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This video barely touched San Diego. One interesting thing is that the Airport is downtown! Look at google map to see just how close it is to the city. When I was young in the 1950s it was possible to leave your home 30 minutes before your flight, drop your bags at the curb, and walk directly out to the boarding gate. In fact all you family could walk out with you to see you off.
The last time we went to San Diego we spent an entire week (6 days) in Balboa Park. You can buy a "passport" at the visitor center that has tickets for all the museums. When I was young (around 10) in the summer I could take a bus from my home to Balboa Park and the zoo was free for children and so I spent many summer days just exploring.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery on Point Loma and the Cabrillo National Monument are well worth a visit. You get a unique view of the bay, North Island and the San Diego skyline.
Trust me, three days is not enough time.
Love San Diego! Sticker shock means it’s very expensive to live/visit there.
We like it that way here in California. Keeps maga priced out, which is a VERY GOOD feature. 🙂
Sticker shock = expensive in a way you're not used to, lol.
I live in LA and I never pass up an opportunity to visit San Diego. Their weather is perfect year round, plus it’s a hilly city (which makes the homes unique) and the there is so much to do. And just put on a Hawaiian shirt and shorts, and you are ready to go.
Even for CA, SD is quite a place
I'm watching you at the moment. The narrator skipped over the fact that the 1st of 12 Spanish missions that run the length of the state of California starts here. Also that the south end of the business district ends where Amtrack train station, from different parts of the state, converge approximately 100 yards from the U.S.-Mexico border. That you can easily drive or walk across.
You can easily take a drive along the area from the train station past the navy carrier And submarine (you can also enter) along the coast across a street that leads to a hilly area across the bay from which you get an extremely gorgeous view from Tiajuana, Mexico from the south past San Diego up to LA Jolla, California. Spectacular. It's a residential area that leads to an old WWII Era look out (for incoming planes that may have evaded early detection).
Apologies for the 400 page essay. 😂😂😂😂😂
There is no such place as LA Jolla, California. La Jolla, is a neighborhood contained within the city limits of San Diego. Don't argue, just look it up.
San Diego weather can't be beat.
I am the fourth generation from San Diego in my family and I rarely see anyone doing a reaction of my town. We are often overlooked since we share a state with LA and San Francisco. San Diego is the best city in this state to live (fight me). Expensive but beautiful.
expensive is a feature, not a bug! It keeps maga priced out! 🙂 I've been to San Diego a few times, it's very nice, and it's good that people hate Trump down there, as we do in the Bay Area and LA! The Bay Area will always be home though. And thankfully the Bay Area is also too expensive for maga 🙂
@@neutrino78x Ummmm this sounds like Brainwashing 😬Even with it's Beach Towns, San Diego feels completely Working class, and Very Athletic. People here of all colors Value Family values more than anything, Drive Big Trucks or race Fast cars, and it feels completely different than Liberal LA. I feel like you're Pushing for this Idea?? 😂 you're 100% not from here. That is a Crazyyy take, because I hear Liberals say that they Feel like San Diego is way more conservative
@@neutrino78xUmmm... that is BoLD faced lie and you Know it 😬
I'm a native here and San Diego is Notorious across the country as more Red than LA.
Even with our beach Towns, San Diego feels completely Working Class and super Athletic. People here drive Big Trucks, Off-roading vehicles, and Motocross in our deserts, or they race Fast cars.
And People of all colors here value family Values More than anything compared to Liberal singles in LA 😬 I can already tell You haven't Lived here Cause People from LA dislike That about us 😂
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I mean to be fair, even the California version of “red” is still a lot bluer than most of the “red” across the US
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"'m a native here and San Diego is Notorious across the country as more Red than LA"
Incorrect. Look up "extremely detailed map 2020 election", you should get a link from the New York Times. On that site you can put in any zip code or city name and it will show you a map of how people voted in each precinct.
San Diego is as blue as San Francisco or Los Angeles.
California btw is 60/40 in favor of Harris.
