Michelle's Guidebook
Neighborhoods
San Diego
Old Town
North Park
Jump on the 8 freeway west and arrive at Ocean beach for a quick walk.
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Ocean Beach
1850 Ocean Front StJump on the 8 freeway west and arrive at Ocean beach for a quick walk.
Sunset Cliffs
Another short ride to watch the beautiful sunset.
Nature
Cowles Mountain
Cowles MountainI-Annie's Canyon Trail
2550 Solana Hills TrailKids and Family time
Civita Park
7960 Civita BlvdIt’s a new park with a lot of fun features.
Sightseeing
You can take a stroll around Balboa park or pop into one of the beautiful museums.
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I-Balboa Park
You can take a stroll around Balboa park or pop into one of the beautiful museums.
Balboa Park Visitors Center
1549 El PradoWatch the paragliders from the glider port, and enjoy beautiful scenery. There’s a hiking trail that takes you down to the beach. The beach is called Blacks Beach, it is a nude beach, so just be aware of that.
You can not see the beach goers from the glider port.
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Torrey Pines Gliderport
2800 Torrey Pines Scenic DrWatch the paragliders from the glider port, and enjoy beautiful scenery. There’s a hiking trail that takes you down to the beach. The beach is called Blacks Beach, it is a nude beach, so just be aware of that.
You can not see the beach goers from the glider port.
Food scene
Soup Du Jour
8583 Aero DriveTrue Food Kitchen
7007 Friars RdHealthy food and beautiful atmosphere.
Best Italian ever. Usually they don’t take reservation but you can take a walk around the cute neighborhood or have a drink or nibble across the street at Kindred while you wait.
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Buona Forchetta - South Park
3001 Beech StBest Italian ever. Usually they don’t take reservation but you can take a walk around the cute neighborhood or have a drink or nibble across the street at Kindred while you wait.
Fort Oak
1011 Fort Stockton DrFarm to table, always delicious.
Located in Old Town, this is such an amazing dish if you love meat and a bit of spice. Make sure to get the side of salsa and scoop out the bone marrow on to your taco.
Tuetano Taqueria
2548 Congress StreetLocated in Old Town, this is such an amazing dish if you love meat and a bit of spice. Make sure to get the side of salsa and scoop out the bone marrow on to your taco.
Amacebiso ngesixeko
Ungaphoswa
Sunday Farmers Market in Hillcrest
San Diego has farmers markets everyday throughout the city, some better than others. Hillcrest and Pacific Beach are favorites of mine.