Travelogues Santa Barbara

This morning we left Modesto early. Our goal was to reach Santa Barbara in 6 hours. Along the way, we made intentional stops at two places that would have been on our route:...

Beautiful road along the Pacific coast.

Coffee and breakfast for the 2 sleepyheads in a cool café, Frog Wall and Santa Barbara Residential Neighborhood Drive (people live so beautifully here 🤩), Butterfly Beach, a...

Wednesday, September 11th, 2023, day 11 We slept very well the first night in the motorhome, even though it was a bit cold. We started the day with tea and coffee and set off...

West Coast Adventure with our Nissan Versa :)

Today we stayed overnight in Morro Bay. In the morning, we had a wonderful view from our hotel room of the bay with the rock formation. In the small harbor, many boats🚤🛥️🚤🛥️...

Santa Barbara has two main attractions as a city: the mission and the courthouse. Both buildings have been preserved since their founding by the Spaniards (I use Spaniards and...

After three days in San Francisco, we continued along Highway 1 towards Morro Bay, where we made a stop for the night. On the way from SF, we made another halt in...

Great departure from LA. We really enjoyed our time in LA, but it's time to continue our journey. A beautiful 2-hour drive north brought us to Santa Barbara. The iPhone doctor...

The second night goes better, Sammy wakes up at 4:00 am. After breakfast, we load our car again and head straight across Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Pier. The pier houses an...

Today, we had breakfast at a small bakery near the hotel. It was a Spanish-run bakery with many croissants and breads. We also got a good coffee there. We enjoyed our breakfast...

Palms, beach and sun. What more do you want to relax?

We booked a standard room in a hotel in Santa Barbara for 3 nights online yesterday and were surprised with a free upgrade to the 'Penthouse' upon our arrival. Now we are...

Our journey through Europe continues :D Santa Barbara's architecture dates back to the Spanish settlers and is still an integral part of the city. Overall, Santa Barbara...

Spanish flair in the USA

After a cozy morning in Malibu and a little beach workout, we hit the road again. The road meandered along the coast all the way to Santa Barbara. Along the way, we stocked up...

Almost the end 😢

It continued to Santa Barbara. The search for hotels/motels in Santa Barbara was a bit more difficult as the accommodations were expensive and comparable to Los Angeles. After...

Today was my first day of school. After my host father Robert dropped me off at the bus stop, I took the bus from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara. When we arrived at the school, we...

The first week is almost over and I have already experienced a lot. On Friday, after a welcome BBQ at school, I went to the beach with my host parents. On Saturday, there was...

It always used to be said that California has beautiful weather. Well, I believe I brought the rain from Switzerland. Because it was raining lightly all morning, which was a...

This week was Halloween's turn. Halloween itself is only at the beginning of next week, but it starts this week. We searched for suitable costumes at the Halloween Shop on State...