Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals

A vacation rental home is a private home or condo that has been made available by its owners for the use of others on a short-term basis. Such homes can be rented either directly through the owner or through a management company. Homes like this are located in many different popular Santa Barbara vacation spots, [...]

Canadian Snow Birds Flock to Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals

When Canadian Anne Murray sang her hit song “Snowbirds,” she wasn’t singing about Canadian Geese. She was singing to the thousands of snow-bound Canadians called ‘snowbirds’ who make the yearly pilgrimage from wintery Canada and the Pacific Northwest to warmer climes in places like Southern California. There, snowbirds nest for the winter months, basking in [...]

California Side Trips – Wineries of Santa Barbara County

If you think Napa Valley is the only wine country to see in California, think again. When it comes to spectacular wine growing regions, California’s cup truly runneth over.
For wine lovers living or visiting the Los Angeles, Ventura or Santa Barbara areas, a trip to the wine growing areas of Santa Barbara Country will not [...]

Sideways Movie Put Spotlight on Santa Barbara Wineries

When the hit movie Sideways came out, people all over the country were introduced to the idea that California wine-making doesn’t begin and end in the Napa Valley. There are, in fact, several wine regions throughout the state including the Santa Ynez Valley where Sideways was filmed.
Dubbed Santa Barbara Wine Country by local tourism promoters, [...]

Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals – A Fact Sheet

There is a reason Santa Barbara vacation rentals are a hot commodity.  Santa Barbara is often referred to as “the American Riviera”. The beautiful miles of beaches, majestic mountains, natural scenery and a very colorful diverse culture make Santa Barbara one of the most sought after premier resort destinations. World-class accommodations and dining await all [...]

Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals – Dining Out

You’ve taken the plunge.  You’ve rented one of the many available Santa Barbara vacation rentals in this beautiful seaside enclave.  And because you performed your due diligence, you probably obtained one of the beautiful vacation rentals in Santa Barbara close to the beach and at a fair and reasonable cost.  Good work.  Not everyone is [...]

Amtrak Trip to Santa Barbara True Getaway

mit it – it’s tough for this Californian to give up his car for the weekend, but that’s exactly what we did on a recent train getaway to Santa Barbara that proved we could do our small part to help reduce traffic and vehicle emissions and still have a great time.
In fact, just put aside [...]

An Ultimate Destination-santa Barbara Vacation Rental

You need to figure out some plan for some vacation and just relax. Here is an excellent suggestion: you can rent a vacation rental at Santa Barbara, where you can stretch yourself near beach side to enjoy the tranquility of the moment. It is one of the most intimate and classy vacation destinations. With such [...]

Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals – 10 Things to Consider

So you’ve decided to splurge this summer! Good for you! We all need a vacation and sometimes the ‘stay-cations’  everyone is taking these days just don’t cut it when it comes to relaxing and unwinding from the stresses of our everyday  lives. Still, let’s be reasonable. We may want a vacation away from home, but [...]

Santa Barbara, Long Beach and Palm Desert Catastrophic Accident Lawyer Explains the Difference an Attorney Can Make and the Statute of Limitations

There is truly nothing more heart breaking than a catastrophic injury that leads to paraplegia, triplegia or quadriplegia in an accident victim. However, whether you or a person you know suffered their injury in Santa Barbara, Long Beach San Diego, Orange County, in Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, Temecula, Palm Springs or [...]