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…
This isn’t a post about a travel deal. Or a shopping sale. But this is a global issue and this is my blog. So please allow me to use this blog as my public soapbox and listen up. And maybe you or someone you know can help a boy originally from my hometown of Fremont,…
Ahoy, ocean-loving Divas! If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring the waters around Catalina Island, you now have three chances to do so with the Maritime Museum of San Diego. They’re offering three separate trips aboard the schooner Californian, a traditional tall ship sailing vessel. As their promo materials put it: As an active member of…
I am a HUGE fan of Benefit Cosmetics. So imagine my supreme joy when I opened my email and found this waiting for me: “Insider favorites BADgal blue, the brightening blue mascara; california kissin’, smile brightening lip shine; & silky powder eyeshadow in soft shoulder, a desert rose shade, all tucked inside a pretty pink…
Manifesta Safaris is taking extra effort in helping women to get away form it all during these trying economic times. Founded in 1997, Manifesta Safaris is located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. They take their motto “We make girls out of women,” very seriously. Remember when you were a girl, and worries were few? Throughout the year,…
The Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA, the heart of the Nothern California wine country, is offering a great package for a tasting trip of some of the area’s best wineries. The Sonoma Valley Sommelier Experience Package includes three nights’ accomodation, a reserve wine tasting at the Chateau St. Jean winery, an eco-hike…
Just 8 days and counting till the big, green behemoth that is San Francisco’s most new and improved science museum opens in Golden Gate Park. The California Academy of Sciences’ utterly anticipated opening marks TEN YEARS and tens of thousands of man and woman-hours with wild engineering marvels and the move of about 38,000 critters…