Crazy California

Pictured above is a backpacker traveler with his cat on his shoulders.

Santa Barbara not only ranks as one of the favorite beaches in the United States for vacation travel, it is also popular with students, Europeans and backpackers on the road. With its Bohemian feel from the University of Santa Barbara youth influences, to the celebrities that live in Montecito and Santa Barbara, itself, the foods, shops, wine bars and environment are cosmopolitan minus stuffy.

Quite progressive in its approach to a variety of issues, Santa Barbara really is a Central Coast mecca for city escapees who need a place to vacation or get away from it all without giving up the conveniences of city life.

Santa Barbara's streets and walkways adorned with quality-paved bricks maintain the Spanish charm of earlier settlements that made this city one of the most sophisticated during the mission days from the late 1700's to early 1800's.

Accommodations available to those "passing through" includes conference facilities at upscale hotels such as Bacara Resort & Spa, charm and history in the Santa Barbara hills at  El Encanto and Garden Villas and budget affordability at chain hotels such as Guesthouse Inn and Suites, Quality Inn Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara-Days Inn.