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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for September 2008

September 20th, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

While traveling around Flickr this week, I decided to stop in Carlsbad, and found these notable photos that I’d like to spend some time with:

If you click on the images, you’ll get an even better view. Beautiful, aren’t they?
Thanks to these fine photographers for sharing their talent with us:
Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tailspin_tommy/2877730056/in/set-72157607420788879/Photo #2 [...]

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September 19th, 2008

Take a Tour of the Omni Hotel

The Omni San Diego Hotel (opened in 2004) is located adjacent to Petco Park, which is just across the street from the San Diego Convention Center. This is all conveniently situated right in the Gaslamp District, so visitors can walk to  restaurants and nightclubs from there, or take a short drive to Seaport Village for [...]

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September 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - September 18, 2008

Welcome to the September 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition!
This edition includes not only some great articles, but more videos, photoblogs, and a podcast! Have you noticed blogging becoming more multi-dimensional?
Did you catch Martha Stewart’s show on blogging this week?  The variety of blogs featured was pretty cool. I guess when Martha [...]

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September 17th, 2008

Women Hit the Waves

With a $15k purse, Roxy Jam Cardiff will take place from September 19-21. Roxy Jam, the women’s longboard surfing competition, attracts competitors from around the globe.

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September 16th, 2008

The Virtual San Diego Zoo

If you can’t make it to the San Diego Zoo or Wild Animal Park, you don’t have to miss out altogether. You can visit online from wherever you are, or on the television from our local stations.
Zoo TV
On the first and third Tuesday each month, San Diego 6 In The Morning With Marc Bailey [...]

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September 15th, 2008

Street Scene 2008 Back in the Streets

San Diego’s largest block party has been moved out of Qualcomm Stadium, out of Coors Amphitheatre, and back where it belongs - in the streets of San Diego!
Street Scene 2008 will converge upon Downtown and East Village this Friday and Saturday (September 19 and 20). With 40 bands on 4 stages, this looks [...]

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September 14th, 2008

Hot Hotels in San Diego

The Orange County Register has just written up four of what they consider to be San Diego’s hottest places to sleep.
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They included:

The Sofia Hotel
Ivy Hotel
The Pearl Hotel
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Click here to read the full article. What do you think?
Photo credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomsmithjr/2357838463/
Tags: best, hard rock, hotel, hotels, hottest, ivy, orange county register, [...]

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September 13th, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

On my weekly cruise through Flickr, I discovered some wonderful pictures of San Diego county that deserve some extra notice.

Thanks to these fine photographers for sharing their talent with the rest of us.
Photo #1 credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36244797@N00/2842216016/Photo #2 credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinkerfly/2746198028/Photo #3 credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vladdythephotogeek/2836869035/Photo #4 credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jontintinjordan/602859382/

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September 12th, 2008

Virtual Tours of San Diego

EveryScape Beta has just launched free virtual online tours of some of San Diego’s most famous locations, such as the San Diego Zoo, Torrey Pines Golf Course, and the Hall of Champions Sports Museum in Balboa Park, with additional destinations to be added soon.
Users can click on the arrows to “drive” through the [...]

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September 11th, 2008

Is There Anywhere as Beautiful?

I love San Diego, so I’m certainly not unbiased, but how can anyone look at these images and not head straight to San Diego?

I feel so lucky to live here!

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