Fodor’s Travel Guides - Fodor’s San Diego: with North County

San Diego is a vacationers paradise, with year-round temperatures in the seventies and near-constant sunshine. One of Americas most family-friendly cities, San Diego is home to LEGOLAND, the New Childrens Museum, and the famous San Diego Zoo. Sunbathers and surfers are guaranteed to find their perfect beach, and foodies find delights in artisanal breweries, local bistros, and gourmet restaurants. From the Broadway excitement of La Jolla Playhouse to the European feel of Little Italy to the nouveau-chic of the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego has something for everyone.

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Photo Credits: Cover: Nadia Borisevich / Shutterstock; Experience San Diego: Christopher Penler / Shutterstock; Downtown: Stevegould | Dreamstime.com; Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo: Irina88w | Dreamstime.com; Old Town and Uptown: Kongomonkey | Dreamstime.com; Mission Bay and the Beaches: Visit California/Andrea Hub; La Jolla: kan_khampanya / Shutterstock; Point Loma and Coronado: Dancestrokes / Shutterstock; Where To Eat: City Foodsters/Flickr: [CC BY 2.0]; Where To Stay: Hotel Del Coronado; Nightlife: Sandy Huffaker; Performing Arts: / Lambs Players Theatre / J.T. MacMillan; Beaches: alysta/Shutterstock; Sports and the Outdoors: Sebastien Burel/Shutterstock; Shopping: Sepavo | Dreamstime.com; North County and Around: Msurdin | Dreamstime.com

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EUGENE FODOR

Hungarian-born Eugene Fodor (190591) began his travel career as an interpreter on a French cruise ship. The experience inspired him to write On the Continent