Get to Know San Diego

Once in a while you need to indulge yourself. If you’re in San Diego, Extraordinary Desserts is the perfect place for that.

Karen Krasne, the owner of Extraordinary Desserts, is a spectacular dessert chef. You aren’t going to find desserts of this quality just anywhere. She trained in Paris, and her desserts are beautiful as well as delicious.

If you stop by, make sure that you’re hungry. These desserts are a delight to the senses. You’ll feel like you’re gaining weight just walking in, but it’s worth it.

Even beyond desserts, Extraordinary Desserts offers an exclusive gourmet selection of coffees, teas, jams and more. You can enjoy them at home and in your own recipes.

This is one of those really fun places to stop when you need to indulge yourself. Sometimes you have to do something you wouldn’t often do but feels and tastes soooo good.

Extraordinary Desserts is located at 1430 Union Street as well as 2929 Fifth Avenue in San Diego.

San Diego has a rich maritime history. This is what the Maritime Museum, obviously, works to preserve.

Perhaps the most famous ship in the Maritime Museum’s collection is the Star of India. The Star of India is a beautiful vessel, as well as being the world’s oldest active ship. She was built in 1863. But she is not the only ship in the collection. There’s even an old B-39 Soviet Attack Submarine.

The guides at the museum are very helpful. Exhibitions are set up in five permanent galleries, as well as traveling exhibits. The five permanent galleries are categorized as the Age of Sail, Age of Steam, Charting the Sea, Harvesting the Ocean and the Navy. (more…)

Every year since 1994, Little Italy in San Diego has held a celebration called Precious Festa. It has grown from a small celebration to a major event with more than 100,000 attendees every year.

The 2006 Precious Festa is on Sunday, October 8. There are some events on Saturday, October 7, but no vendors and just a little entertainment. Sunday offers more than 150 vendors with a variety of offerings, 3 stages of entertainment, two beer and wine gardens and much more.

Enthusiasts will be displaying their Italian-made vehicles. You’re sure to see some real beauties there.

The entertainment available ranges from big band music to Frank Sinatra impersonators to a variety of Italian favorites and much more.

If you’re in the area, this festival is quite worth attending.

The San Diego International Airport has been in operation for more than 75 years. It’s located near downtown San Diego. Like any major airport, it is quite busy, but things generally run fairly smoothly.

The biggest challenge San Diego’s airport faces is that it is a single runway airport. Many propositions have been floated to find a way to either expand or move the airport, but so far no acceptable solution has been found. A favored alternative, that of taking over Marine Corps Air Station Miramar has many problems, not the least of which is the fact that the military has no intention of leaving that property.

Most international flights from San Diego are to either Mexico or Canada. (more…)