I know what you mean. We lived there before the traffic got so bad. We were in LaJolla for awhile and then lived up on Mt. Helix where we could see all the way to Balboa Island and the Balboa Bridge most days. I still have dear friends there - mostly in the east part of SD county. I would go back to certain areas, I think. But things change so I don't know. It's a great place to visit.
