Published on Monday, August 1, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld In the late 1930's, famous movie star and singer Bing Crosby set out to follow his dream of building a horse track at Del Mar in the cool Pacific Ocean breezes. Bing wanted a club where he and his friends could bet the horses all day and party all night. Thus was the Del Mar Horse Track born and built. When the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club and race track opened, Bing ...

Published on Thursday, July 21, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld Encinitas is a little town located on the Pacific Ocean about 20 minutes north of San Diego airport. It's just like a 1960's California beach town. Hand made jewelery shops, the world famous Swami's Mediation Retreat, more than two dozen yoga studios and spas, a dozen Mexican take-out restaurants, and locals and tourists alike walking around with surf boards give En...

Published on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Heather Hunnefeld People have very different travel preferences and consequently, accommodation choices may vary. If you are searching for San Diego accommodations you might get overwhelmed by the different options available. One thing that could help ease you quest is to know the different types you can choose from. This way, the search could be facilitated. For the people that hav...

Published on Sunday, June 5, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld Del Mar California is a fashionable beach-side town just north of San Diego. We who live here like to think that San Diego is paradise, but the beach towns along the coast - what we call North County - is even better - definitely a heavenly type of paradise. Our North County "paradise" is a community of small, quaint beach towns: Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, C...

Published on Monday, May 16, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld 1. Old Town sidewalks overflow with people who come to revisit history, to shop and to savor some of the best and greatest variety of food that San Diego has to offer. Guests wander through Old Town's historic buildings, including the blacksmith shop, Seeley Stables and the haunted Whaley House. According to the Travel Channel's America's Most Haunted, the Whaley Ho...

Published on Friday, May 6, 2011 by Heather Hunnefeld The little beach-town of Solana Beach is nestled along the Pacific Ocean's sandy coast approximately 22 miles north of the San Diego airport. It's bordered by the protected San Elijo Lagoon (great hiking and jogging trails!) on the north, the chic town of Del Mar (and it's horse race track) on the south, the popular Lomas Santa Fe Country Club on the east and, of co...

Published on Friday, April 22, 2011 by Heather Hunnefeld If you want to spend a vacation in the area, you are searching for San Diego lodging opportunity. There are many options, but that does not mean you should choose for the first one. If you consider some basic recommendations, you could save your trip. Since San Diego is a very popular beach town among tourists, good accommodations are hard to find. The Southern Cal...

Published on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld Cardiff-By-The-Sea California has a unique vibe compared to other SoCal beach communities on Pacific Ocean. It boasts unparalleled ocean views, an ecological reserve, a lagoon with great trails, incredible beaches and Cardiff bed and breakfasts. To make sure you don't miss the essence of Cardiff, here are Five Things Visitors Must Do When Visiting Cardiff California...

Published on Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld Just what is it about Encinitas California that makes it so fascinating, so special? Yes, its a gorgeous little beach town, but what makes it so very different from other beach towns in San Diego county? The answer is, in part, the fact that Encinitas is still lost in time " back in the 1960s " when California was a simpler place. But you can still experience some o...

Published on Monday, March 21, 2011 by Terry Hunefeld The moment you arrive in Carlsbad, you feel the rest of the world magically fading away. It is the beach and the sound of the waves? Is it the gorgeous sunsets over the Pacific Ocean? Is it communing with Mother Nature? There is so much to do in this wonderful village by the sea that we had to work hard to identify the six things that every visitor MUST do before re...