This North Park gem was the perfect location and choice for our "home base" while visiting San Diego for the first time. We had a long weekend, which turned out to feel like a full week of vacation. The house is super cute and has everything you need. There are a few grocery stores, bars, breakfast spots, liquor stores and tacos within walking distance, including the wonderful "Sprouts" grocery store, which was like an ultra-hip San Diego-style Whole Foods. Ok, I gotta talk about the tacos. We walked to "City Taco". It's the bomb. Lots of choices, including vegan. Also, we "breakfasted-up" at Breakfast Revolution --- place was DOPE --- and we're from Portland, so we know what good breakfast is, TRUST.

OK before I get carried away about tacos and pancakes, let me say that from here we PACKED IT IN as far as a full San Diego vacation itinerary. We explored Balboa Park and it's museums and gardens (DO THIS), we went to FIVE beaches (La Jolla, "PB", "OB", Coronado, and Swamis in Encinitas), Cabrillo Monument, had a beer in the Gaslamp District to watch the Trail Blazers (bartenders were sups friendly).

For the fellow airbnb travelers (cool people that like doing stuff), Aaron's place will do you right, and has everything you need. We got around in Car2go and Uber/Lyft, and used the Coastal Train to get to Encinitas and back.

I am surprised by how cool San Diego is. And I gotta say Aaron's place was a big part of that. Thanks Aaron!