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Santa Barbara Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Santa Barbara, United States
Living the college life
... like an American college student for a few days, and honestly, it was all I could handle! Our brief stint in Santa Barbara consisted of two things: partying and recovery. But we were fortunate enough as foreigners to experience a US college campus - ...
the preparation
I've been back in SB for 4 weeks and I swear it's felt like 4 months. I've never travelled for this long so everything was a learning experience - what do I need to bring for 6-8 months? what documents/visas/prescriptions do I need? do I need anything ...
Santa Barbara
... , bedeckt bei 22 Grad. Hollywood haben wir auf morgen verschoben. Auf dem Weg nach Las Vegas kommen wir ja dort vorbei. Santa Barbara ist interessant, sehr viele Geschäfte, ein schöner Strand, viele alte Leute, man merkt die erste Erschöpfung. Heute ...
Worst hostel...
... , mixed dorms and bathrooms which are disgusting. Oh my god, I couldn't get on that bus soon enough to get out of there. Santa Barbara is a rather quaint little place with a real Spanish feel to it and great shopping. Yes, I've had to purchase another ...
Sunny Santa Barbara
... that he was didn't start the meter until we were underway.) Ahh California! So I spent the following days meandering around Santa Barbara in the convertible BMW, shopping, relaxing, reading, meeting all of my mother's ritzy friends, lunching at the ...
Sunning in Santa Barbara
... dinner at Cafe Buenos Aires. Had a wonderful time eating on the patio. Day 3, Thu, Aug 12, 2004 Went to the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, hiked around, bought some California native plants. Then went to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. ...
A Foggy Santa Barbara
... ; Calling at Grover Beach, Santa Maria, Guadalupe-Santa Maria, Lompoc-Surf Station, Lompoc, Buellton, Solvang, Goleta and finally Santa Barbara. About 30 minutes before our destination, we woke up to the beautiful sights of the pacific Ocean. ...
An Introduction to a New World
... , a little clouded over. It's hard to grasp that I'm across the country. As we got closer to our first real stop, Santa Barbara, the road was lined with tall sandy cliffs. By the time we got to the town and parked and got out, the day ...
Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara + Spanish Architecture
... passed through some pretty rough neighbourhoods but soon we had made it past L.A and made good time up the coast till we reached picturesque Santa Barbara and the Fransiscan Inn. To be fair, with the time we took to stop for meals, we arrived into town in ...
Santa Barbara
... beach, lazing in the sun. Lee snoozed while I did a drawing. We didn't stay too long as we'd decided to stay in Santa Barbara tonight, a little coastal town further North. It's Labour Day weekend which means that all the room rates are sky high. We ...
Get yer motor runnin'
... and bars in the sun. I suppose a bit like Marbella but without the English builders made good. Santa Barbara is a really nice place, stylish and clean with a warm and friendly atmosphere. Even our budget hotel was ...
USA 2011
... wrong side of the car and turning in to streets on the wrong side of the road, but after a couple of hours driving up the coast to Santa Barbara i sort of had it down pat. Went to check in to the hotel but room was not ready yet so decided to go for a ...
San Francisco (CA)- Santa Barbara (CA)
... en het was goed aan het regenen. Tijdens het ontbijt hebben we beslist om niet naar Nappa Valley te gaan, maar in een keer richting Santa Barbara te rijden. De auto konden we ophalen om 11.30. Santa Barbara ligt op een 6 uur rijden, zo moeten we morgen ...
Carmel, Monterey and Santa Barbara
... went to Monterey to Fisherman’s Wharf. It was really tacky there but we saw seals. Today we drove about 7 and a quarter hours to Santa Barbara where we’re staying at Hotel Mar Monte. Along the drive we went to Point Lobos where we did a walk ...
Santa Barbara
I just spent one day here. Got there in the evening, spent the night, had a wander around the next day and then started on my way up to San ...
California Coast
... Piedras Blancas to see the elephant seals. We spent a few days around Morro Bay, Pismo Beach and then down to Jalama Beach, which was remote and delightful. Down to Santa Barbara for a few days in this lovely, lush ...
Santa Barbara
... coffee at the local Tavern; great music! And, a wonderful sushi dinner of original rolls. A day at the Santa Barbara Mission, and then a visit to the Force Fin factory - those of you whom are divers will ...
We like to give toasts
... love you and thanks for spending so much time with us after hours. We arrive the short distance afterwards in Santa Barbara (all happy souls thanks to Saarloos and Sons) to an amazing comfortable arty motel. Again would recommend this motel ...
Don't forget suncream!
... sandwiches and tangelos on the beach! Then we went and explore state st. We really enjoyed wondering around state st and Santa barbara in general as the atmosphere was relax and the white buildings with terracotta slate roofs had a very mediterranean ...
Hustlers grab your guns, driving down the 101
... , so after glimpsing many tourists, Ferraris and range rovers, but no Zac Efrons or Seth Cohens, we headed on down to Santa Monica, cue tourist experience #3 of the day; rollerblading. Although Hannah and I daren’t risk our dignity or safety on a ...
Beautiful Santa Barbara
... terrific right next to the main strip and walking distance to the beach. The hotel balcony has a great view over Santa Barbara. Buildings and houses of whitewashed walls and red tiled roofs typical of the Spanish Colonial ...
Another sunny day in Santa Barbara
... memories I had of long ago when I was able to fall asleep in the sun, then a loud "Mummy, wake up" from Sam jolted me back to reality! A quiet last night spent in Santa Barbara. Next Stop: Solvang and San Simeon ...
We ditch those pesky blokes.... oh the open road
... their big throbbing engines disappearibng into the Californian skyline..... With the cases all loaded up we were ready to head for Santa Barbara ..... except Wendy was unable to find the battery pack for the sat nav!! Calmly Chrissie and Angie ...
Santa Monica to Santa Barabra
... sat nav and off we went, the coast line is similar to the Great Ocean roads but more rugged. We found the hostel i had seen in Santa barbara and checked in, we dumped out bags and went out for a look around. We went onto the pier and walked all the way ...
From Autumn to Spring
... the immigration queue! Then up the LA freeway to Santa Barbara. Breakfast on the beach, then a little cultural trip around the Santa Barbara Mission (1786 - almost modern!!) then off up the coast to investigate what the west coast has to offer. The ...
Lots of things to do on the wharf
Lots of places to eat, or just have hand made ice cream, or even hang out a fishing ...