The San Diego Trip
Views from Pacific Terrace Hotel- Pacific Beach
Trip was alright. The hotel room was kickass. I had a High Def 42"+ tv in the room to watch the mavs game. At night, as the temperature dipped below 70 degrees, I opened the sliding glass door to the balcony and slept to the sound of waves crashing along the beach. The weather was beautiful and sunny as you can see from the photos. Since parking was difficult to locate, I opted to pay the $18/day and park in the garage so I wouldn't have to worry about it. The staff at the hotel was nice and helpful. I would definitely stay at this place if I wanted to be on the beach in San Diego.
Ate at mostly cheap places - Mama Testo's located in the Hillcrest/SDSU area, and also The Cheese Shop in La Jolla. I had read some reviews that mentioned both places were worth checking out.
What I realized though was that it's really too expensive to live out there. It would be a great place to start your career at in your 20s, but I'm not so sure that it's worth it now that I am single and don't make friends easily. That and having to worry about using retirement and savings to get out there make it not so attractive.
I looked at two different apartment complexes. One was $1350 and another that was located near Qualcomm stadium was $1525. Between pet deposits, security deposits, and rent it was just going to cost too much. The realization that I would be starting over in such an expensive city also began to set in. It's not going to happen. I won't be moving to SD for now.
Not bad for a free trip.
Trip was alright. The hotel room was kickass. I had a High Def 42"+ tv in the room to watch the mavs game. At night, as the temperature dipped below 70 degrees, I opened the sliding glass door to the balcony and slept to the sound of waves crashing along the beach. The weather was beautiful and sunny as you can see from the photos. Since parking was difficult to locate, I opted to pay the $18/day and park in the garage so I wouldn't have to worry about it. The staff at the hotel was nice and helpful. I would definitely stay at this place if I wanted to be on the beach in San Diego.
Ate at mostly cheap places - Mama Testo's located in the Hillcrest/SDSU area, and also The Cheese Shop in La Jolla. I had read some reviews that mentioned both places were worth checking out.
What I realized though was that it's really too expensive to live out there. It would be a great place to start your career at in your 20s, but I'm not so sure that it's worth it now that I am single and don't make friends easily. That and having to worry about using retirement and savings to get out there make it not so attractive.
I looked at two different apartment complexes. One was $1350 and another that was located near Qualcomm stadium was $1525. Between pet deposits, security deposits, and rent it was just going to cost too much. The realization that I would be starting over in such an expensive city also began to set in. It's not going to happen. I won't be moving to SD for now.
Not bad for a free trip.
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