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Fun, Fun, Fun

The Bite:

Wanna do something more entertaining than sit on the 5 (in your daddy's T-bird or otherwise) this Memorial Day weekend? Plan ahead, and take Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner down to San Diego's beach cities for a weekend getaway that steers clear of crowded freeways (and generates less CO2). Check out La Jolla's eco-friendly Estancia Hotel and then dine ocean-side on locally grown produce and artisanal meats at The Marine Room. Get a deep-cleansing facial made of organic fruits and veggies at Gaia Spa before skinny dipping at Black's Beach (no swimsuit = saving resources too). Or, for happy hour, slurp down beers and nosh on organic beef burgers (try the Pattie M' Melt) at Bare Back Grill...where the real beach boys hang out. Fun.

Wanna Try?

Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St. Coach, $78/roundtrip.
Estancia Hotel, 9700 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla (858-550-1000). Veranda King, $269/night.
The Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Dr., La Jolla (866-644-2351).
Gaia Spa, 1299 Prospect Street, La Jolla (858-456-8797). Deep-cleansing facial, $135/65 min.
Bare Back Grill, 4640 Mission Blvd., San Diego (858-274-7117). Pattie M' Melt, $9.

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