One thing you have to remember: in pretty much any area with significant population, social conservationism will float like a lead balloon. We live right next to each other, we go to the same grocery stores, same schools. This whole thing of "anybody who has a different sexuality or race, or has had an abortion, can't live anywhere near me" simply doesn't work. We all live together, we all depend on one another. That's all major cities, all around the world. That's why most most major cities in the USA (greater than 1 million population) have a democratic party mayor. A republican COULD win -- Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Republican, and was Governor of California, I voted for him both times, as a centrist Democrat -- but they have to be SOCIALLY LIBERAL, and in the era of trump, they would have to be passionately anti-Trump. Schwarzenegger hates Trump with great passion, btw.
Sticker Shock means something is very expensive
Best weather on the planet. Incredibly beautiful towns all over east and north of the city.
San Diego has a basically perfect climate year round. Sticker Shock means things are expensive and it can be surprising when you see the price tag.
Woo hoo!!! Native born San diegan here!!!! I love my city... best weather year round...
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I have lived in San Diego most of my life. I agree that the beaches are some of the best parts, but downtown rooftop bars in the evening are fantastic. We are also known for our speakeasy bars (hidden behind fake walls etc) that have a 1920’s vibe. The Shell amphitheater is fantastic. You can watch Shakespeare in the Old Globe outdoor theater every Summer, or ice skate on the beach by the Hotel Del Coronado every December. You can drive inland to ride horses, wine taste at vineyards. They also didn’t mention the Safari park (another wildlife park/ Zoo where you can ride in a jeep through Asian and African exhibits. Lego land is fun if you like miniatures and roller coasters. Point Loma tide pools are fantastic, and you can kayak with a guide through La Jolla caves. It is a city with so much to do. I love it.
San Diego is an amazing city. So vibrant and welcoming.
I am from San Diego. It is a great place to live and visit. It has a high cost of livi g because of that. But you can visit here at many price levels, from cheap motels up to luxury hotels. The touristy things are the same prices as anywhere. But you can visit and just go to free places sucj as tge beaches, parks, and if you plan it right there is even a day each month when the museums in Balboa Park are free.
There are loads of other attractions that video didn't mention also.
I have been a native of San Diegan for over 50 years and have traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe. I have yet to find a place I would exchange for my hometown of San Diego. And as for the sticker shock, I would agree the cost of living has become a real issue, which I assume San Diego is not alone in the high cost of living nowadays. I would say it has been a more recent phenomenon. I noticed a dramatic shift about 15 to 20 years ago. Don't get me wrong, San Diego and most other cities on the West Coast have always been a bit costly in comparison to other parts of the U.S. You would notice it with gas prices when traveling through other U.S. states. I recently traveled to Texas for work and noticed that everything had gone up in cost since the last time I was there. It was comparable to San Diego so I believe this has less to do with San Diego and more to do with something larger throughout the world.
Nonetheless, San Diego has it all and possibly the best weather you will find on the planet. Plus, I cannot imagine living without great, authentic Mexican food; that alone is worth the price of admission. You can't ask for much more than that.
The cost of a living is a major feature, not an issue, it keeps maga out. They can't afford to live in the major cities here in California. 🙂
I live about 2 hours north of San Diego and go there frequently. The video is pretty spot on with its recommendations. One other thing about San Diego is that it's a big Craft Beer destination.
Also one thing to note is that beaches along the West Coast, including San Diego have cold water so it will not be like your typical tropical beach.
They don't understand craft beer in the UK.
@@toemblem I know 😂 they always hate on us for that. They like the Dark stuff!
Go further south on Coranado and you come the training area for the Navy Seals. Also, drones are pretty much forbidden in Coranado south of the Del because it is all military
For the weather alone I wish I could afford to live in San Diego.
