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By: Save vs. Splurge for Wedding Night Hotel | Well Heeled Blog

Save vs. Splurge for Wedding Night Hotel | Well Heeled Blog — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:10:11 +0000

[...] position, as I scour the interwebs for a hotel for our wedding night / mini-moon. It turns out that Santa Barbara - one of my favorite cities in the summer, while a lovely place to get married, is also extremely pricey if you want to stay [...]

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:41:00 +0000

Urban Wine Trail is cheap and really good wine experience if you don’t want to spend a ton of money on it. Cajun Kitchen is also a great restaurant to check out that is incredibly affordable and has an excellent menu and staff. I love coming to Santa Barbara and saving a ton of money while I’m at it.

By: phoneyboop01

phoneyboop01 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:53:26 +0000

I visit Santa Barbara all the time and I have to agree with both Jade and Nancy! Both the Sandman Inn and South Coast Inn are excellent hotels to look in to and stay at while traveling in town if you are looking to save a whole bundle of money and have a great time!

By: Jade

Jade — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 22:51:52 +0000

Santa Barbara is the best place to plan any type of function or trip! The city can get pretty expensive but these are all helpful tips you left! I travel there all the time for business and I'm always trying to cut corners with saving money if I can! I love staying at the South Coast Inn. So elegant and the best place for you to escape all the city noise! Especially important if you area business traveler like myself!

By: playa del carmen

playa del carmen — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:24:07 +0000

I would like to go Santa Barbara for my next vacation trip. Thanks for sharing such a useful destination information with all of us.

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Conversion to a Roth IRA When You Are Over 60. Smart? — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:04:00 +0000

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By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:56:47 +0000

Did you know you can deduct job hunting expenses on your taxes? I didn't, and I didn't have enough to deduct to make it worth more than the standard deduction, but for someone like you who is traveling and such, that will be a nice chunk of change to deduct next year!

I'm sure you already knew that , but thought I'd share! Fingers crossed for ya!

By: WellHeeled

WellHeeled — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:29:57 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm enjoying my time Santa Barbara… now I understand why people never want to leave.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:07:20 +0000

Good luck on the job search!!

By: WellHeeled

WellHeeled — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:44 +0000

I stayed in hostels during college. They were certainly affordable. This time I got lucky in Santa Barbara… I'm staying with my friend and her family in their gorgeous home (with 20 ft ceilings)!

By: aspiringminimalist

aspiringminimalist — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:17:30 +0000

When I travel, sometimes I stay in hostels. They don't always have to be dirty and scary (like I feel its portrayed in TV), but places like the YMCA can have really clean and affordable lodging if you just need a place to crash.

When my girlfriends and I went to Montreal, it was even better for us because we could all shower at one time instead of waiting in line for one washroom (imagine that!).

Have fun in SB!

By: Little House

Little House — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:00:55 +0000

I love Santa Barbara. It's only a little over an hour from where I live, though I'll admit I haven't been there in over a year . I also want to add that renting bicycles is also really fun and an easy way to navigate up and down State Street (I love biking, what can I say.)

Good luck on that job hunting!

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:18:26 +0000

Very best of luck in your interview! Only been to SB once for a wedding, and thought it was beautiful, just like much of the Coastal parts of California actually!

Best, Sam

By: hampers

hampers — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:31:44 +0000

Wine tourism is an important element of the visitor experience in Santa Barbara. It might aim to build those experiences into the wider cultural and lifestyle

By: WellHeeled

WellHeeled — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:50:09 +0000

Wow nice that you found someone nice. I hope your next trip to SB is more successful!

By: WellHeeled

WellHeeled — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:49:38 +0000

If you're ever in CA, give me a shout. I might be able to show you around.

By: WellHeeled

WellHeeled — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:44:59 +0000

I have been to New York City 3 times for total of around 8 weeks. I love many things about NYC – the convenience of public transportation, the great food, and the great cultural institutions (LOVE the Metropolitan Museum), I'd be happy living and working in NYC for a few years in my career. It's a world-class city.

But as much as I appreciate and enjoy NYC, I *love* California. I love the weather (really, does anything else need to be said on that subject?), I love that my family is here. I love the wide array of food (though I might need to drive further to get to them). The traffic really sucks sometimes. The real estate is expensive but not as pricey as NYC. I love that California has so many interesting places to explore: the big metropolises of San Fran and LA, but also Santa Barbara, San Diego, the beautiful wine country of Napa and Somona, the coastline of Big Sur, the redwoods of Yosemite. Anyhow.. that's an essay for ya!