This summer, The Santa Barbara Conference Visitors Bureau and Film Commission offers you the opportunity to experience Santa Barbara to its fullest (the recent fires left most of the city untouched). Compliments of Santa Barbara provides travelers not only with a checklist of 20 classic local experiences, but also offers perks and upgrades at 28…
Worthwhile Sidetrip: As much as we couldn’t wait to reach S.B., the gas tank (and our stomachs) needed a fill-up so we veered off the scenic highway to Cayucos, a small, blissfully untrendy beach town. The lunchtime crowd was lined up in front of Duckie’s Chowder House so we followed their lead and ordered gargantuan…
Cruising to Carmel Back on Hwy 101 we’re heading for Carmel-by-the-Sea. It’s been ages since I’ve been there. We parked in town and briefly peeped into the shops- eyeballing inventory that looked oddly dated: old lady clothes, non- compelling souvenir stores, and an abundance of art galleries with painted seascapes that looked to be the…