Hey you guys! Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera
Now we are in California on the west coast of the USA because we are exploring San Diego
We're kicking things off here at the Cabrillo Isle Marina and we're gonna
climb aboard a speedboat with the guys at Speed Boat Adventures here in San Diego
I'm so excited you guys we're gonna to be seeing San Diego from a different angle
And I hear we're gonna get a pretty sick view of the USS Midway
Our tour went for about an hour and a half. Now you guys you have to drive the
speedboats yourself and if you're a little bit worried about it don't be
they're really low to the water, and as our guide said it's virtually impossible to
flip them and he said he had given it a fair shake. We got to explore the harbour
really see the city from a different angle and it was so much fun so if you
are looking for kind of an adventure activity and a really cool tour a great
way to kick things off and see San Diego, I highly recommend
San Diego is home to over 70 miles of pristine beaches stretching along
The Pacific Ocean. It also boasts over a hundred lively and distinct
neighbourhoods for you to explore. Not only that but it has an incredible
food scene, rich history, fascinating culture and there is so much to see and do you guys
We are just going to scratch the surface on this trip but we're gonna do
our best to find you some of the best starting right here at the USS Midway Museum
The USS Midway is a historical naval aircraft carrier Museum located here in
downtown San Diego now this place is fantastic it is so much fun you can
wander around the flight deck you can get into the belly of the ship you can
visit up close and personal with helicopters like there are all around us
there's a range of jets down there there are more planes underneath you can even
see where soldiers slept it's absolutely incredible and Matt and I having a blast
exploring it. Now it's around $23 per adults to come and see and what I love
about it is you see there are a lot of veterans employed here and they have
just got big smiles on their faces they are so happy to be here and be working
and be talking about something their passionate about so as you move around
if you do have any questions be sure to ask them the veterans because their
faces just light up and it's so cool to connect with them
Now just a short walk up from the USS Midway Museum
you will find Carnitas' Snack Shack
I love this place! The people that work here are so, so lovely.
Valerie our server has just been amazing
Hey Valerie!
So the food here is delicious. Now their specialty is pulled pork and they're serving up some
really hearty American style eats so you know your sandwiches, your tacos
they've got mac n' cheese, tater tots really yummy food that's just going to
fill your belly and give you that really American experience
Now it's fast food but it's not like fast junk food, it's real food so it's
served up quick but it comes out fresh delicious packed full of veggies
Guacamole, Sriracha, they've got mocktails, cocktails, a bar. At night this place
comes alive they've got cornhole all kinds of fun to be had you guys and the food...
you know me I've gone my veggie tacos Matt's gone with the pulled pork special
We've gone for a bit of spice in these I can see the peppers
Ohhhhh!
I live for Mexican food, it's my favourite
*rabid munching*
mmmmm!...... ohhhhhh!
The tortilla... is incredible
It's a corn one I think, it's so delicious
that guac is fresh, the veggies are so good
Look at him he's just out for a go at the beach! Good on you sweetie!
Now we are here at Sunset Cliffs we've just done a drive along since
Sunset Cliff Boulevard just checking out the views stopping and jumping out of the car
wherever we like because this area is really gorgeous. These cliffs are super dramatic
Now there are some that you can actually get into at low tide it's high
tide now so we couldn't do them, but there are some great walks where you can go down
One is like an open ceiling cave it looks stunning and I really wanted to do it
but like I said it is high tide so they're not accessible for us one other
thing I would say about these cliffs is that they are a little bit unstable
towards the edges so if you do visit just walk along the way you're allowed
to and where the signs are and don't go too close to the edge or
you could run into trouble. Today the weather is not the best it's meant to be
sunny in San Diego 360 days of the year and the couple that we are here are of
course they... yeah they are the days when it's overcast but on sunny days this would just
be stunning and even if it is overcast today it's still beautiful now I hear
given that it's called Sunset Cliffs this is the spot the sunset so if you
are here on a sunny day make sure you come down bring a little bit of a picnic
or something this would just be a killer spot
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Ocean Beach also known as OB is a vibrant, bohemian neighbourhood here in San Diego
Now we've just gone for a walk along the main streets there are cafes, shops
they're actually setting up the Farmers Markets which is held every Wednesday from 4:00
to 8:00 p.m. There are people here in the park behind me
slacklining, cracking whips, doing all kinds of stuff. The pier of course is great
for a walk if it was a beautiful sunny day that would be a fantastic spot and I
have a feeling it would be amazing for sunset as well. You've got bars, you've
got plenty to see and do...
