The San Diego Traveler » chula vista http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Take a Tour of the Olympic Training Center http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/08/take-a-tour-of-the-olympic-training-center/ http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/08/take-a-tour-of-the-olympic-training-center/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:46:23 +0000 http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/take-a-tour-of-the-olympic-training-center/ Post from: The San Diego Traveler

]]> Evening View of Dining Hall, Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista, CaliforniaThe U.S. Olympic Training Center (aka ARCO Training Center) in Chula Vista has been host to many of the top U.S. athletes preparing for Beijing. This year-round, warm-weather facility has venues for the sports of track and field, canoe/kayak, cycling (including BMX), field hockey, soccer, archery and rowing.

Joining Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Lake Placid, New York, the Chula Vista site has the largest permanent archery range in North America; an artificial all-weather field hockey surface; four soccer fields; a 15,000 square-foot canoe/kayak and rowing boat house; four tennis courts; a 400-meter track and six acres for field events; a cycling Pathway at Olympic Training Center, Chula Vista, Californiacriterion course; and the BMX track is the only permanent super-cross structure in the nation. An aquatic complex and a gymnasium are among the future facilities planned.

To see more about the Olympic Training Center, watch this video from NBCSanDiego.com. 

Better yet, come to see the Olympic Training Center in person. The Olympic Training Center is located at 2800 Olympic Parkway in Chula Vista. To visit the training center, take I-805 to the Olympic Parkway exit. Travel eight miles east to the Copley Visitors Center.

The Copley Visitor Center is open to the public 10am-5pm all week. Free tours are offered Tuesday through Saturday at 1:30pm; call for a reservation at (619) 656-1500.

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]]> http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/08/take-a-tour-of-the-olympic-training-center/feed/ 3 This Weekend is For the Dogs http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/06/this-weekend-is-for-the-dogs/ http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/06/this-weekend-is-for-the-dogs/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:22:50 +0000 http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/this-weekend-is-for-the-dogs/ Post from: The San Diego Traveler

]]> Dog lovers will really enjoy San Diego this weekend. There are canine-centered events for dogs of all kinds, as well as those of us who love to watch our furry friends.

Surf DogFor the athletic pooch, there’s the Surf Dog Competition at Loews Coronado Bay Resort at Imperial Beach on Saturday (June 28). Coronado Surfing Academy will provide surfing lessons for the dogs from 9:30 to 10:30am, and competition will start at 11am. You can compete in a tandem surfing event with your dog from 12:30 to 1:30. This will be followed by a furry fashion show at 1:30, with the awards ceremony at 1:45. There will be puppy portraits, mutt massages, goody bags and more, and watching this event is free furry & family fun.

Working dogs will compete in the Sheepdog Trials at the San Diego Highland Games over the whole weekend at Brengle Terrace Park in Vista.

Then for our more glamorous doggie divas, the South Bark Dog Wash will host a Canine Runway Event from 11-2:30. Pooches will be judged on appearance, talent, and overall presentation. Two winners from South Bark will proceed to semifinals in Los Angeles.

If you’re still looking for something to do with your dog, San Diego Pet.com provides a list of Places To Go that welcome your pets.

You might also consider these ideas from a Dog’s Diary:

  8:00 AM – Dog food! My favorite thing!
  9:30 AM – A car ride! My favorite thing!
  9:40 AM – A walk in the park! My favorite thing!
10:30 AM – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!
12:00 PM – Lunch! My favorite thing!
  1:00 PM – Played in the yard! My favorite thing!
  3:00 PM – Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!
  5:00 PM – Milk bones! My favorite thing!
  7:00 PM – Got to play ball! My favorite thing!
  8:00 PM – Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favorite thing!
11:00 PM – Sleeping on the bed! My favorite thing!

414px-Snoop_crop Last of all, if you like your Doggs a bit less furry, you can see 311 and Snoop Dogg with Fiction Plane at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista on Friday night.

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]]> http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/06/this-weekend-is-for-the-dogs/feed/ 2 Champagne Wishes and Chocolate Dreams http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/03/champagne-wishes-and-chocolate-dreams/ http://www.thesandiegotraveler.com/2008/03/champagne-wishes-and-chocolate-dreams/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:00:36 +0000 http://www.thesandiegobeat.com/champagne-wishes-and-chocolate-dreams/ Post from: The San Diego Traveler

]]> Creations in Chocolate The one and only Robin Leach is coming to Point Loma to celebrate Creations in Chocolate on Thursday, March 13, at the McMillin Event Center.

Some of the city’s top dessertiers and Master Pastry Chefs will share an evening of extraordinary chocolate creations, as well as some smooth jazz music, a light dinner, champagne and wine and of course chocolate, all while commemorating Southern California’s first deaf group home, the Southern California Bridgman Home.

In April of 2007, San Diego Youth & Community Services opened the Bridgman Home, which is located in Chula Vista. It serves as a safe, culturally affirming home for deaf and hard of hearing youth ages 12 to 18, who have been abused, neglected, or otherwise need help, from all over San Diego County.

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