Ericka Chickowski: Stuart, you are in luck, because San Diego is an extremely accessible town. Almost all of the major hotels have at least one adapted room and all of the major attractions will be able to accommodate you. This includes the Zoo and SeaWorld.

The city has also made significant efforts to make the beach accessible. Mission Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla shores all have motorized sand chairs available for free use—just go to the San Diego lifeguard information website and use the contact information to call in advance for reservations.

If you are adventurous, the Mission Bay Aquatic Center features accessible watersports. They've got adapted water skiing and sailing, so you'll have plenty of opportunity to have fun in the water.

For more information on San Diego accessibility, check out Accessible San Diego, which is one of the city's oldest travel service organizations and puts out an annual Accessible Travel Guide to the city.

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Sharpsville, Pa.: My wife and three daughters (ages 10, 14, and 16) are planning a post-cruise stay in San Diego in two weeks. One of the two days we'll be there we're planning on spending at Sea World, but we're wide open for the second day. We'll have a rental car so we can get around. We've been to the Zoo before and don't want to return this time; we need some ideas to end our vacation on a high note...Help!

Ericka Chickowski: If you want to win the coolest dad and husband of the year award, consider getting your girls set up with a morning surf lesson from Surf Diva in La Jolla. This is a fantastic surf program, taught primarily by women instructors, that will certainly end your trip with a bang. Once the lessons are over, you can hang on to the surfboards and wetsuits with a discounted rental rate for a little extra time in the water. Once you guys have worked up an appetite, there are lots of great places to eat right in that La Jolla Shores area or you can check out the local market for a picnic on the beach or the grassy area that abuts the beach.

If you aren't totally pooped by then, clean yourselves up and then motor on down to Balboa Park for a quiet afternoon wandering the gardens and museums there. I guarantee it will be a day that you won't forget!

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Weston, Conn.: Several years ago, we were on a fantastic trip to La Jolla at the Colonial Hotel where we joined the chef on a garden shopping tour and then came back to the kitchen and helped prepare the food. A fabulous dinner paired with wonderful wines was included. Do you know of any similar delights in the San Diego area?

Ericka Chickowski: How about a Thursday night dinner at A.R Valentin in the The Lodge at Torrey Pines? Once a week this fantastic restaurant seats what it calls "The Artisans Table." This culinary event places you with some like-minded strangers for a family-style meal featuring the freshest produce and specialty items from local farms. Dishes are introduced by the chef in a relaxed setting and the goal is to make friends with him and your table mates over the cornucopia of fine food served on the platters before you.

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