Last time I was there was in '96. Flew out for the weeked to see the Giants play the Chargers.... Went up to Malibu for a day, then came back east. Too quick. The shops in downtown Carlsbad are nice. Over the years have done the Tiajuana trip where you park and walk over the border, Balboa Park, The zoo, Coronado, seaworld, LA, Palm Springs. He used to also live across 1 up in Redando Beach. That was a neat place to vist too, but I'm talking 20+ years ago....