This is a really lovely neighbourhood... I just wish it was a little more sunny!
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So where Ocean Beach was your bohemian vibe... La Jolla is more of your
upmarket destination now we are here on Girard Avenue and Prospect Avenue just
behind us and these are your main shopping streets this is where you want
to come with all your high-end boutiques there's beautiful restaurants around
this area, we're gonna grab dinner here soon
we also popped down to La Jolla Cove where we visited the sea lions they were
so cute I really identify with them with their whole beach lazy aesthetic
that's really me you guys
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We just had the BEST dinner here at Puesto in La Jolla every meal here is
just better than the last and that one was no exception the margaritas were
absolutely delicious the tacos were fantastic now they're made with blue corn
they have beautiful new non-GMO aspect so when you eat them they just
go sliding down and everything is so, so flavoursome they had the most amazing
guacamole in there too, it had like these candy walnuts, pomegranates, mangoes stuff even
you would never think to put in guacamole and it was fantastic now if you are looking for a
great meal here in San Diego I absolutely recommend this place the
staff are fantastic it's a beautiful restaurant and the food is second to none
Absolutely loved it... but right now we are going to get our nightlife on yes
we're gonna drag out over 30 butts out and we're going to go and check out the
Gaslamp Quarter and I have a feeling that we're gonna find a very good bar.
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Now this is a 16 and a half block
historical neighborhood in downtown San Diego you guys the streets here are
alive with pubs bars and live music and you know that this is the heart of fun
in San Diego because it is home to scheduled events like Mardi Gras! so you know it
absolutely goes off and I have the perfect bar for us to end the night in.
(AWESOME live Blues music)
Great cocktails, great live music, it had such an inclusive, fun, welcoming atmosphere
down there. Matt and I just had a ball we would like 'we will only stay for a little bit'
but we loved it, we stayed for ages... amazing 10/10 recommend so that is the end of
our first day in San Diego we have seen and done so much and we've had a
blast doing it now it's time for bed because we have another jam-packed day
tomorrow and I can't wait to show you more of this incredible city
Good morning you guys!
So we are starting our second day in San Diego with coffee and
bagels here from Portside Coffee & Gelato, we were just driving past and
this place looked so good, oh my gosh I love the North American bagel culture it's
just the way we should all be living bagels are life and this coffee is fantastic
So right now we're gonna kick off the day
with our first activity, let's go...
to the San Diego Zoo!
