Moon San Diego

Local surfer and writer Ian Anderson offers an insider’s view of San Diego, from surfing at San Onofre State Beach to exploring the expansive San Diego Zoo. Ian includes great trip ideas such as On a Mission, a tour of the city’s historical sights, and Surf and Turf, which covers recreational opportunities in and out of the water. Packed with information on dining, transportation, and accommodations,Moon San Diego has lots of options for a range of travel budgets.. With advice on where to sample the city's local craft beers or hike in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park,Moon San Diego gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal and memorable experience.

This full-color guide includes vibrant photos and helpful maps.

Ian Anderson learned to surf on San Diego waves while living on a nearby military base, and knew it would only be a matter of time before he returned. The child of a US serviceman, he spent his entire youth on such bases, traveling the globe from Japan to the UK, throughout the American south up and up to Washington DC. But nothing resonated so deeply as the Southern California lifestyle.

He returned to earn a writing degree from prestigious Pomona College, and though he's continued to explore the world a few weeks or months at a time, those San Diego beaches keep luring him home, never once judging him for repeated dalliances in Hawaiian, Costa Rican or European waters.

Anderson currently covers America's Finest City as a reporter and restaurant critic, occasionally contributing to national publications on a freelance basisusually about some combination of beer, music and travel. He's written a number of books as a ghostwriter, and even delved into ecological sciences to co-author An Eco-Friendly Online Shopping Guide for thepurplebook series of web shopping manuals. But for the most part his expertise matches his interests, chief among them exploring the globe's sights, sounds and flavors, and bringing these experiences to life for inquisitive readers.