The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) is one of the premier public universities in the country. It is also a tourist attraction in its own right. UCSD occupies a prime 2,000 acres of land in La Jolla, overlooking the ocean. It is home base to many of our hikes. One of our favorite…
We were lucky to get to see the awesome Lego Art of the Brick exhibit when it came to San Diego in four months in late 2016/early 2017. This traveling exhibit features over 100 Lego art pieces built by artist Nathan Sawaya. We were skeptical of going because 1) it was expensive ($25 kids 12 and under,…
Jigsaw puzzles have always been a great bad weather activity for the entire family. In San Diego we don’t get too many rainy days and cold nights so we generally need another excuse for building a puzzle. Fortunately our family has found that a jigsaw puzzle can also make a great, low cost piece of…