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Arts and Culture at Balboa Park

September 18, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

San Diego’s Balboa Park is teeming not just with green spaces but also with arts and culture. It’s a different kind of park I’ve been to before. While New York City’s Central Park boasts its size in the middle of Manhattan, Balboa Park is a public space for architecture, museums,

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The Surfers in La Jolla

January 27, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

After I finished my own communing with the sea, I continued walking further along the cliffs of La Jolla. A van parked on the roadside where a group of friends got out in a hurry, unloading their duffel bags and their surf boards. They ran into the shore, dropped their

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La Jolla Beach

January 25, 2015 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

I was walking down the La Jolla Beach when I spotted this woman doing her yoga in the sand, with only the sound of the waves can be heard. It was a peaceful setting that I decided to sit down on the grasses in my own yoga position. But, of

International Travelers House - Adventure Hostel in San diego

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My Adventure at the International Travelers House in San Diego

October 8, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 2 Comments

I almost fainted as soon as I stepped inside the International Travelers House in San Diego. Few feet before I reached the reception, a shirtless, blonde hunk was mopping the floor, his toned muscles were flexing like they were teasing a stranger—and those smooth muscles already got me at hello.

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The Breathtaking Sunsets in California

September 30, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

One of the best and free things to do in the west coast is to watch the breathtaking sunsets in California. They’ll never fail to amaze every sunset lovers. While in San Francisco, I’ve only got to see it once from a distance. In Los Angeles, sunsets are fabulous backdrop

Unconditional Surrender by Steward Johnson San Diego

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The Kiss That Celebrates The End of World War 2

September 21, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

The kiss that celebrates the end of World War 2 is now a giant statue in San Diego’s waterfront. The iconic black and white photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt in New York City’s Times Square comes to life in a 20-foot bronze sculpture, aptly known as “Unconditional Surrender”. It’s designed

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The One Food You Should Eat When You Are in San Diego

September 18, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 0 Comments

There’s one food you should eat when you are in San Diego—and that’s FISH TACOS. On my last night in the city, a friend (Thank you, Anatole!) drove me and three new acquaintances I met at a hostel to a place which Yelp reviewers are raving about: Oscar’s Mexican Seafood

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That Moment I Made The Waves Roar

September 14, 2014 KeepCalmAndWander 1 Comments

Moses, from the Bible, divided the Red Sea by raising his cane when he led thousands of people to flee from the pursuing Egyptians. No, I didn’t do such kind of gargantuan miracle—but I made the waves roar at the command of my hands. Or so I thought. LOL… Here’s the