The San Diego Traveler

This weekend marks the first of two San Diego walks to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). MS is a disease with no known cause or cure. It is a chronic, often disabling disease of the central nervous system, characterized by mild symptoms such as numbness in the limbs, or severe symptoms that can include paralysis and/or loss of vision.
San Diego’s walks for MS are our part of the six-hundred walks planned throughout the world this year to raise funds to cure this disease.
Saturday, April 19
LEGOLAND will close on Saturday morning to accommodate walkers on their two-mile trek through …read more

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Welcome to the April issue of The San Diego Special Edition! What a wonderful time to write about San Diego. You’ll see what I mean when you read these exciting articles by our local talent.
arts
This month Jamie presents Performing Arts in San Diego, where she briefly highlights some of the upcoming shows we can expect at the various theatres sprinkled around the county. Her post is at Go San Diego Card Blog.

business
Debra Simpson is back with another great audio post, presenting How Does The Chamber Benefit Solopreneurs at North San Diego Business@Large. She describes this article as an:
“Interview with Toni …read more

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Before the prom, teenage girls have some large challenges ahead of them. Not only do they have to acquire that all-important invitation from the “right guy,” they next have to find the “right dress” and accessories for the big night.
Add to that mounting end-of-year schoolwork, a few stray hormones, college applications, and a lack of funds, and you’ve got teenage pressure-cookers about to explode.
Enter the Fairy Godmothers
The lovely ladies of Soroptimist International of Valley de Oro run Operation Fairy Godmother. They gather new and gently used prom gowns and formalwear all year long, both from individuals and from local …read more

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Is it really that simple? It could be – if you’re a San Diego short film maker.
The TV show So You Made a Movie showcases short films and videos made by San Diegans. Hosted by Charles Hand, this 30-minute show highlights the passion and enthusiasm of the local filmmaking community and creates a venue to share their work.
Here’s your opportunity to have your work telecast in High Definition to over 300,000 homes in San Diego! Download the application, fill it out, and send it in with your latest cinematic masterpiece (preferably between two and eight minutes in length). …read more

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What’s so special about Spa Week? Full service spa treatments, normally costing from $100 to $200 dollars, for just $50 dollars each!
Why not try something delicious, like the White Sugar Honey Body Polish at Bella Tosca Day Spa & Salon, the Ice Cream Pedicure at The Catamaran Spa, or the Mango Enzyme Exfoliating Facial at Complexions RX? You can get everything from botox to a foot wrap.
Twenty-three of San Diego’s local spas will be participating this year, from Oceanside down to Chula Vista. Check out the participating spas and treatments at Spa Week, where you can also enter drawings for …read more

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Are you feeling lucky? For the price of a $150 raffle ticket, you could win a $1.7 million dream house with ocean views in Encinitas!
Ronald McDonald House Charities® of San Diego is once again raffling a home in order to raise money to build a second Ronald McDonald House. Ronald McDonald House houses families with children in medical crisis, so even if you don’t win, your raffle ticket will help families with sick children.
Just check out this view! Can you imagine looking out onto this panoramic view of the ocean every day from your own window? The 4,300 square foot …read more

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This weekend’s Art Alive: Paris in the Park Gala promises to be an experience like never before. The gala has been voted one of San Diego’s Top 10 Parties by San Diego Magazine, so you can expect them to outdo themselves once again. Gourmet cuisine, floral-infused cocktails and cool music will bring this French fete to life for a turn-of-the-century party in a Paris discotheque.
The gala is just one part of Art Alive, San Diego Museum of Art’s annual fundraising event (now in it’s 27th year), providing critical financial support for SDMA’s educational outreach programs throughout San Diego …read more

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The 2nd Annual California Wine Festival will feature hundreds of California wines, regional craft brews and gourmet foods from local chefs.
Thousands of wine lovers will gather to celebrate fine wine and food at the Embarcadero Marina Park North on San Diego Bay, while enjoying blues and jazz music and other live entertainment. 
Ten dollars from each ticket sold and 100% of the net proceeds from all auction items will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, San Diego Chapter. The non-profit organization grants wishes to children who have been diagnosed with life threatening medical conditions.
Sunset Rare & Reserve Wine Tasting on Friday, …read more

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San Diego International Airport has about 6,000 parking spaces spread over six lots, not including the privately run lots operating near the airfield. For those travelers who don’t want to deal with navigating these lots to find their own parking spaces, a new option is available – Valet Parking right at the curbside.
Passengers flying out of San Diego can pull into the valet area at Lindbergh Field’s Terminal 1 or 2 (noted by the SAN Park Valet signs) and check-in there. The valet will park their cars for them.
When flying back into Lindbergh Field, passengers must first pick up their …read more

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On March 25, bloggers from around San Diego County converged on David’s Coffee Place for a little networking schmooze.
This was the largest San Diego Blogger MeetUp so far. The attendees represented a diverse mix of backgrounds and interests, leading to some great conversations and many laughs. There were techies, a linguist, sports enthusiasts, a father-daughter blogging team, a political candidate, activists, photographers, and writers. I can’t imagine what else could have brought this interesting and intelligent group into this place in time, other than the one thing that we all have in common – our San Diego blogs. …read more

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