Santa Babara

Down On The Coast

There are quicker ways to get to Santa Babara from LA, but none are quite as spectacular as the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). We cruised a good few hours on this winding road that snakes along the coastline of the Pacific Ocean and only stopped off once - for the newly famous "In & Out Burger". I keep hearing about this joint from every American living in or around California - and the burgers didnt disappoint.

Santa Babara is a cool little town. Its small, lies along a beautiful stretch of the coast and has very a chilled vibe. There are not loads of things to do but thats not what this place is really about - its just nice to be there. We spent the few days that we had there walking the main road with its many small designer-like shops and endless amounts of world cuisine restaurants. The beach is a good place for a stroll and theres also a pier with the usual pier like things.

We did manage to head off to the missionary. All over this part of the world, the Spanish once and still do have a strong influence here. The history and the architecture at the Missionary was interesting to see, and I got to learn about a part of history that was somewhat unfamiliar to me.

Santa Babara is a very relaxed place so essentially we did basically very little. We drank a lot of coffee, ate many ice creams and visited as many of the amazing restaurants as we could. It was nice to do so little after the madness of LA. However, we only spent a few days here, so after a good look around we headed back to the big city - where our plans were packed and the time was short.................here we go!!!