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  • Adventurous Angie

    Day 3: A Beach Wedding in Santa Barbara | Nov 07 09'

    by Adventurous Angie a 29 year old female from Pottsville, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "I never realized before but my god is it hard to walk on the beach in heels!"

    Everyone decided to sleep in a little later today but we had planned on going to the breakfast buffet and then going to walk on the board walk for... Continue reading »

  • Trailer Trash

    The Beautiful Pacific | Jun 23 09'

    by Trailer Trash a female traveling as a couple from Cameron Park, on vacation in Santa Barbara

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    9/23   Today on our way out of town, we stopped to visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.  Wow, what an impressive place. ... Continue reading »

  • KT Bob

    Awakening Amazing Stunning and Sunning | Oct 08 08'

    by KT Bob a real traveler from Yellowknife, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "Is this Just My Imagination or am I in Wonderland"

    It really can't be described it must be felt but I will try.  Sleeping under the stars with the sounds of crickets and owls transporting you i... Continue reading »

  • Tobi

    Two new Mades | Sep 17 08'

    by Tobi a male traveling as a couple from Bonn, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    Hey folks, heute melden wir uns aus Santa Barbara. Eine Stadt ca. 2 Autostunden von L.A. entfernt, direkt an der Kueste. Nachde... Continue reading »

  • PedWAD

    Creaking on.... | Aug 06 08'

    by PedWAD a real traveler from London, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "a T-Bone monster at Bob's Steakhouse"

    After rest and recuperation in San Francisco (where we finally got our steak, a T-Bone monster at Bob's Steakhouse, no cheese though) we were fired... Continue reading »

  • Fretless

    Santa Barbara - "American Riviera" | Mar 02 08'

    by Fretless a 58 year old female from Charlestown, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "Wonderful City!!"

    Great climate, beaches, mountains, Spanish architecture, wonderful restaurants, palm trees, hundreds of years of history – who wouldn’t love Sant... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    Pretending to be a local in Santa Barbara | Jan 30 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "Why do they put all these military bases in such beautiful areas? Public access would be a better option."

    The tides are still messed up. I like the days when there are two high tides and two low tides. Today is the second of two days where there are o... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    Enroute to Santa Barbara | Jan 27 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "I like checking out of places early...when they refund your money it always seems like a gift...and you know it's not."

    I wake up at 7:32 am, as the only other occupant of my hostel room has an annoying habit of allowing her phone to ring and ring. She is Korean, and... Continue reading »

  • Heids & Dunc

    Santa Monica to Santa Barbara and up the Pacific Coast highway | Dec 31 07'

    by Heids & Dunc a female traveling as a couple from Winchester, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    The Highway 1 or Pacific Coast highway was a drive we were looking forward to. Stopping en route in Malibu just after Santa Monica for a seafront h... Continue reading »

  • Mark & Ciara

    Back on the beach.. | Jul 04 07'

    by Mark & Ciara a 28 year old male traveling as a couple from Dublin, on vacation in Santa Barbara

    "Ciara expected it to be full of rich old people with big 80’s hair & shoulder pads"

    Santa Barbara - we realised quickly that we really should have come here for independence day. Oh well. Thats the thing about America - you keep fi... Continue reading »

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