The San Diego Traveler

The flagship event of San Diego’s salute to the military is the Fleet Week Sea & Air Parade. Your U.S. Navy will parade down The Big Bay to display the various types of ships and aircraft that comprise the world’s mightiest Navy.
The tentative list of participating ships includes a Guided Missile Destroyer, Guided Missile Cruiser, Frigate, Amphibious Dock Landing Ships, SEAL Support Boat, and other small craft. Don’t miss out on the Navy’s LCAC, Landing Craft Air Cushion, demonstration and an exciting mock gun battle between the tall ships, Californian and HMS Surprise.
The general public can view this truly spectacular …read more

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In close partnership with the city of San Diego, the San Diego International Sports Council and the Port of San Diego, the Red Bull Air Race World Series will make its second stop of the 2008 season and will race right downtown on the Big Bay against the beautiful backdrop of the city. This is the second time the race will be held in San Diego.
The Red Bull Air Race will take place over the bay between the Embarcadero Marina parks and Coronado on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4. There will be two main ticketed viewing areas – …read more

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Each year, Girl Scouts sell cookies to raise money to fund their troops and councils. Since 2002, they have also collected donations for Operation Thin Mint during their cookie sales.
Operation Thin Mint is a nationwide Girl Scouts of America effort, originally spearheaded for the Navy by the Girls Scouts from the San Diego-Imperial Council in 2002. Since that time, San Diego-Imperial Council has sent 1,086,157 boxes of cookies to the troops, and the Operation Thin Mint effort has spread nationwide.

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The streets of Little Italy will be filled with hundreds of visual artists, San Diego’s top musicians, and dance troops all weekend, in observance of our biggest annual art festival.
This is the 24th year for ArtWalk, and over 400 artists will be exhibiting their work this year, throughout the 16 block area.
Tips and advice for this event can be found here.
KidsWalk
At the same time as ArtWalk, KidsWalk (at Amici Park on Date Street) will feature hands-on projects including painting, performing arts classes, a scavenger hunt, student art exhibit, and much more, so bring your kids.
ArtReach Bench Project
Local artists have …read more

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This morning, 66-year-old retired veterinarian Dave Martin was swimming off the coast of Solana Beach when he was attacked by a shark. It is believed that it was a great white shark that is still on the loose.
After the attack, Dr. Martin was dragged from the water by fellow swimmers, but died from the severe injuries to his legs.
This was a very rare event. In fact, experts say that there are an average of less than five fatal shark attacks per year across the globe, and they’re almost unheard of in San Diego county.
Beaches from Torrey Pines to …read more

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Checking out Flickr, I came across some excellent new photos of this week in San Diego:

If you take any great photos in San Diego that you’d like to share, please send them in, or send us your Flickr links. We’d love to help show them and San Diego off.
Photo Credits:
#1: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7675892@N08/2431804276/
#2: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/43671228@N00/2428658763/
#3: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/55012801@N00/2430290556/
#4: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/10218205@N03/2433871766/

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San Diego’s own Carly Smithson delivered her last performance on American Idol this evening. Her rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar made Andrew Lloyd Webber proud, and you can’t ask for more than that.

Carly definitely out-performed some of the other competitors, so why didn’t she get the votes? Perhaps it was the “kiss of death” when Simon said that hers was one of his favorite performances of the night. Could it be her tattoos that kept her from connecting with the largest fan base? Maybe the fans thought she did so well that she was safe, and one of the other …read more

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Last weekend’s EarthFair was the largest environmental fair yet. That’s saying a lot, as EarthFair was already billed as:
“The world’s largest annual environmental fair and Earth Day Celebration – produced by volunteers”

Over 300 exhibitors provided the framework for this festival. Some were educational, providing guidance on living greener, minimizing waste, and so on. Included in this group were the Sierra Club and other environmental groups. Children’s activities, such as decorating a paper cup flower pot in order to plant seeded paper, or making paper airplanes, were popular among the younger set. I suppose you could

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According to Bridalinsider, the Bridal Bazaar has been named San Diego’s “Best Bridal Show” every year brides have voted. In fact, more brides plan their weddings at the Bridal Bazaar than at any other local bridal show.
At the spring 2008 show (next Sunday, April 27, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds) you’ll meet over 200 of San Diego’s most trusted wedding professionals ready to help you plan the wedding of your dreams. In one exciting day at the Bridal Bazaar you can:

Explore dozens of ceremony and reception locations
Meet photographers, DJs and videographers
See the latest trends in florals and decor from …read more

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According to Wikipedia, Earth Day began in 1970:
“On April 22, 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks, and auditoriums to demonstrate for a healthy, sustainable environment. Denis Hayes, the national coordinator, and his youthful staff organized massive coast-to-coast rallies. Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deterioration of the environment. Groups that had been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, freeways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wildlife suddenly realized they shared common values.”

So how do San Diegans celebrate Earth Day?
City of Poway Earth/Arbor Day
On April 12, …read more

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