I live in San Diego, downtown, so I can give you some suggestions. Where will you be staying? There is a pretty cool vintage store in Little Italy. It's on Kettner and I'm not sure what the cross street is, but I can find out if you're interested. There is a boutique that carries Fighting Eel and some smaller designers, located downtown on G and 8th. I heard Mimi and Red is a cool boutique in North Park. Also, there is Fashion Valley mall, which has Nordstroms, Bloomindales, Saks, Neimans and Macy's. Let me know if you have any other questions or something more particular you're looking for
I live in SD also. There are lots of cute botiques around where I live (in Little Italy). I used to live closer to the beach and there were lots of cute places there as well (in Bird Rock, La Jolla area). Mission Valley has the Nordies, Saks, etc californiavintage mentioned. There is also a Nordstorm Rack there and an Off Fifth. Lots around, just depends upon what your looking for (and if you have a car!).
I'm staying at the Hilton San Diego Resort which is pretty close to Sea World.
I am wanting to go to Las Americas Outlets. Is it worth the drive? I also noticed it's just on the other side of Tijuana. Is it an okay area for me to go by myself?
I will definitely check out Little Italy!
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