Grew up in the Los Angeles metro area, but have lived in San Diego for 6 years now. It’s a wonderful place for locals and tourists alike. Here in California it’s a much more laid-back, easy-going vibe than LA or San Francisco. Mediterranean climate, so mild cool winters and warm dry summers. Usually 3-4 combined weeks of rain scattered throughout the winter. 3-4 weeks of hot hot weather in late summer (inland is much hotter). Visitors are usually surprised by weather from May to June, we call it the Marine Layer. During those months on an almost daily basis it’s often overcast overnight and doesn’t clear up until early afternoon, only for it to get cloudy again in the early evening. There are a lot of nature trails for some good hiking just inland. Downtown has several areas for good dining and entertainment, the most notable being the gaslamp quarter with lots of bars, pubs; and Little Italy with lots of cuisine, mostly Italian not surprisingly. In downtown’s surrounding neighborhoods you can find dense pockets of dining and pubs to visit and a taco stand every block or two, most are good, especially if the name ends in -berto’s. AWESOME beer scene, great craft breweries throughout San Diego’s neighborhoods. In my opinion the two biggest problems currently facing San Diego is cost of living and homelessness. Though not nearly as bad as LA or San Fran, there is a substantial homeless population in downtown, especially in the east village. Some sidewalks are lined with tents for several blocks. EVERYTHING here is expensive. If visiting, hotel or rentals will be very expensive ($200-500/night for a mediocre to descent hotel), and meals will be expensive, especially in the more touristy locations. For living here, San Diego’s become one of the most unaffordable places in the US, much of it having do lack of housing and inflation. Thanks to state rent control, my apartment I’ve rented these 6 years has only gone up by about 20%. But for new tenants to my building they are charging 40% more than I currently pay. I guess it’s the price of living in such a beautiful city. Don’t know how much longer I may be able to afford it lest I move much farther from the city.
My daughter lives in San Diego. Lucky girl. Every time I have been there it was 72 degrees ( 22.2c)
I was born and have lived my whole life in San Diego. I have had the good fortune to have visited 35 states and 8 different countries and there is just no place like my home town. I love exploring and learning about new places but coming home always jut feels so right. Yes it is expensive. Yes, it is has some problems. But San Diego is pretty darn good.
Born and raised in SD. Best place to call home. If you visit you have to go during baseball season and go to a Padres game at Petco park on a Friday or Saturday night. Incredible atmosphere both during the game and in the gaslamp quarter. San Diego has the amenities of a major city with the energy and vibes of a beach town.
Sticker shock .... are unexpected high prices compared to what you are accustomed to.
Hi Thurs, Great Reaction and this was a very well done video. From what I hear and is noted below it is very expensive. All of California is expensive.
A little warning for anyone wanting to visit San Diego and enjoy our beaches - don't come in May or June. As the weather heats up inland, the coast gets socked in with a marine layer. This causes what we call "May Gray" and "June Gloom". It's cold and overcast for most of the day at the coast. Sometimes the sun doesn't come out at all. It happens to be my favorite time of year here, but if I planned a vacation around the beach, I'd be disappointed.
San translates to Saint. If it is a male saint. A female saint is Santa. The Spanish settlers were very devout Catholics who named the regions they discovered after the saints. The area where I live are the Santa Ana, or St. Ann, Mountains and the San Joaquin, or St. Joachim, hills. Interestingly, St. Ann and St. Joachim were the parents of Mary. Los Angeles was originally named “la Puebla de nuestra senora la Reina de Los Angeles”, or the city of our lady Queen of Angels. It got shortened to Los Angeles after a while.
I lived there for 10 years, loved it everyday. A bit expensive when near the ocean. the food is great and diverse. If you like Mexican food it is amazing along with all of the rest. The beaches are amazing most of the time, as long as you so not mind drunks and thieves around. The do even have a nude beach in La Jolla near the hang-gliding area. San Diego is also where Top Gun was made and you can go to the bar that was in the movie. I tried to get a part in the movie, lol. The worst part of San Diego is it is in California.
React to Washington D.C next!
British Airways has daily nonstop service from LHR to SAN. Hop on it and check out San Diego yourself! :)
Our city is absolutely amazing. Tons of things to do here.
Great watching you react to all the different cities! I’m proudly from Ohio, but I live in Palm Springs, California now. Check out a video. It’s gorgeous! An oasis in the desert surrounded by mountains & where all the old Hollywood stars used to live.
San Diego is a beautiful city. Perfect weather. Parks. Cute neighborhoods. Great restaurants. Shopping. Gorgeous Beaches. It's like a postcard city. Laid back and relaxing. EXPENSIVE!!!! Love it!
