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Great beach and loved the wall . What a structure ! Good food if you know where to go. Some of the friendliest , hospitable people in the world
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Date of experience: July 2020
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beautiful beach, great surf, boardwalk with approx 75 heart shaped art pieces...street filled with inexpensive restaurants and bars...friendly people.....then comes the wall and sound of helicopters....someone said, "well, that's the sound of freedom" what freedom?? all I saw were normal families swimming, flying kites, having ice cream etc. was certainly a more pleasant environment than US side…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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A beautiful beach, some great views of the Coronado islands in the distance. There is a good path to walk on right next to the beach, and you can find some good restaurants with some amazing fish tacos. The crazy thing is seeing the border wall go right through the southern border and disrupt the entire coastline. Its interesting and sad to be down at the beach and see the impacts of the wall, the whole time we were at the beach we could hear the sound of border control helicopters flying over. A beautiful but sad place…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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This the strand of beach where surfers congregate and catch some waves. The wooden boardwalk provided a nice path to walk or jog in the nice clean ocean breeze. There are many places to eat and drink all along the stretch of the boardwalk. It attracts out of towners as well as the local crowd. Very nice place to get away from the main city and s nice place to spend a weekend by renting the plethora of Airbnb rentals dotting the whole area. Definitely recommend. I try to visit often to get away and clear my head.…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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This very modern people friendly, Beach Front city! what! yes beach front city, anywhere you live you have access to our gorgeous Pacific Ocean, The board walk is always active with live music, dancing, clowns, artesanal beer, local and popular beers, festivals, even canine events, etc. TONS of restaurants where ALL the staffing every single single restaurant will treat you with the respect and acknowledgment that you deserve, they go above and beyond to be the best server you have ever had(leave at least a 16% tip of your total bill) the sandy black and gold beaches are mesmerizing yes the water can be really really cold 97% of the time then there is the beautiful like a dream 3%. I love this city. yes like anywhere you go, be cautious of your surroundings (common knowledge) , make good choices have fun and don't ignore the laws. …
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Date of experience: March 2019
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