San Diego...yeah I know, not very exciting and everyone's been there...

..but it is a gas tank trip and there is a ton of stuff to do.

The beach at the Coronado Hotel is lovely and it's always fun to grab an ice cream at the hotel.  Shelter Island is a fun place to stay.  The Best Western Plus is surprisingly nice for the price, mainly because the entire back side of the hotel over looks the marina.  I've stayed a couple of time for work and its so nice to wake up to the boats and seagulls.

Oh one word of warning, don't put your finished room service back outside like you would in an enclosed hotel or you'll wake up to huge seagulls dragging the tray and contents all over the place making a hell of a racket.

I'm not a zoo and sea world person but Balboa Park is free and a great place for a picnic and games.  The are some great coffee places close by as well as restaurants and the newly famous Deli Lama.   You have to try this place out for a sandwich.  It's eclectic decor and friendly staff make it a great snack stop and even better a place to pick up sandwiches for said picnic.

I didn't trawl all over SD as there are too many places to go and things to see but I bummed around the shops and shoreline and found it a relaxing day away.

The down side to SD, now that I'm no longer driving at 60mph is that everyone in SD drives at a snails pace compare to LA.  Now that might be nice for those who are trying to fully escape the LA vibe but for me I found myself banging on my steering wheel one too many times.

I've found that writing about my single travels is often like traveling with someone, because you're relaying information as appose to just experiencing it almost secretively.  This leads me to my dilemma which is the main thing I love about traveling solo is the solo part and this blogging lark is changing that experience.  I guess I'll just blog until I no longer feel my solo freedom and then quit it.

Weird.  not what I expected but I guess its not really that surprising.  If I'm taking the blog's needs into account its really no difference and taking a noter damn persons needs into account.