Celebrate Independence Day in San Diego with a boom. 70 miles of picturesque coastline invites visitors to view and participate in festive July 4th celebrations such as the epic 20-minute Big Bay Boom fireworks display over San Diego Bay. Like the holiday boat parade, this is the largest display in the region. fireworks are launched simultaneously from four barges placed around the bay and choreographed to music broadcast on 105.7 FM radio. Back for its 10th year, the Big Bay Boom fireworks display can be seen throughout downtown San Diego, neighboring Coronado, Point Loma and many communities throughout the city. Great viewing spots are all along the bay front and aboard popular harbor cruises. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. on July 4.

Part of the fun in travel is the unexpected. You just never know what you’re going to see in California. But you especially don’t know what you’re going to see in San Diego, either. A cool cat with a smile worked his way through a tune on one of the SD piers (San Diego has a couple piers–Oceanside, Imperial Beach, Ocean Beach, and Crystal Pier) and without even a cup to catch some coins or cash, people started looking for a place to drop their money in approval. You’ll see this sort of thing in practically any city, but in San Diego, the sun glistens on the water and everything seems hotter, including the music.  San Diego has some excellent night clubs where you can catch the music scene.

It’s easy to fall in love with the North County city of Oceanside. It’s warm weather, inviting atmosphere, friendly people, and value for your stay all make it the overlooked, but well worth the trip vacation. Long known as the city that supports Cample Pendleton next door, Oceanside has much more to offer than its old-fashioned values. The feeling of stepping into a time warp is one element of your surprise when you arrive, but another is the array of activities that you can participate in and enjoy, often just by walking once you park your car. Whether you hop on the train passing through and head for the cities of San Diego or Los Angles, or you just spend your time exploring the beach and pier in Oceanside, you have your work cut out for you. Give it a rest by kicking back with a lounge chair at the beach. Oceanside is the place where you truly feel you’ve given yourself tiime to reconnect with the real world–sunshine, sipping cocktails and maybe even surfing.

San Diego is a waterfront city shining in glory with beautiful high rise architecture reflecting on the bay. The best way to get to see this waterfront treasure is on a dining cruise offered by California’s premier and primary water cruise server, Hornblower. We riddent them in about every port and bay, and can only say that San Diego is the warmest cruise, serving up the happiness that makes this city the most popular vacation for tourists seeking sunshine in California. If you have the time when visiting San Diego, book a cruise. It’s really something special. Sometimes during the summer they offer discounted cocktail cruises that are quite affordable. Here’s more info on what they provide>

One of the most fun things to do when visiting San Diego is staying at either of two hotels–Bahia Resort or Catamaran Resort. You can ride the Bahia Belle Sternwheeler in Mission Bay free with your night’s stay at the hotels. The summer schedule kicks in after Memorial Day allowing visitors more times to ride. The hotels are one mile distance from each other with the Catamaran generally costing a bit more for your hotel room. Both have beaches on site and the boat stops each night at both hotels. It is one of the most unique perks we’ve ever seen in booking and staying in hotels in San Diego, but even if you choose to stay elsewhere, you can still purchase a ticket for the affordable ride, which is around $10 (subject to change).