The San Diego Traveler

Welcome to the October 20, 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! It’s great to see so many of our favorite bloggers back this month, as well as some new voices joining us. The variety of these articles and blogs is wonderful, and really shows the breadth of the San Diego experience. Have a great read.

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This month we start with Larry Hogue, who presents Bighorn Sheep Are Counting On You posted at DesertBlog, describing it as a post about threats to southern California’s wild bighorn sheep. If you’d like to get involved and help:
“You still have time — …read more

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Boston Baked Beans, Key Lime Pie, New England Clam Chowder, Mint Juleps, Gumbo…There are certain foods and beverages that we can’t help but associate with a particular place.
What about San Diego? Are there any foods or drinks that are quintessentially San Diego? I’d expect a San Diego food to remind me of sunshine – maybe a salad with some citrus fruit, and perhaps a Mexican twist. There really aren’t any foods or drinks that are universally reminiscent of San Diego, are there?
I checked Cook.com, searching for San Diego, and came up with some interesting recipes:

San Diego Sunshine Bread
San Diego …read more

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The Hotel del Coronado, San Diego’s most famous hotel, is planning to add 144 condominium hotel rooms, underground parking, and larger conference facilities in order to better compete with new expansive facilities such as the Hilton San Diego Bayfront (due to open in December) and Gaylord Resort and Convention Center Chula Vista (anticipated for 2013).
This project, if approved, will take years and millions of dollars to complete.
The Del first opened its doors in 1888, and has hosted presidents and princes, American legends, Hollywood celebrities, and a ghost or two. You can read more about these at A Legend Among Coronado …read more

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