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San Diego
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

Mornings on the coast often start gray and cool under the marine layer, which usually burns off by mid-morning. Walk La Jolla's cliff coves early, then spend time in a single Balboa Park museum.

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Two places to eat alone

  • Tacos El GordoCounter ordering makes eating alone easy.
  • El Pescador Fish MarketCasual café and fish-market counter with close seating.

SAMPLE

Why San Diego?

San Diego sits between crowded tourism and local life. For a woman traveling alone, and especially for one 50 and over, the city lets you move at your own pace and feel unremarkable doing it. Balboa Park’s museums, the cliff coves of La Jolla, and the neighborhoods of Little Italy and North Park are all within reach, and each is easy to enjoy alone.

Women on their own are an ordinary sight in the neighborhoods, on the beaches, in the museums, and in the restaurants.

San Diego suits people who want solitude without loneliness. Its neighborhoods have distinct personalities, so you can pick surroundings that match your mood on a given morning: the Gaslamp for energy, North Park for everyday neighborhood life, La Jolla for the coves. The weather removes the barrier that keeps many travelers indoors in winter elsewhere in the country.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Solitude, Pace and Eating Alone

Small routines help: the same North Park café each morning, the same Little Italy walk each evening.

Eating alone is where many travelers feel most self-conscious, and where San Diego makes things easiest. Counter and bar seats are the secret. A seat at a counter, such as the corner counter of Tacos El Gordo on F Street, or a kitchen-facing bar turns a table for one into a perch with something to watch. Off-peak hours help too: an early dinner at five-thirty or a late lunch at two means a calmer room and more time from the staff. If you would rather have a quiet table, bring something to read and ask for one.

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Inside this book

  • San Diego Awaits
  • A City in Layers
  • Planning Your Escape
  • Where to Stay
  • Balboa Park
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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  • San Diego Awaits
  • A City in Layers
  • Planning Your Escape
  • Where to Stay
  • Balboa Park
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • The Solo Woman’s San Diego
  • Days in San Diego
  • Conversation Notes
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Retail Therapy
  • Beyond the City: Day Trips
  • Practical Matters

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San Diego Alone

Mornings on the coast often start gray and cool under the marine layer, which usually burns off by mid-morning. Walk La Jolla's cliff coves early, then spend time in a single Balboa Park museum.

$6.99 ebook

Buy the ebook, $6.99

Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

Instant download · Secure checkout by Payhip

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A map of 23 numbered places, with Coronado and La Jolla weighed as bases.

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