{"id":224989,"date":"2023-05-06T01:29:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T23:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?post_type=columnist&p=224989"},"modified":"2023-05-06T01:29:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T23:29:03","slug":"is-san-diego-worth-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"columnist","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/columnist\/jim-jorgensen\/is-san-diego-worth-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is San Diego Worth a Visit?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The easy answer to the title question is\u2026 Yes, of course.<\/p>\n

If you have ever seen any of the San Diego vacation ads, you have seen many of the fun things to do in and around San Diego. It’s a beautiful coastal setting, old stuff – new stuff, nightlife stuff – day stuff\u2026 The ads cover it well.<\/p>\n

But if you throw in a couple of kids (say between the ages of 3 and 10), the answer to the title question becomes\u2026 ABSOLUTELY A FABULOUS TIME.<\/p>\n

We recently squeezed in a Spring Break, a three-day trip with two girls, 5 and 8 years old. And it was a near-perfect hit.<\/p>\n

You know you are off to a good start when the kids were having a blast roaming the terminal while we waited for our flight. Even running down the jetway became fun with them.<\/p>\n

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We did an Airbnb in Carlsbad, and Day One started at the beach. If a kid can\u2019t have fun at the beach, it is time to look into therapy. Almost any beach will do, but one with waves to play in is a nice plus. San Diego has tons of those beaches to pick from. We threw in a walk to the actually cute town for ice cream (another automatic hit). In our case, there was more beach time in the afternoon, but we could easily have gone to old town San Diego or to USS Midway or\u2026..
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Legoland was Day Two. I personally had not been to Legoland before, nor the kids. So we were absolutely normal first-time visitors. My review is short and simple. THEY NAILED IT for the 3 to 10-year-old set. Disneyland\/World is bigger and better, but for the under-teens, this would be my first pick. The entire park has been made to fit this age group. Because it is not very appealing to teenagers and because it is expensive, you see almost none of them, which helps the younger kids feel \u2018in charge\u2019 of the space, adding an additional level of enjoyment to the kids (and a certain amount of safety\/comfort to parents.)<\/p>\n

Day Three could\u2019ve been one of many things again. We picked the Wild Animal Park (part of the San Diego Zoo, but physically completely separate from the Zoo). The girls have a great zoo near their home, so the more open setting of the Wild Animal Park made it a different kind of adventure for them. At one point, we stumbled into where they have the Cheetah race, but five minutes after it finished. The trainer and Cheetah were still walking around which was impressive for the girls. We did take the Safari Tram ride, which comes with the main ticket, and again a nice new experience for them.<\/p>\n

So a great three days, which I could not more highly recommend to those of you with \u2018access\u2019 to kids these ages.<\/p>\n

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Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? Get ready !<\/p>\n

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These are\u00a0Amazon’s\u00a0best-selling<\/strong>\u00a0travel products that you may need for coming to Â鶹APP.<\/p>\n

Bookstore<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The best travel book : Rick Steves – Â鶹APP 2023<\/strong> –\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Fodor’s Â鶹APP 2024 –\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Travel Gear<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Venture Pal Lightweight Backpack –\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Samsonite Winfield 2 28″ Luggage –\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Swig Savvy’s Stainless Steel Insulated Water Bottle\u00a0–\u00a0Learn more here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Check Amazon\u2019s best-seller list for the most popular travel accessories. <\/a>We sometimes read this list just to find out what new travel products people are buying.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1685,"featured_media":224990,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[4636,4635,4638,4637],"topic":[4069,4056],"class_list":["post-224989","columnist","type-columnist","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-beach","tag-legoland","tag-san-diego","tag-wild-animal-park","topic-family","topic-travel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIs San Diego Worth a Visit? - Discover Walks Columnist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have ever seen any of the San Diego vacation ads, you have seen many of the fun things to do in and around San Diego.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/columnist\/jim-jorgensen\/is-san-diego-worth-a-visit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is San Diego Worth a Visit? 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