When you're talking about beaches in the USA it's not just the east and west coasts. Don't forget the south coast (Gulf of Mexico) and the north coast (the Great Lakes).
its great i live there
The Pacific Ocean is quite cold. The weather is perfect but it is not tropical. It is more like Spain in the Southern part of California. Dry, arrid and sunny.
It is a Mediterranean climate in SD.
I used to work with a British guy. He told me the first time he moved out here from the east coast, he traveled by bus because he was young and broke. When he FINALLY arrived, he and his buddy made a beeline to the beach and ran headlong into the water thinking it would be like Hawaii. He said you could probably hear his scream back in England when he entered the chilly water! That said, the ocean is reasonably warm in the summer months, when you don't need a wet suit. During some extreme heat waves, it actually is walk-in warm.
When people want to visit CA, they immediately think LA. Los Angeles sucks. It sucks. It SUUUUUUUCKS. Go to San Diego. San Diego is what CA used to be. The best of what CA used to be.
Couldn't agree more. I simply do not see the appeal in LA.
Dog Beach is Del Mar beach also is Gaslamp district and a small Little Italy very cool! San Diego way better than LA or San Fran for Cali. I love South Orange County starting in Irvine down to San Diego County along the Pacific best weather in the world hands down!
I have vacationed in San Diego many-many times and it is a great place to vacation!!! IMHO it is better than San Francisco, because, the weather is sunny and warm nearly all year, the ocean and beaches are more inviting, there is just more to see and do. I have been to Torrey Pines many times for the RC Soaring events, usually on the weekens there are a lot of jellyfish (paragliders) cruising up and down the coast. If hitching a ride on a paraglider sounds like your thing, I would recommend going during the weekday, when you would have more of the sky to yourself, the weekends can be very busy. The San Diego Comic Com, is probably the largest convention of it's kind in the US...maybe the world. People from all over the World come to Comic Con, during the comic con the population can swell to over 300,000 and places will book up all the way north to Dana Pont (65 miles away). I have been 7 consecutive years to SDCC so if you are interested in attending I can give you some good pointers on how to score badges. If not, then you will want to avoid San Diego during the Comic Con. There is also Sea World, Legoland and the San Diego Safari Park. It's also easier to drive to, from, and around San Diego than it is in San Francisco or Los Angeles. You can also take Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner to and from San Diego all the while seeing some incredible beaches along the way. Like any big city it has it has a homeless problem, but it is less noticeable when compared to SF or LA.
Sticker shock -- prices are often printed on "stickers" that are stuck on items for sale. In other words, don't be surprised by how much everything in California costs.
Born and raised in San Diego. I moved away for two years but missed it so bad I moved back. One thing about living/working here is that I sometimes take it for granted and forget to go out and appreciate the city. Videos like this remind me how lucky I am (even tho it IS super expensive to exist here)
This is so true!! I take it for granted that we live is such an amazing place. I can literally walk to Balboa Park from my house, and I can't remember the last time I did. This video is a good reminder.
I wish I could retire in San Diego but it is too expensive. I'll probably go to Mexico instead.
thanks lav. .. never been there but it looks real nice...it's the same latitude as charleston s,c,
Yes, but Charleston has the Gulf Stream running offshore while the west coast has cold water coming down from Alaska, so the coastal areas have very mild summers.
Hello and greetings from San Diego. I've live here in San Diego all my life. Glad you think so positive of my home city, it's definitely a nice place to live.
I've lived in San Diego for a little bit before. I miss it there so much. The weather was fantastic. You can go from the city, to the desert, to the mountains, to the beach, and to Mexico quite easily!
San Diego is the best, I’ve lived here for over 10 years and I’m not going anywhere if I can help it
San Diego and Seattle are my favorite cities from my travels around the US. Neither is as compressed and congested as most of the other larger cities.
San Diego is the almost perfect city. The weather is just so awesome year round. I am a California girl, born and raised for over 70 years....would have lived there if I could have afforded it! You can have a superior vacation in this area if you ever come over - even us Los Angeles natives love to spend time there.
I'm born and raised in San Diego and I been to a lot of city's all over the world and nothing compared to San Diego
I was born in San Diego and have always lived here. Yes, I’ve lived in a resort and vacation destination my whole life and feel so lucky. I visit many places but this is the Best. I hope you get a chance to visit here someday.
