We spend the morning at the beach and pier of Santa Barbara. Many things remind us of Florida, the beach, weather (however, it doesn’t get so humid), people, nice cars…After we came back from our beach walk; we discovered that we had a flat tire! I probably didn’t mention it before, but the best buy that we ever did was our navigation system , you can ask him anything and he finds it. This time we needed to find a tire shop, and there it was, the “Pep Boys†were only minutes away (thanks Garmin). We left the car at the shop and made a very interesting discovery: we found out that the manager of the body shop has lived in Backnang, Germany for three years (the city where I went to school to), sometimes it is amazing how small the world is. What a day!
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Hi Tina,
no kidding, Backnang! The world is really small.
At least he only spent 3 years there and not 23 like me:-)
Hope u r well.
Take care
Andy
Navigation is a great idea when traveling in a town like Santa Barbara. It is so easy to get lost. But, getting lost is half the fun of traveling right? Exploring new things? The beach and pier in SB are great, glad you checked out the Old Mission, it is positively beautiful. Whenever I come down from San Francisco to visit, I always stay at the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). A great place to stay with stunning amenities and rooms, it’s the perfect place to stay if you are looking to travel on a budget. Just a tip!
Robin, I agree with you. The Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com) is such a hidden gem in a very expensive city. For my first few trips to Santa Barbara I always left frustrated that I had spent so much on my hotels. It seemed like I could either stay at crappy motels or pay up the big bucks for a nice luxury hotel. Finding the Sandman was great because you truly get so much for such a great price!
Santa Barbara is a town that seems small enough to navigate but there are so many nooks and crannies that it is very easy to get lost-trust me I’ve been there. All the different sections of the city gets confusing unless you’ve lived there for years. I travel there all the time for business and I still get lost when I am driving to and from work functions at restaurants and buildings. I always stay at the South Coast Inn (www.santa-barbara-hotel.com). So elegant and the perfect business traveler hotel!
This is a great blog and Santa Barbara is a great town! Glad you had a good times there! SO hard not to, there is so much to do there for just about anyones preference. I was just there and had a great time hiking and beaching all day long. Stayed at the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). So affordable and the location is absolutely stunning as well; so close to all the entertainment SB has to offer!
Santa Barbara is one of the best cities to travel to and escape the madness of the big city. I travel up the coast all the time to escape LA and the hectic lifestyle it entails. The beautiful scenery and lack of traffic is one of my favorite things about SB. The South Coast Inn (www.santa-barbara-hotel.com) is a lovely hotel and a great place to catch up on some much needed R&R.
Great pictures of Santa Barbara. Glad you went to the Mission-it is one of the best places to see in town! They can be a bit strict on the rules about flash photography so watch out. I’ve gotten in trouble for that a number of times. Besides for that, snap away! I bet Germany was a great place to go to school-I have always wanted to go there. Visit Berlin and so forth! I hear it is positively beautiful. Glad you got to visit this amazing town. If you ever come back you should really check into surfing or hiking. Two of my favorite things to do here, just about any time of the year too. One of my favorite places to stay is right by great spots to do both of these-the South Coast Inn (www.goleta-hotel.com).
The Mission is by far my favorite place to be in Santa Barbara! I’m not even religious but I really appreciate what went into it and the beauty of the entire building, inside and out. Purely just sitting inside is enjoyable. They are pretty strict about photos but they may have loosen the rules as of the past few years, it has been a while since I’ve been back. Days spent at the rose garden are the most enjoyable. My kids loved playing there all day long with a ball! I have to plan a trip back, it has been way too long! Hopefully my favorite hotel is still good to go, the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). Richly kept and not too expensive, the best part by far!