An enormous variety of wild species, colorful wildflowers, palm groves, sweeping vistas and miles and miles of hiking trails;  Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is a haven for people who love adventure. Spread over 600,000-acre, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest desert park in California and is named after a Spanish explorer called Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word borrego stands for bighorn sheep.

This vast desert park offers you an amazing opportunity to experience the wilderness and marvels of the desert. Once here, you will be stunned to see an awesome variety of species ranging from mule deer, golden eagles, chuckwallas, roadrunners, kit foxes, red diamond rattlesnakes, bighorn sheep to desert iguanas. It is undoubtedly the richest desert park offering such tremendous variety of species.

The best time to visit Anza-Borengo Desert State Park is in the spring. Imagine how wonderful it looks when the whole desert turns into a riot of colors. Rains transform the rugged landscape and the sun hardened desert into a kaleidoscope of colorful desert wildflowers. You can see a variety of spectacular wildflowers such as desert marigold, barrel cactus, red chuparosa, primrose, yellow brittlebush, ocotillo buds, monkey flowers and more.

After a substantial winter rainfall, the wildflowers begin to bloom in late February and in early March. Therefore if you are on a San Diego vacation during march-April, make sure to visit Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. And the best way to do that is to stay in a hotel in San Diego from where you can commute to the desert park easily.

California Suites Hotel is located right in the heart of San Diego so there won’t be any trouble getting there. The hotel provides good facilities at budget price such as an extended complimentary breakfast, free parking, Internet connection, swimming pool, 24 hour security patrol, safe deposit box and more.

If you are particularly fond of seeing wild desert animals and wildflowers, then you shouldn’t miss this desert park. Now is the time!

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San Diego is home to one of the nature’s most spectacular sights. Every year about 26,000 migrating gray whales, one of the largest mammals on earth, take the long 10,000 mile journey from the Arctic Sea south to  the warm water lagoons of Baja California. It is considered as the longest migration by mammals. The San Diego coastline becomes home to these spectacular species. The Gray whale population was almost extinct in the early 1900s, but through extensive environmental and educational efforts, the population of gray whales has survived.

If you are on a San Diego family vacation between late December and March, make sure to go for the whale watching tour with your kids. You can spend an entire day with your kids watching the spectacular stunts of gray whales. Watch the whales breach, swimming off the coastline,  spy hop, fluke up or fluke down, spout, footprint and more. Make sure to bring binoculars to catch whales activity clearly. Imagine how splendid it would look when a whale leaps out of water and then falls back with a reverberating splash.

Other than gray whales, also watch out for porpoises, brown pelicans, harbor seals and sea lions. Also look out for various dolphins such as Pacific white-sided dolphins, common dolphins and Risso’s dolphins.

Besides being fun, whale watching is also an educational activity – you get to experience ocean wildlife firsthand. Go on a short cruise where trained naturalists provide guidance on maximizing the overall experience. When you go on a cruise, make sure to carry along a warm jacket. You can go to Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma and the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla  for a whale watching tour.

To enjoy whale watching most conveniently with your family, it is best to stay in a San Diego accommodation which is located right in the heart of San Diego. Book your rooms in advance at  California Suites Hotel which is situated just 15 minutes away from the San Diego International Airport. California Suites Hotel is a value price leader among budget hotels in San Diego which has just been promoted to receive a Triple A designation. Facilities provided by the hotel include an “extended” complimentary breakfast, laundry facilities, free stay for children of 11 years and under, safe deposit box, free parking, 24 hr security patrol and more.

Whale watching is a complete family affair. Your kids will just love it!

If you are planning a San Diego vacation to spend some quality time away from the regular hustle bustle of busy city life, you cannot afford to miss the Rolando Street Fair. People come here to spend a sizzling spring day at the fair, and to enjoy the cozy feel of a community gathering that is rare to find in other places.

This street fair is a great way for people to get together and enjoy.Rolando is a small and beautiful urban neighborhood lined with older homes, trees on both sides of the road. This is one of the more appealing and affordable neighborhoods in San Diego.

The 14th annual Rolando Street Fair will take place in Sunday, March 28th, 2010 from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Bring yourself, bring your kids, and have fun on the rides and enjoy dancing to live music. This time, more than 100 vendor booths with a wide variety of hand-made items will be participating in fair. Last year, this street fair attracted over 15,000 and many more are expected this year.

Amid local musical entertainment of rock, jazz and blues, there will be lots more to enjoy here at the street fair. For kids, there are carnival rides of different types that will make any child ask for more! Plus, children can enjoy doing face painting and feast on all sorts of sweet treats. There are various food courts offering delicacies to try.

This year, you can enjoy excellent music from awesome local talent. The band schedule includes names like the San Diego School of Rock, the New Primordials, Steph Johnson Band, Lee Coulter and Len Rainey and the Midnight
Players.

Along with this, there is lots more to experience in San Diego. When planning a trip to this adventurous land, come with some time on your hands to fully explore and experience the varied delights of this place.

If you are a budget traveler, come and stay at California Suites Hotel, best amongst quality budget hotels in San Diego that offer affordable vacation rentals and complementary breakfast.

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