Order a beer at a beachside bar and experience california sticker shock. $$$
Sticker shock...the San Diego Zoo is one of the most expensive at $72.00 admission.
Safari Park is far better than the zoo.
Cheaper than Disneyland at least.
I’m almost 100% sure that the hostel I stayed at is just a little down past Woodys at 3:50. I stayed there for a couple months when I was 17, like 20 years ago. I loved it there. I slept on the roof a few times with the sound of the ocean. It was amazing 🩵 I live in Kansas though so it wasn’t really a high bar 😂
Going there next spring, I can't wait. I've been wanting to go since I was a kid.
Where do you live ?
@@brandonesquivias5165 middle america, I've never been to the west coast. I've been to the east coast, europe and the middle east, but not the left side of the country
San Diego is the best Large City in the US. I don't live there but have traveled there more times than i can count for business and family get together. I challenge anyone to declare another City in the US (or the World, for that matter) as the Best Large City.
I agree. It's very expensive to live here, but overall worth it. It's a big city with a beach town feel.
The climate here is Mediterranean, not tropical. The best city in California, although it’s having the same problems as the rest of the state. Crime, homelessness, drug addiction, etc.
Of the 3 major well-known California coastal cities, San Diego is the outlier for having a bit more conservative politics. This probably has to do with the large number of active and retired military people living in the area because of all the military bases there (Naval Base San Diego, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Naval Base Point Loma, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, US Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Naval Base Coronado, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton).
Sticker shock = expensive
Sticker refers to the price tag which can be a sticker attached to a product
I'm from the DFW and when I returned from my vacation in San Diego, I felt like I lived in a dump when I came back lol
It's a beautiful and also a laid back city, with a large naval base and air force presence. It's home to the San Diego Zoo, one of the largest, if not the largest zoo in the world. It's by Balboa Park, a beautiful park and great for bike riding. Right near the city, in San Diego County and right next door to UCSD University, is an incredible hang gliding port, where you can jump off a cliff with a hang glider and actually land back on the cliff, because of the updraft. It's only for experience gliders, though. It's also very close to, but not at the Mexican border. It also has the most even climate/temperature of any city in the country. It's also got a terrible airport, although they've made renovations. It's terrible because it's close to downtown and has short runways for large jets, unless they've done something about that over the past number of years. I haven't been there in awhile, as I've recently moved back to SoCal. Still, a really nice city to see, as is all of California. Oh yeah, they also have a nude beach, Black's Beach (or at least it used to be, but still is as far as I know). It's right near the Western White House, which was Ronal Reagan's California home, when he was president. Sticker shock (a term describing the sticker price posted on new cars in a showroom) means that Southern California is a very expensive place to live.
Beautiful San Diego. Sticker shock means "Expensive!" It's a very pricey place, but money worth spending.
My hometown. America's Finest City!
I have lived in SD for 26 years. Perfect weather, best city in America. No other comes close.
I love how he didn’t talk about the beach underneath Torrey Pines glider port ps it’s a nude beach
Sticker shock means the price, everything in California is VERY expensive. San Diego is a beautiful city, I visited in January last year with my parents and it was a awesome retreat from the -13 degrees F where we live lol. Seaworld is also an awesome place to visit, it's a sealife themed zoo/theme park.
I grew up there, in Tierrasanta. La Jolla is also home to UCSD and its famed library. You also had Pacific Beach and Oceanside for us normal folks. Also the Del Mar Fair. San Diego is also right next door to Tijuana.
San Diego used to have the Chargers, who moved to L.A. and used the old San Diego/Jack Murphy/Qualcomm Stadium before it was torn down by San Diego State University in 2021.😞
Life in San Diego is pretty chill; generally just very laid back and easygoing.
As far as if it’s all just for tourists or if locals use it too. I took my dog to the beach yesterday, am going to Balboa Park tomorrow, and then rock climbing in mission trails on Tuesday.
San Diego is just an outdoor playground.
I absolutely love San Diego! I’m from Texas and it’s my favorite city to visit in the US.
