Santa Barbara Travel Blog

Every winter the theaters along State Street roll out the red carpet for world premieres and sold-out celebrity tributes in celebration of film. The 26th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival starts January 27th with the United States premiere of the French film Sarah’s Key at the historic...

Photo by Snap Man/Flickr With Christmas behind us and the clean slate of 2011 knocking on our conscious, it’s no mystery that you’re thinking about resolutions for the new year. Admit it. But you’re in good company because we’re all thinking about ways to look better, act better,...

Rincon Point. Photo by crawfish head/Flickr In 1992, James O’Mahoney—a sixty-something surfer, skater, antique enthusiast, and artist—opened the Santa Barbara Surfing Museum to the public… for free. Located on Helena Street on the south end of the creative, industrial area of town (known...

There are quite a few questions to ask yourself when making New Year’s Eve plans—especially if you ring in the new year while visiting a foreign city. If you’re kicking off 2011 in Santa Barbara, consider this: Are you a watch-the-ball-drop-at-home kind of person? The bubbly-puts-you-to-bed-before-midnight...

mali mish/Flickr Winter in Santa Barbara—to put it simply—is fickle. If you’re planning a trip to the Central Coast to escape whiteouts and icy winds, you will no doubt be blessed with less harsh climatic happenings. However, reliable and consistent our weather is not. I’ve decided to...