Santa Barbara, CA is a great place to visit and to live. It reminds me the "Cote d'Azur" in France or a nice Spanish town on the coast. For a map of California: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/ca.htm During the Summer, there are a lot of festivals in SB (French, Greek, Chinese, Italian...). The Solstice Parade is a really fun event. The main one is probably Old Spanish Days Fiesta which happens in August. http://www.santabarbara.com/events/default.asp ** These photos not to be reproduced ... (more)