Just before Christmas my extended family headed up to Solvang for a pre-holiday getaway. Since the trip was more about family than sightseeing we spent most of the time relaxing and re-visiting some of our favorite spots – lunch at Pea Soup Andersen’s, dinner at […]
In August of 2016 I headed to Lompoc for Wine & Fire, a celebration of the wines of the Santa Rita Hills. I spent my downtime exploring and decided to check out Nojoqui Falls in nearby Goleta. Located off a quaint country road the trail […]
full disclosure: I worked with Visit Buellton to facilitate this trip. All opinions are my own. When I was a kid my family and I made several trips to Solvang, a quaint town in the Santa Ynez Valley. We’d drive up the 101, get off […]
When I recently attended Wine & Fire it was my first visit to Lompoc. Long familiar with the Santa Ynez Valley I somehow had never wandered west to explorer the historic town just over the Santa Rita Hills. I aimed immediately to remedy that and […]
One of my absolute favorite spots in California is the Santa Ynez Valley. With rolling hills, fields of agriculture and quaint towns it’s the perfect place to spend the weekend. Nestled in the adjoining Santa Rita Hills is the town of Lompoc. Even thought it’s […]
Last year when I wrote about my visit to the Santa Ynez Valley I briefly mentioned Summerset Farm in my Los Olivos post. But, I think the place is so wonderful that it’s deserving of it’s own post. By chance, we happened to visit Santa […]
