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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

October 6th, 2008

Come See the Animals - For Free!

During the whole month of October, children 3-11 can come to the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park and receive free general admission! Of course, they must be accompanied by an adult (who will have to pay for their own ticket), but this is a great deal, especially for families who couldn’t otherwise afford […]

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October 5th, 2008

Head to the Haunted Trail This Halloween

Here’s another San Diego Halloween tradition that you won’t want to miss if you really like a good scare. The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park features frightening characters from stories and films, graveyards and ghosts, menacing trees, and dark, scary trails at San Diego’s favorite outdoor haunted attraction.
The Haunted Trail runs through November 1. […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

October 4th, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

Wandering around Flickr this week, I came across these wonderful images of San Diego that I thought you should see:

Any one of these would make a great postcard, don’t you think? Thanks to these fine photographers:
Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/purpletwinkie/2912852590/Photo #2 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirkhansen/2904285928/Photo #3 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaninsandiego/2914990327/Photo #4 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/salondemaria/2908015595/
Tags: artwalk, bay, coronado […]

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October 3rd, 2008

Breast Cancer Awareness in San Diego

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you, like many other San Diegans, would like to get involved with the fight against breast cancer, the 2008 Komen San Diego Race for the Cure is coming up, and it’s time to register. You can also make a pledge through their site.
If you can’t make it to […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

October 2nd, 2008

The Aquarium is Haunted!

Are you looking for family-friendly Halloween fun? Would you like to try something a little different? Then you won’t want to miss the 8th annual Haunted Birch Aquarium – where science goes mad!
On October 24, 25, 26, 2008 (6-9 p.m.), you can begin your spook-tacular adventure with a journey down the spirited pumpkin patch […]

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October 1st, 2008

Get Ready to Scream!

For a scream of a good time, head over to the Del Mar “Scaregrounds” this month and enter the Scream Zone!
Along with the ghosts, ghouls and zombies who have been taking over more than five acres of the Del Mar Fairgrounds every October for the last ten years, new features for 2008 include:

NEW blood-curdling […]

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September 28th, 2008

Dinah, Won’t You Blow?

My father loved trains, loved everything about them, especially diesel trains. It was easy to buy gifts for him, train books, ties with trains on them, train paraphernalia, movies about trains. I never thought about buying him a train song book!
If you have a train enthusiast in your life, take them and the rest of […]

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September 26th, 2008

Bikers, Start your Engines!

MotoExpo San Diego will take place this weekend at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

The second annual MOTOEXPO SAN DIEGO, a remarkable assemblage of one-of-a-kind, handcrafted motorcycles, along with a juried show of customized sports and street cruisers, roars into the Del Mar Fairgrounds Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28.
The two-day event includes a dazzling array […]

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September 21st, 2008

San Diego Rolls Out the Red Carpet

The 7th Annual San Diego Film Festival (SDFF) will open on Thursday (September 25), with four days of films, music videos and celebrities bringing the entertainment industry to San Diego’s Gaslamp.
SDFF offers a fresh take on film premieres from American and international features to thought-provoking documentaries, short films and music videos. Festival-goers create their […]

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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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