Yes, you can be in short sleeve shirts and shorts for at least 240 days in coastal Southern California. ...but it's not tropical, it's dry, Mediterranean. Think the Canaries or Balearic Islands. Yes, the architecture is associated with San Diego, called California churrigueresque. (Hey you asked). 10:29 is UCSD/Scripps Institute. You can see why it's the 2nd most applied to university in the U.S..
San Diego 💎 Closest we're gonna get to 'Greece' or Israel in the USA 🤷♂️😂 Nothing like LA vibes.
The Pacific is cold but in my opinion, that makes the water perfect During our Hot summers, especially at Sunset when the water gets warmer.
GO TO the Neighborhoods on top of the PLATEAUS behind the city, this is where all the 'Density' and restaurants are settled.
San Diego is built like an Elevated City, almost like 'Colonies' on mountains and there are so many of them.
Usually the entire metro area is all considered San Diego so check out the other Towns within the County.
Coffee and Breweries are huge here, lots of gastronomy, Breakfast diners, and obvi Burritos.
San Diego is mainly known as the 'Defense' sector of California with it's Military bases 🛡️ So with that being said, people here are extremely athletic and family oriented.
Hiking is huge here, and there are endless Trails and Sunshine. The sun let's off an amazing Aroma from the Sage and Mediterranean plant life, and in the summers, it can Catch Fire ❤️🔥
Check out East San Diego if you ever get the chance, Motocross and Off-roading is huge here, and the views of our city and Tijuana from our Eastern deserts Make the city feel Mystical 👑 Especially in 'El Cajon'.
I think British airlines just Increased flights to San Diego by the way, so there is definitely Huge opportunities coming! Enjoy!!
Lav, if you would like to see these cities you have been looking at from a drive through them perspective, then simply Google a city, and add the words J. Utah. to it. He drives so many US cities as well as places like California Wine Country, Pacific Coast Highway etc. His channel is amazing.
8th largest city in the Country, first place settled in California, Sticker Shock. A sticker is a price tag, you think something will cost about 20$ but if you look at the price tag and it's a 100$, that's sticker shock. California started as a string of Missions, the classic style of building in California is Mission or Mission revival. We are also known for our Craftsman Bungalows, in the UK Craftsman is called Arts and Crafts. San Diego is on the border, and just across the border is the Mexican city of Tijuana with a population of 1.9 million. San Diego hosts the largest naval fleet in the world In 2008 it was home to 53 ships, over 120 tenant commands, and more than 35,000 sailors, marines, Department of Defense civilian employees, and contractors. About 5 percent of all civilian jobs in the county are military-related, and 15,000 businesses in San Diego County rely on Department of Defense contracts. 36 million tourists a year
My first and only time in California, was in San Diego. The second day at Mission Bay, I got the flu. Still, Old Town, and La Jolla Beach, were awesome. At the video's 5:20 mark, there's a small peninsula and a park to the right. We stayed at the hotel across from the park; it's where the flu left me. It's a beautiful, pricey area, and my aunts boyfriend payed for it all. Landed back in Utah in the rain, but nice to be home.
San Diego’s architecture is very inspired by the first Spanish settlers there
I live in San Diego- by "sticker shock" he means price. It's very expensive, particularly the housing market, and homelessness is a growing problem (which it is across the state). There really is a ton to do and food is fantastic. My problem is the weather- in that it's too good. It's constantly spring and summer. We get a little bit of fall (autumn) and no winter. Wildfires are a big issue here in the more rural East County. Also the county of San Diego is divided politically, with the Liberals on the coast and city, and Conservatives in the suburbs are rural areas. Also, the architectural style shown in Balboa Park is "Spanish Colonial." The park was constructed in the 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition and most of it remains. Balboa Park is the biggest City park in the US and the northern part of the park includes the San Diego Zoo. That tower you saw in the beginning is the "California Tower" which you can climb up, and that flag is there to let you know the political leanings of the City.
Sticker shock, my friend. It means it’s very expensive. I went to San Diego for the first time about two months ago on the only cloudy day of the year. lol still a beautiful city. To be honest with you walking downtown San Diego down by the gas Works park and such feels like you’re in European country or Latin country in South America. Like it reminded me of Santiago Chile in the 90s when I lived there. Everyone is outside, open air, restaurants, and cafés, It’s just a very cool vibe. Has already taken my third spot of favorite cities in the country too.
