has been cooler lately than other years. Should I be concerned if I only bring shorts and flip flops. I'm also from NJ/NY area and we wear lots of dark clothes to clubs. Would that be appropriate?
Also, What else is there to do other than Zoo&Shamu? Is Tijuana safe during the day? Going to LA will it be a long drive? How's public transportation? Sorry I burried you with questions but this is a questions place :-)
Any cool restaurants to try?
2007-07-28 07:31:57 · 9 answers · asked by Negrita Linda 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Diego
This week it's been warm, a little humid. You'll be wearing mostly shorts and short sleeve/tee shirts/tanks; you might want to bring a really light sweater or jacket to wear at night if you'll be near the ocean. You might want to bring jeans. Dark clothes for clubs are fine; in SD people are not all that concerned about dress conformity; it's pretty informal here.
Lots to do other than zoo/shamu. Downtown: Petco Park (baseball), clubs, restaurants...
downtown harbor area: maritime museum (lots of old ships, including tall ships and russian sub, that you can board), harbor cruise, midway aircraft carrier tour.
Take the ferry to Coronado; visit the historic Hotel del Coronado; for really beautiful beach go to the adjacent Silver Strand.
Point Loma: see lighthouse/hiking/tidepooling/great views of bay
Mission Beach...walk the boardwalk of the beach for people watching...ride the rollercoaster...play volleyball on beach...rent bike or skates and cruise the boardwalk...hang out in bars...rent a small boat or jet ski and tour Mission Bay.
Ocean Beach...walk the pier, visit Newport Ave. for "hippie" culture....hang out at the beach...
Balboa Park...go on Sundays for international houses (different ethnic food and exhibits)...free concerts, including outdoor organ concerts 2 pm Sunday. See the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at Natural History Museum...Imax Theatre...Space and Science Center...Photography Museum...Auto Museum...Gardens...Old Globe Theatre for plays (won the regional theatre Tony award); Art Museums, Museum of Man (anthropological)...artist colony...too much to mention...great outdoor restaurant Cafe at the Prado.
La Jolla area: La Jolla Cove; rent kayak to visit La Jolla Caves...Museum of Contemporary Art...Birch Aquarium...La Jolla Playhouse (also won regional Tony award)...walk Prospect Ave to visit art galleries, restaurants...and go to the beach. Watch hang gliders taking off from Torrey Pines Glider Port. Hike in Torrey Pines State Park above and on the beach. Visit nude beach Black's Beach.
Get surfing lessons (look in phone book)
North County: Visit Pizza Port for microbrews and great pizza (either Solana Beach or Carlsbad). Escondido: take tour of Stone Brewery..free samples at end of tour (if 21). Carlsbad: Museum of Making Music. Bars and restaurants on Carlsbad Villege Dr. Encinitas: Meditation Gardens at the Self Realization Temple...spectacular views from beautiful garden at the ocean's edge, and views of famous surf spot Swami's. Moonlight Beach. Visit San Diego Wild Animal Park (at dark, otherwise it's too hot during the day) east of Escondido. If you like professional tennis, the women's tour is playing this week at La Costa...including the Williams sisters and the other big names. And it's also racetrack season at Del Mar...post time 2 pm...but keep in mind the traffic on highway 5 around post time and exit time is especially congested because of it.
Tijuana...you can go if you want but don't think you'd appreciate how long you'd have to wait to get back across the border. During recent weeks it's taken more than 90 minutes in line to cross the boarder. Up to you. Safe or unsafe? Well, it's different; weird to drive there (you'd need Mexican auto insurance if you drove). For a true Mexican experience don't go where the tourists go. Unless of course you are under age 21 and want to drink..then be careful where you go as drunk Americans are easy targets.
Public transit here isn't all that good. Best options are the trolley and coaster trains...then walk or take bus to final destinations. People don't use taxis around here much so unless you are in a real tourist area you are going to have a hard time finding one. Best to rent car.
