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Introduction
45 miles S of Solvang; 105 miles S of San Luis Obispo; 92 miles NW of L.A. Situated between palm-lined Pacific beaches and the sloping foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains, this prosperous resort community presents a mosaic of whitewashed... Continue reading »
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Planning a trip
Getting There By car, U.S. 101 runs right through Santa Barbara; it's the fastest and most direct route from north or south (1 1/2 hr. from Los Angeles, 6 hr. from San Francisco). By train, Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak.com) off... Continue reading »
Santa Barbara Travel Experiences
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Santa Barbara - "American Riviera"
Great climate, beaches, mountains, Spanish architecture, wonderful restaurants, palm trees, hundreds of years of history – who wouldn’t... Continue reading »
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Magic Mountain and Santa Barbara
Sunday Jacob, Hadi and I said goodbye to my LA friends and went to LAX to pick up our rental car and headed north and hour to Six Flags M... Continue reading »
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Back on the beach..
Santa Barbara - we realised quickly that we really should have come here for independence day. Oh well. Thats the thing about America - y... Continue reading »
Popular Santa Barbara Hotels
- Harbor View Inn
- West Beach Inn
- Canary Hotel
- The Inn At East Beach
- Montecito Inn
- Fess Parkers Doubletree Resort
- Pacifica Suites
- Brisas del Mar Inn at the Beach
- Best Western Pepper Tree Inn
- Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites
Popular Santa Barbara Things to Do
- Santa Barbara Sailing Center
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- James Joyce
- Paseo Nuevo
- Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
- Victorian Vogue and The Costume Shoppe
- Sea Spa Santa Barbara - The Day Spa
- La Cumbre Plaza
- Sullivan Goss, LTD
- Italian Pottery Outlet, The
Popular Santa Barbara Restaurants
- Ca Dario
- Paesano's Pizzeria
- Chad's
- Palazzio
- Dutch Garden Restaurant
- Stella Mare's
- Brigitte's
- Casa De Sevilla
- Arigato Sushi
