by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 6, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
3 days in Santa Barbara were over and San Luis Obispo was next. It has once been voted the happiest town in America. Amtrak took us there after a short breakfast at the Goat Cafe right by the tracks. A couple hours later we arrived early to a closed hostel and waited... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
The morning started with a hearty breakfast at Joe’s cafe across from our hotel. Our waitress told us about First Thursday, which is an event where bands and art galleries and other groups come together and have a party in the streets of Santa Barbara. Her dance group... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 4, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Using the free bikes at the Santa Barbara hotel we went to the zoo, a place I’d visited 35+ years ago and fed the goats. There was no feeding the goats this time, but I did get to say hi to them although they could not remember me. My favorite animals were the 6... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 3, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
We have three days in Santa Barbara lined up next. What a city. So much cozier and more pleasant than Los Angeles and very walkable. Our hotel let us borrow bikes for free to ride up and down the long sandy beaches here. All the stores and restaurants in the Funk Zone... 
by Katrine Sivertsen | Oct 2, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
The Pacific Surfliner took us from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara. We met a former presidential candidate on the train. A complete nut job that talked nonstop all the way to Ventura about his family, Jesus, the Philippines, Trump, his ideas for his presidency,...