Restaurants: best view from outdoor patio/bar of Bertrand's at Mr. A's near downtown...can watch planes land at airport, the Coronado Bridge, downtown lights at night, the ocean. For fun try Corvette Diner in Hillcrest. I already mentioned my affection for Pizza Port...I really love microbrews and pizza. The Beach House in Cardiff (north county) is awesome at sunset if you get a table on the patio. Get there before 6 or 6:30 for early bird specials.
Drive to LA is maybe 2 hours if you go on a Sunday morning, rest of the time there's traffic so count on lots of frustrating stop and go traffic...maybe three hours. Don't forget that Disneyland and Calfornia Adventure Parks are halfway between San Diego and Los Angeles, right off of highway 5. You might want to go there.
The local newspaper has a pretty good website for visitor info: http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/visitorsguide.html
2007-07-28 12:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Pat D 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-19 23:34:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bring some pants and long sleeve shirts or a light jacket, it gets cooler at night. I'm not there right now, so I don't know what the weather is like this week. You can wear the same things to clubs in SD as you do in NY. Public transportation is decent, you should be able to get around just fine. What to do really depends on what you like, what your interests are, how much money you want to spend, etc. I would go to Balboa Park. Its really nice, there are gardens, an arboratum and a bunch of museums. LA is about a 3 hour drive from San Diego. Tijuana is safe as long as you stick to crowded areas - you know, don't go down any dark alleys by yourself. You can take the trolley right to the border then walk into Tijuana and walk around the touristy shopping areas. The tacos are good and the beer is cheap. Pacific Beach is a nice beach with a lot of cute shops and good restaurants, if you're into the california surfer dude thing.
2007-07-29 06:08:58 · answer #3 · answered by Brandi C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many of passions to pursue in San Diego and that hotelbye is the place to start discovers what San Diego needs to offer. In the San Diego holiday you will stage external of one's rut and you'll examine new activities while you're here and you might just see that obtaining a brand new search is definitely an experience in itself. One of many places must see from San Diego is Balboa Park. This park has around a 1400 acre and here you will find historic structures, numerous museums, gardens, and green space. The park was made for the Panama California Exhibition of 1915-1916. The commonplace structure is Spanish-Mexican fashion, low level buildings that blend in with the normal surroundings. On the list of features of the park would be the Botanical Gardens and lily lake, the Museum of Man, the Museum of Natural History, the San Diego Museum of Art, and the popular San Diego Zoo. Even though you never get into a developing the park is simply a beautiful place.
2016-12-20 00:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this week has been muggy and hot if it continues like this then i think shorts and flip flops would be OK but just in case bring 1 pair of jeans. dark clothes aren't really popular here but you should wear whatever makes you comfortable if not then it's a good excuse to go to the mall. you could go to soak city in otay it's a water park or try your luck and go to the casinos at night or the beach and do a bonfire. tj is never safe whether it's day or night. if your going to LA it'll probably be 2 hours depending of what part of town your going. i don't really know about public transportation.also there's this magazine called READER which is free and you'll find it at any 7 eleven or outside a drug store and they always have lot's of good ideas on what to do. hope you have a great time here
2007-07-28 15:09:54 · answer #5 · answered by bluemoon 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if your going this thursday. you'll definately need some bikinis.yeah. or some beach clothes. it has been hot lately.unusual. but still ok. if your going clubing then bring some thongs.yeahhhhh. TJ i don't know much. but theres a lot to do in san diego. balboa park. pacific beach. i reccomend you go to del mar. take the 101 by 14th street and look for a subsandwhich. place called Board N' Brew.
2007-07-29 08:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by Armando Madrigal 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Board N Brew Del Mar
2016-11-14 19:43:51 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What to wear:
You can wear summer clothes to san diego to go to the beach.
What you can do:
Eat, play, live, swim, and shop
2007-07-30 09:02:04 · answer #8 · answered by - 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The weather is going to be about the same- just don't dress like a sl*t. You are representing not only your BF, but the entire state of Texas. Act like it.
2016-03-16 01:33:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