This shop features trendy and sensible beach clothes and California casual sportswear. If you're headed up to North County from downtown San Diego, check the Coaster train schedule to make your trek more enjoyable. The station is right in the middle of this shopping district. In this district, furniture is the name of the game. The stretch of these stores is found along 2 miles of Los Vallecitos Boulevard in San Marcos.
Stores here sell everything from bedding to bar stools at excellent prices.
Sears has a large furniture store called Homelife , at 860 Los Vallecitos Blvd. As we go to press, there's a new antiques mall being constructed along the same street right next to an Ethan Allen showroom. If you're shopping for bargains, watch for the sidewalk sales, which are held on most major holiday weekends, and advertised in the newspapers. If you're traveling on Interstate 15 through the Rancho Bernardo, Carmel Mountain area, there's a shopping district that will fit your basic needs. Take the Carmel Mountain exit and go east.