Santa Barbara, United States Travel Blogs

California
Jan 26, 2007 (9 photos)

See more about our roadtrip, and others' roadtrips, at www.roadtrippin.com January 19, 2007 The yurt cabins in South Beach State Park on Oregon's famed coast were advertised as being heated. They were anything but. We hunkered down in one the ...

Margaritas with a madman
Jul 31, 2005 (2 photos)

... an admirable person. Anyway we had an interesting chat about,travel politics , yes Arnie is bad and like everywhere across the states, he seems bent on cutting funding to schools.I stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast in San Fran. In the alleyway next to ...

"The Beach is empty because its Winter..."
Oct 29, 2004 (4 photos)

... Coastal Starlight arrived, we boarded, and once again slumped into our, much more comfortable, seats for the relatively short journey to Santa Barbara. It was bizarre seeing all the same scenery as before but in reverse. At 8 pm we arrived at the college ...

California Mission Trail (US&C)
Apr 25, 2008 (3 photos)

... 8. Santa Clara de Asis (Santa Clara): Not visited. 9. San Buenaventura (Ventura): Not visited. 10. Mission Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara): This is also a beautiful mission with breathtaking grounds. There is a clever water system still in operation ...

Last Pics of the Ranch
Apr 13, 2009 (10 photos)

Day 1 - We haven't left yet! We're still working on filling the moving truck, but yesterday we took our last walk on the ranch and enjoyed a break from the packing.  If you haven't discovered this personally yet, I'd like to ...

Chapter 2, Santa Barbara French Festival
Jul 12, 2009 (5 photos)

I’ve been stuffed in this bag for hours! I know she has to be taking us to someplace exciting. Her uncle with the straw fedora hat is with her, along with someone I’ve never met: Diane. Finally, we are stopped. She gives me a few shakes and I ...

Sunny Santa Barbara
Sep 14, 2008 (38 photos)

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White Picket Fences & Lassie - Santa Barbara
Sep 17, 2008 (4 photos)

... LA - and we admit - it felt good to leave the hustle & smog of the city behind. How can I describe Santa Barbara?...   Quaint is one word that comes to mind, with its parks, picturesque lawns and gardens, prettily painted homes, and ...

First Day of the Grandkids trip
Jul 12, 2009

... by his daughter to pick up some. So we gave out cookies as samples building some good will I hope. We came on to Santa Barbara where we will mostly be for the week. Grandkids have summer camp starting tomorrow at UCSB. They will have activities in the ...

Santa Barbara
Jul 12, 2008

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Why are we in Morro Bay?
Oct 30, 2006 (28 photos)

... the view. Heading down the hillside, we try to get a photo, but the trees foliage stops us. Darn.  On to the Santa Barbara Mission. One mistake we discover is trying to see a Mission on a Sunday. One suprise is the number of limos that ...

Santa Barbara
Oct 8, 2008 (4 photos)

... messages, we'd love to reply individually to you but just can't find too many internet cafes! We're in very sunny and hot Santa Barbara and it's lovely. Our hotel looks out onto the ocean at the from\nt and mountains at the back. Haven't had to buy ...

Highway
Sep 16, 2006

Impressive highway drive with several stops to enjoy the view and take in the sunshines ray pouring down and giving us the great feeling of freedom and the endless drive down to LA

Taking Off Tonight
Jul 25, 2008 (10 photos)

Welcome to my Travel Blog to Bali - India and Bangladesh.  I welcome comments from you during my trip.  You will see a link to send me an e-mail as well as you will find a link to unsubscribe if you like. I am looking forward to embarking on ...

Santa Barbara
Jan 18, 2007 (6 photos)

Hi Everyone, Spent the night in Santa Barbara before continuing our journey to Los Angeles. Really lovely town about 100 miles north of L.A. Lots of old spanish style buildings, loads of restaurants and a very high quality of living. Went to visit the ...

Yosemite and Kings Canyon
May 12, 2006 (6 photos)

Travelled over another 8,000ft pass back into California from Nevada. Then a nice drove through old gold mining towns to Yosemite. It has been a wet Spring here so everything is very green and pretty. Got into Yosemite about 2pm and had a quick look ...

Los Angeles, California and Santa Barbara
Jun 5, 2005 (12 photos)

... ! I was on my own this week, well, with Dean, my brother - sorry Dean if I was a pain in the bum! - Went to Santa Monica Beach and Pier - Did Universal Studios - the Shrek ride was brilliant! Jurrasic Park and Backdraft were also favs! - More football ...

Chronological Table of Contents
Jul 25, 2008

This is a Chronological Table of Contents of All My Blog Entries   1.    Topic Table of Contents 2.    Chronological Table of Contents 3.    Taking Off Tonight 4.    Hello from Bali ...

Santa Barbara
May 14, 2008 (11 photos)

Pics from Santa Barbara

UCSB
Sep 5, 2009

It took us roughly 5 hours of driving to get from Newport Beach to Santa Barbara on this Saturday. It's only about a 150 mile trip. We drove only one the Pacific coast highway. The drive didn't have amazing views until a little farther up the coast, but it ...

Santa Barbara
Sep 16, 2006 (15 photos)

Santa Barbara fascinated me the most. Followed by the Sun and itīs vivid turbulence's

Santa Barbara (prov. Titel)
Jul 18, 2007

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Blue sky and sunshine
Jun 27, 2009

... hours to travel to get to Santa Barbara. Fancy us being in "Michael Jackson country" when he died. Michael lived in the greater Santa Barbara area for many years, and was actually tried at the Santa Maria court on "those" charges. As you will all be able ...

In search of Brad and Angelina - Santa Barbara
Feb 13, 2007

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San Francisco to Santa Barbara
Oct 5, 2006 (9 photos)

... through Cambria, Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo, taking a quick look at each town before we reach Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, a breathtaking community of sparkling white mission-style adobe buildings with red tile roofs, spans the hills that reach ...

Back on the road!
Apr 23, 2007 (5 photos)

... on the road this past year! Today was a rainy day.(good for driving) We arrived at the state park about 17 miles nth of santa Barbara. It isn't anything fancy, but we are right on the ocean. We took a 5 mile bike ride along the beach when we got ...

Ill in Santa Barabra
Jul 11, 2008

... me to eat anything tonight except for two crackers and im starving! Hopefully i'll be fully better tomorrow as we are leaving Santa Barbra and heading further down the coast. Santa Barabra is a lovely place. We arrive lat night and went out to eat ( i ...

Santa Barbara
Jul 14, 2009 (6 photos)

... our room. We liked it so much we booked in for another two nights, on-line and for just over $115 a night. Santa Barbara is a great, true Californian beach town. It has good restaurants & bars, good shopping and a lovely beach. We spent a& ...

Downtown on State Street
Apr 24, 2007 (5 photos)

Fortunately, the weather was beautiful today. We made the 17 mile drive back down to downtown Santa Barbara. State street is 'the spot' in SB. It starts at the Pacific Ocean and goes on for blocks. There are great restaurants, shops... We walked ...

Topic Table of Contents by Topic
Jul 24, 2008 (1 photos)

Table of Contents by Topic   Tourist & General 3.   Taking Off Tonight 8.   Finally - some time for fun and to see Bali 9.   All Day Tour of Bali 10. Hello From Chenai, India 12, The Privilege of Being a ...