Santa Barbara and Sustainable Traveling

If the idea of traveling has left you feeling more worried about leaving a larger carbon footprint and impact on the eco system, fret not. Santa Barbara is right in our state (not jet fuel needed!) and offers a lot of eats, sights and stays that work in conjunction with nature, while leaving you with a grander appreciation of what our California coast really has to offer. 


I just came back from visiting what many have started calling "The American Riviera" and wrote up a sustainable travel guide to Santa Barbara. Your Daily Thread just came out with my article, you can read it here or click below. 

Santa Barbara's Eco Respite

The opportunity to visit Santa Barbara came my way based on a variety of elements that came together. Tracy wasn't able to go due to work, I was recently working from home and therefore able to work according to my very open schedule and ... it just happened that El Capitan Canyon got in touch with our eco website, Your Daily Thread. 

While I happily open myself up to new experiences as they come along -- one of the forefront reasons I love journalism/writing so much -- so when the chance to visit a brand-new, beautiful and coastal city, among other places, including a wine country in central California, how could I possibly say no?

Here are some pictures I took from my Blackberry. 

And the work space.