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A great tip I’ve learned during my travels is always talk about your travel plans with others because you never know what information that person may share. For instance, I was talking with a former coworker over a lunch catch-up on my plans for going to Santa Barbara for the weekend and she told me I had to go to Cold Spring Tavern for their amazing chili. After our lunch I Googled… Read More
Category: California Tags: California, Cold Spring Tavern, mountains, Old Stagecoach Road, San Marcos Pass, Santa Barbara, stagecoach, tavern
If you had asked me six years ago if I enjoyed hiking I probably would’ve given you a “are you serious?” look. Honestly I’m not even sure I went on a legitimate hike until my first true camping vacation in the great outdoors in the summer of 2008. I spent six days rafting down the Green River and Colorado River in Cataract Canyon and experienced my first challenging 1200 foot hike up to the Dollhouse…. Read More
Category: California Tags: hike, hiking, Knapp, Knapp's Castle, Los Padres, Los Padres National Forest, Nojoqui, Nojoqui Falls, Nojoqui Falls Park, ruins, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Solvang, waterfall
Santa Barbara = one of my favorite cities in California. I’m lucky to have a good friend, Gina (who I’ve known since the 2nd grade), living in the Santa Barbara area while attending grad school at UCSB. And so I get to simultaneously visit my friend and a favorite city a few times a year! A pretty good deal :). Of the numerous times I’ve traveled to Santa Barbara in my 2 1/2 years… Read More
Category: California Tags: architecture, cemetery, church, courthouse, Franciscan, Mission, ocean, Santa Barbara



