The beautiful beach town of Santa Barbara is located on California’s Central Coast, just two hours north of LA, between the steeply rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Santa Barbara has great…
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First, I must apologize for not posting any new content in over a month! As most of you know, my husband Steve and I had not one, but two wedding parties in September –…
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When a friend recently asked me “Where do you stay when you are in Santa Barbara?” I was surprisingly reluctant to answer. This made me realize that I have purposely not written about my…
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The Rincon Classic has moved to the third weekend of the waiting period which means if there’s a decent swell the contest will be held Friday Jan 23th – Sun 25th, which is good…
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Adventure BUDGET HOTEL REVIEWS North America Surf United StatesPetite Retreat | The Perfect (Affordable) Montecito Surf Cottage
Montecito, California is my second favorite beach town on earth. Why? Montecito is only five minutes south of my favorite beach town, Santa Barbara, and is only a short drive to some of the best surfing in…
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BUDGET Eat&Drink HOTEL REVIEWS Luxury North America Places Play SurfBest of Santa Barbara | Where to Stay, Play, Eat & Drink
Santa Barbara, California is my favorite place on earth. The more I travel the more I realize just how special “SB” is and how lucky I am to have been able to attend college…
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It’s going to rain. So bring your umbrella with you, always. Every time a day starts out sunny, coaxing me to leave my umbrella home with promising morning sunshine, by nightfall I always find myself…
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There’s been a few times where life has smacked me across the face, hard. Once was just after I graduated from UCSB. I had my whole life planned out, or so I thought. I was…
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Try a different way to travel & take the Amtrak from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo, or up to Paso Robles for a weekend of wine tasting! Bring your own snacks and drinks,…