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For incoming tourists.
One of the things you said you would be interested in doing is some
camping in the desert, so here's a place you can go. The link below is to
the MapQuest page for this place.  It's very near a small "hole in the
road" called Amboy:


Distillery District - has NO CARS, some nice shops and balzac's coffee, but expensive and closes early and always full of tourists
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=CA&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=&city=Amboy&state=CA&zipcode


St Lawrence Market has some interesting shopping.
The best route to get there is down I-5 to Oceanside, then east across Hwy
78 to I-15, then north on I-15 to I-215 which will rejoin I-15 bypassing a
lot of the metro areas, continue north on I-15 to I-40 at Barstow, then
East on I-40 to Ludlow, where you'll leave the interstate and pick up old
Route 66 continuing east past Amboy.  Just past Amboy you'll be looking
for a side road coming in from the right  (south) called Saltus Rd.  Turn
right and follow it to just before you cross the railroad tracks.  No more
than 50 ft. before the railroad crossing if I recall correctly you'll be
able to turn left onto a dirt access road.  Now the going get's tricky.  I
don't know what you're driving but I used to drive a Honda CRX and never
had any trouble as long as I kept my speed up a little going into the
sandy spots.  You will come to a place where the road goes down into a
wash, descending maybe 8 to 10 ft below the level of the RR tracks.  There
are two or three nice level places to set up a tent there.  I usually set
my tent up right next to the railroad tracks on the west side of the wash,
but you may want to be across the road to the north to get a little
further away from the tracks.  They're fairly busy tracks and the traffic
stays pretty heavy right through the night.


CN Tower - it's a cliché but still pretty neat. The resto is $$$ but not bad, worth a revolving drink anyway.
I recommend taking plenty of water with you. On the off chance that you
should get stuck in the sand you ARE close enough to both Amboy and to the
Saltus salt mining operation to walk to either of them as long as you can
stay hydrated.


Harbourfront & Toronto island some established art and the island's nice in the summer.
Ok, on to other sights.  Anza-Borrego Desert State park East of San Diego
is a good place to camp if you want to camp in an actual Campground and
the Palm Canyon trail is a really nice Hike.  Here's the link:


Spadina Chinatown, Kensington Market - just wander around
http://www.desertusa.com/anza_borrego/du_abp_camp.html


Queen Street West though you have to go pretty far west these days for the edgy stuff. Still the Queen Mother's an old favourite and Ghandi Roti is amazing.
There is a great campground for mountain camping.  It's at 9,900 ft. but
it's not on the map and a little difficult to find.  If you were coming
back from Amboy on your way down I-15, just a little below the summit of
Cajon Pass is Hwy 138.  Get off there and go west to Hwy 2, then south
toward Wrightwood.  Go through Wrightwood to Big Pines. Here's the
mapquest link:


Contemporary Art Museum (Queen West) or just check the galleries on the street
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&country=CA&popflag=0&latitude=&longitude=&name=&phone=&level=&addtohistory=&cat=&address=&city=Wrightwood&state=CA&zipcode


OCAD building is neat to look at from the outside, but you can sneak in and see what the art students are up to.
Just beyond Big Pines the road forks.  I can't remember if it's an actual
fork or a "T in from one side or the other.  You're following signs for
Mt. Baeden-Powell, but you'll be turning off before you get there.  When
the road comes to what at least appears to be a summit there is a gated
road "T"-ing in from the left.  The gates stand open except in the
winter.  Turn left and you're on the right road.  I believe the campground
is a good 20 minute drive back off the main road and there you will have
to branch off the road you're on to the left but there will be a sign.  I
can't recall the name of the campground but I'm pretty sure the sign has
the word camp in it.


Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) if they have something interesting on.
OK, now about San Diego itself.  Things you definitely want to see are
Balboa Park, the San Diego Zoo and Seaport Village.  Seaport Village is a
shopping stop.  All of these are right down in the heart of San Diego and
all are reasonably well marked.


College Street including Croft Street, many nice restos.
If you have time, I also recommend Scripps Aquarium, Sea World and Mt.
Palomar.  Also, if you're interested in historic things, the Mission San
Juan Capistrano, where the swallows return every year by the thousands is
very close to San Clemente.  If you're interested in riding a HUGE Tram
car, drive out to Palm Springs and take the Tram ride up Mt. San Jacinto.
There's a Restaurant/Bar at the top and a 30 degree Fahrenheit temperature
difference between the base and the summit.


Bloor Street West including High Park
If you have any interest in taking a Glider ride let me know by return
e-mail and I'll tell you how to get out to Sky Sailing where I learned to
fly gliders.


Bata Shoe Museum is actually pretty neat.
[[Location::California]]


The Annex just wander around.
[[Category:Travel]]
 
Yonge Street (South of Bloor) all the trashy stuff slowly being transformed into an outdoor US mall
 
Danforth & Broadview park for a great city view on a clear night
 
Yonge Street (North of Bloor) is cute, visit the 'seven thieves' shops for expensive food.
 
Way up north, the Pacific Mall gives you a real taste of Asian shopping.
 
For more food (Rashnaa!) see [[Toronto restaurants]]
 
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