It doesn't compute. I'm not asking for New Orleans, because that's a random perfect storm (forgive the pun), but on paper it should be a jumping ####### hotspot city. That's our greatest spot and instead of being that, it's like Orange County meets Norfolk on Zoloft.
I'm guessing you haven't spent any time on 4th and 5th south of Broadway eh?
Disclaimer: I've never been to San Diegobut if you're having to give me a couple block area where the fun is in a city like San Diego, that pretty much proves Apple Jack's point.
Everything I've ever heard about SD is "it's so great, the weather..."
It's never "we went to San Diego and had such a great time, we did x and y and z"
In a city like San Diego, you shouldn't be telling me about a couple block area, you should be calling out different districts/areas.
San Diego makes Cincinnati seem interesting. If only the weather...
I've never been there either, but I definitely agree with this.A city of SD's size and natural advantages should have many more hot spots. And, there should be hot spots of varying types for those with different interests.
When I think of SD, I think of weather, beaches, and a zoo. I guess I can now add 4th and 5th south of Broadway, whatever that is. Anything else?
Any review of SD that includes the phrase "yeah, but other than the weather ..." (or its functional equivalent) completely misses the point. If you don't place much importance on the climate SD is not going to rank highly for you.
Everyone likes great weather. Everyone realizes San Diego has great weather. But, that, on its own, can't make it a great city.So, you have this great weather. Now what? Other than the beach, what do you do in this great weather? Where do you go? Or, do you just sit on your front porch all day and say, "This is such a blast sitting here on my porch in this weather"?
Where are the great hangouts? Are there a couple great retail strips with shops, restaurants, and bars? Are there really good clubs and small concert establishments? Are there fun markets to buy produce, meat, and seafood? Is there a cool historic district? Are there a couple great urban outdoor parks with open space, fountains, and statues where people like to hang and picnic? Are there huge national parks with cool mountains or caves or deserts to explore within easy driving distance? Are there museums? Operas? Other cultural centers?
This is what people want to know, but all we ever hear is: weather, beach, weather, beach, weather, beach. Those things are absolutely great, but a lot of people want more.