Dukes is named after the legend of surfing Duke Kahanamoku. His statue graces the restaurant. There’s actually a larger statue on Oahu near Waikiki. It’s to memorialize his surfing legacy while the one in San Diego is more his swimming achievements. Duke was actually honored by California for saving people using his surfboard which was a first. Lifeguards now use a modified surfboard to do water rescues. Duke was a trained lifeguard too.
So much to do and no need for a passport or special shots. I lived in San Diego as a child. My uncle was in the Navy there so my mom and two aunts relocated there. (Both were married to Marines). I had a perpetual tan all year. We lived in stucco apartments with red terracotta? tile roofs. Very pretty. I don't remember me or my brothers ever having a coat there.
Some of the best Mexican food in the US is to be found in San Diego (sorry, Texas).
One site they didn't mention is Black's Beach: "The northern portion of Black's Beach is owned and managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, while the southern portion of the beach, officially known as Torrey Pines City Beach, is jointly owned by the City of San Diego and the state park, and managed by the City of San Diego. This distinction is important as Black's Beach is most known as a nude beach, a practice that is now prohibited in the southern portion managed by the City of San Diego."
California actually does have cold winters. Our beaches get cold coastal fog just like everywhere else and our mountains get snow. Inland though it's a tradition on New Year's for us to set the day temp to ~70f.
The La Jolla animals are sea lions.
The San Diego zoo is world class & theres an associated wildlife park in Escondido. The San Diego Natural History Museum & Birch are also awesome. The Midway isnt the only ship parked in the harbor that you can visit. The Torrey pines are a relict population of pines.
A similar place is Catalina Island which would be a unique place for someone not from southern California to choose.
Wherever you go though it will be expensive so choose carefully if you decide to visit.
I am a native San Diegan as is my mother and she was born in 1936 right here in San Diego and then she had all of us 5 kids here in San Diego. I've never moved away because we literally have the best weather. I've visited family in other states but whenever I flew home and could see my San Diego come into view out the airplane window I felt grateful to be home and when we landed I'm just always so happy to be home even if I had a great time visiting family elsewhere. It's just beautiful here. Yes it's expensive but people get paid more here than most other states so don't let the guy or girl who said sticker shock bother you. Even if you are just visiting there are plenty of ways to save a $ or two. Look online for coupons. If you visit during the week for example there are a few days that some of the museums are free. We also have many hotels with kitchens so you can buy some water and other snacks at the grocery stores rather than buying a bottle of water from a street vendor which can be as much as $5-7. You can buy a case of water for less than that at Walmart. Try using the trolley whenever you can because parking can be expensive as well. But the beaches are free, Balboa Park is free, it's just the museums that are not free with the exception on certain days as I mentioned above. We have some homeless but they really aren't seen anywhere tourists hang out. Fun fact: San Diego International airport (aka Lindbergh Field) is the busiest 1 runway airport in the US maybe even the world. 😁 PS: If you come here for vacation and you want the beach experience with a lot of sun then do not come in May or June because we have what us locals call May gray and June gloom. It's just a thick marine layer that hovers over the coastal area and it can get chilly in the evening. I've lived here all my 59 years of life and the best time to visit San Diego if you plan a beach vacation is at the end of July - November maybe even December. The later months are just as sunny but with a whole lot less of a crowd.
Yep, the coast of Southern California is considered a “Mediterranean climate”, meaning it feels like it would in Barcelona or Nice
Most foreign tourists sleep on San Diego and go to LA or San Francisco instead. But San Diego is the number one destination for Californians to visit. That should tell you something. But it's not some sleepy town. It is the second biggest city in the state and has relatively low crime. In 2024, LA and San Francisco are really not doing well as a place for tourism, IMO. No doubt, this is the city to visit if you are bringing your family or are interested in doing a lot of daytime activities.