The San Diego Zoo has been voted the #1 Zoo in the world and for good reason
this place is beautiful now Matt and I have
just done the 'Inside Look Tour' where you get to go behind the scenes and that's
something you guys can do as well I mean we just had some one-on-one time with an
expert, we got to see things other people don't get to see. Get a little more up
close and personal with some of the animals. I got to feed a Galapagos Turtle
It was incredible and the amount of things you learn... it's phenomenal
So you know Matt and I talk about animal tourism and experiences a lot, and personally
I don't qualify a zoo like this as an animal tourism experience at all
the amount of conservation work that the San Diego Zoo are doing are unbelievable take
California Condors, for example, there was a point where they were just about extinct
there were only 20 left in the wild and they have now gotten those numbers right
back up to 500. That is incredible, so without the efforts of Zoo staff like
here at San Diego we would lose so many animals there's so much that they are
doing and the Zoo is actually a not-for-profit organization so all the
money that you spend while you're here it goes back into everything that you see
and when they have make money above and beyond that goes back out into the
community to help others so... rest assured this is the perfect way to educate
yourself, get that bit more social awareness, really connect with the animals
and see something you may never have seen before
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Balboa Park was first established in 1868 as a 1400 acre parcel called
City Park later renamed Balboa Park It is free to come here and then you'll
find some attractions that you have to pay admission for so some of the museums
and galleries and some of the gardens too now Matt and I love our gardens
or maybe I love Gardens and Matt just loves me so he comes to the gardens so that's
mostly what we've been doing here we came to the Friendship Garden which is
the Japanese garden and I love a Japanese garden it's so peaceful and
tranquil in here. Now when it came to getting around we were a bit tired so we
decided to hire some of those Bird scooters all we did was download the app
there's some free Wi-Fi in the air pick up a map, check into the visitors center
plan out a few of the spots that you'd like to visit there's lots of great
architecture, great places to eat and lots of cool things to see
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The vibrant neighbourhood of Hillcrest stands at San Diego's LGBTQIA+ hub
There are lots of restaurants, pubs, cafes, bars there are some
fantastic boutiques and if you really like thrift shopping they've got some
of those more high-end thrift stores, now I know it's really really lame but I
really like WholeFoods. So Matt had never been and I just took him to one
and he had lost his mind. I've stocked up on so many organic dark chocolate peanut
buttercups and non-sweetened green tea I don't even know who I am sometimes
We are here at Starry Lane Bakery in Hillcrest and this place makes food
that is free of all the top ten allergens so we're talking about gluten, dairy
soy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts the works
Everything you can think of so I don't exactly know what they made on
mmmmm
Normally, allergen-free cupcakes are really, really... chewy and dense
So light, so delicious tastes exactly like a regular cupcake
I'm so glad I got one to go!
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We just had dinner at Waypoint Public here in North Park now this place
is famous for its burgers they have these really cool big rolling window
things which I can imagine in the really warm months they will open those
up people would be hanging out of it everywhere having a belter of a time
So now we're gonna head back to our hotel and get a good night's sleep
Good morning you guys so it is the start of our third and final day here in
San Diego, we've got a little bit of sun out finally, sun out... guns out and we are
kicking off the day here at the Cabrillo National Monument let's take a look
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The Cabrillo National Monument celebrates the landing of Juan
Rodriguez Cabrillo in San Diego Bay on September 28 1542 now this was the first
time a European had set foot on what would later become the western coast
of the United States of America and now it is a fantastic place to visit here in
San Diego so we've got the lighthouse you can visit there's a great visitor
center you've got the commemorative statue behind me and the views here are
just incredible Point Loma is just stunning it's one of the most beautiful
places I've seen in San Diego so far the views all around the water are insane
and it's really cool to see an important piece of America's history
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We have come back here the Sunset Cliffs
and look at the difference you guys sun is shining blue sky you can see the
water is clear
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Set in a 1920's era Naval Base Commissary the Liberty Public Market brings
together over 30 local artisans, it is a hub for fantastic food, drinks and some arts and
crafts too I even serve a very cute store for dogs. Now this is a place to
come if you love and eating tour, which Matt absolutely does he loves to
rove around the market and try lots of different things so there is everything
and anything here you've got tacos you've got beautiful smoke-house pork, you've
got empanadas, there's Thai food there are even things like gumbo and mac n' cheese and po' boys
So, anything and everything you can dream up
If you love food this is your destination.
For our last meal in San Diego we are here at Cafe Coyote in Old Town and this place is
pumping now it has been one of San Diego's landmark restaurants for over 30 years
and it was voted best Mexican Restaurant 15 years in a row!
The tortillas are hand-rolled fresh you can see the ladies preparing them
There are over a hundred types of tequila on the menu for your margarita, you know I love my
frozen margaritas there is this big fat guacamole bowl right in front of us
Matt's got something all chorizo and cheesy, this is just incredible, the staff are fantastic
It's a great street side location in Old Town what more could you want
It is the perfect way to end.
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Alright you guys, and with that our time in San Diego has
come to an end thank you so much for watching I hope you enjoyed this video
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below have a great weekend and I will see you next week.
Love ya!