Santa Barbie-here we come. Finally hit downtown Santa Barbara where we tangled with a bunch of one-way streets before reaching the Canary Hotel. This full service luxury boutique hotel has 99 rooms – all were filled on the Monday night we stayed. The gracious female GM alerted us to the hotel’s 4-7 pm Happy Hour…
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…
My sis in Manhattan had a case of the Big Birthday Blues and the Big Apple couldn’t meet her needs. She wanted to celebrate with beaches and bike rides, seafood and sun, flowers and wine. Lots of wine. Pish-posh. I’ve had much harder challenges. Consider it done. When I asked how she felt about celebrating…
A BIG Congratulations goes out to Jennifer Bryce! Not only is she the winner of Tango Diva-Birkenstock “Madrid” sandal giveaway—she also has a brand new jazz album out available on iTunes and Amazon.com Jennifer’s winning entry: Roma! Last summer I walked around Rome during Ferie Agosto (August Holiday – the Italian equivalent of Labor Day…
Here’s a joke for you, Divas: What is Transylvania? … It’s Dracula’s terror-tory. Ugh. Sorry. Never mind. The point is, cancel all your summer plans, because Dracula Tours is offering a summer trip to Transylvania, July 9 – 16. As they put it, “the tour is part history, involving Vlad Tepes, and part mystery, surrounding…