Wiki re California’s climates: Most of the state has a Mediterranean climate. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Farther inland, there are colder winters and hotter summers. The maritime moderation results in the shoreline summertime temperatures of Los Angeles and San Francisco being the coolest of all major metropolitan areas of the United States and uniquely cool compared to areas on the same latitude in the interior and on the east coast of the North American continent. Even the San Diego shoreline bordering Mexico is cooler in summer than most areas in the contiguous United States. Just a few miles inland, summer temperature extremes are significantly higher, with downtown Los Angeles being several degrees warmer than at the coast. The same microclimate phenomenon is seen in the climate of the Bay Area, where areas sheltered from the ocean experience significantly hotter summers and colder winters in contrast with nearby areas closer to the ocean.
San Diego is where the couple with the channel ‘The Brits Try’ live.
I live in San Diego and wouldn't live anywhere else. I know the video was about seeing the city in 3 days but there are mountains and deserts close by. There is a lot of hiking trails such as at Torrey Pines or Mission Trails, there is the historical town of Julian and Wild Animal Park in North County. In the summer the San Diego fair and after the fair there is horse racing in Del Mar. Whale watching deep sea fishing, a proffessional baseball team with stadium in downtown. Art Museums, Opera, world renown Old Globe Theatre. August is the best time of year for the sunny weather, May and June it is overcast from marine layer along the coast, it gets hot in September, rain in December, January and March.
The video doesn’t mention it, but the beach below the Torrey pines glider port is a very popular nude beach
Also skip old town. It’s a lame, boring, tourist trap
I love in San Diego ots beautiful and 1 of America's finest cities
There is also so much open space and natural beauty in, around, and outside the city with trail systems. Most tourists and some locals aren't aware of this unfortunately. Besides the ocean, there are numerous hills, mountains, valleys, canyons, creeks, marshes, and a river with a riparian ecosystem. These are hidden gems that visitors should also learn about and explore.
sticker shock is when you learn the price of something and shit yourself.
iam from san diego , its never humid here , its around 70 f 80 pct of the year , it gets cold at night , but thats why san diegans wear shorts and a sweater lol . But yea man not humid at all, since we have the sea on one side and the dry desert on the other side of the mountains . San diego is said to have the best weather in the USA, if you ever been to barcelona or italy is very similar weather. The architecture of most san diego historic buildings are spanish colonial style . There is so much to do in san diego ,this guide did not even tough stuff inland stuff like in the mountains where we have Julian a old mining town where is famous for its apple pies . we got the wild animal park safari, there is far more beaches to see, as for the sunset, my EXGF and I used to go sunset beach best place to see the sunset. . At north of san diego we got legoland , and much more. If you ever come to san diego let me know ill show you guys around. Its a good city to visit, yet to live is really expensive ,thats why they say sticker shock lol
I live near Long Beach about 100 miles north of San Diego. Spent a lot of time down there over the years. It is all it seems to be in this vid. They always talk about the great weather in California and San Diego has the best weather of all. To be honest, probably the best weather in the country, anywhere. Sticker shock refers to the shock of seeing the price tag. That's true for everywhere in California. San Diego actually has a lower sales tax than Los Angeles County, but not by much. I'd recommend San Diego for a vacation over many other cities in California.
"Sticker shock" - In the US, most items in shops have little stickers on them with the price of the item. "Sticker shock" means when you look at the sticker--the price--it shocks you.
In the United States when you're looking at new cars you see the sticker price and that's called sticker shock of course I can be attributed to anything else that you purchase
Prices!!!!!! Sticker shock!
Sticker shock means very expensive
San Diego is the most even temperatured place in the world.
It never gets very hot or real cold. I live 2 hours from San Diego I would move there in a minute if I could afford to live there.
San Diego is a major tourist and vacation destination because of the year round good weather and no the focus is not really the buildings and much more the recreation and entertainment destinations. It's uber expensive to live since the location and weather is top tier.
San Diego is better than LA.
I would hate to go to a beach resort with little to do but drink all day and roast in the sun like a rotisserie chicken. This gorgeous city offers lots of choices with so much more to do than gaze at beautiful scenery.
born and raised in San Diego. surprise surprise i dont travel much and when i do its hard to find a city that rivals it.
Yes. America’s Finest City.