Weekend Getaway: Carlsbad

Even though I’m a California girl through and through, I have, for the past few years, lived in the south (New Orleans, specifically), where summer-to-early fall can be hot. Humid. Horrible.
To make those balmy days tolerable, I frequently drag my husband (a southern boy and the reason for that relocation south) back to California for some coastal breeze. I’ve shown him Los Angeles, Santa Monica and much of Orange County. But a new favorite getaway? Carlsbad – quaint, cute, cas