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Living La Vida Local: Santa Barbara’s I Madonnari Art Festival

Thumbnail image for Living La Vida Local: Santa Barbara’s I Madonnari Art Festival by Gina "SuuperG" Stark November 29, 2011 Travel and Adventures

Living the local life in Santa Barbara while I house-sit definitely has it’s perks.  But the fact that I once again was present in town for the celebrated sidewalk chalk drawings of the I Madonnari exhibition in Santa Barbara was no coincidence, as it always falls on the weekend nearest this same friend’s birthday. So [...]

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Road Tripping: Coasting the California Coast

Thumbnail image for Road Tripping: Coasting the California Coast by Gina "SuuperG" Stark November 1, 2011 Travel and Adventures

Being a Southern California native, I’ve cruised up the California coast many times in my life.  But I’ve never driven north of Santa Barbara on my own. Never.  Until this last week when I was enticed to venture farther north in my trusty little Prius to attend a wine-tasting ocean view tweetup at the lovely [...]

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Santa Barbara – Living La Vida Local

Thumbnail image for Santa Barbara – Living La Vida Local by Gina "SuuperG" Stark May 20, 2011 Travel and Adventures

As much as I’ve called this tranquil town my second or third home by visiting it so much, I’ve never lounged around on my own, basking in the feeling of living like a local in Santa Barbara.  I’m house-sitting for a few weeks and that means my childhood friend who I pal around with when [...]

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Santa Barbaraaahhhh Beach Walking, Site Gawking

Thumbnail image for Santa Barbaraaahhhh Beach Walking, Site Gawking by Gina "SuuperG" Stark February 27, 2011 Interactive Travel

I know. I’m a tease. I’ve been posting pictures on Twitter of little snippets of my most recent jaunt to this most lovely of Southern California towns.  But I’ve decided to gloat in full pano-vision right here on my blog Oh come on.  You know you like it.  You keep coming back for more. Well, [...]

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Hiking: Looking for a Castle, and Discovering a Grotto

Thumbnail image for Hiking: Looking for a Castle, and Discovering a Grotto by Gina "SuuperG" Stark June 21, 2010 Hiking

I love serendipity. In this case, there was literally dipity-ing involved.  What’s a grotto without a dip? Just like a naked chip, I tell you! My hubby and I had planned for weeks to hike to what is called “Knapp’s Castle” in the hills of Santa Barbara and we set out to do just that [...]

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On the Road Again – with Belly Dancers !?!

Thumbnail image for On the Road Again – with Belly Dancers !?! by Gina "SuuperG" Stark May 31, 2010 Belly Dance

Road trips are always an adventure.  But gather five friends who belly dance together and you get a whole new synergy.  Here we all were, up in Sebastopol, California for a belly dance convention, and we decided to take a side jaunt in our little trusty rental car to the coast.  Several of us were [...]

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Peaking: My First Summit

Thumbnail image for Peaking: My First Summit by Gina "SuuperG" Stark September 23, 2007 Hiking

I did it!  We hiked to a real life peak – AND I procured the very coveted Squirrel Card from the rangers at the fire look-out tower! Specs: Tahquitz Peak 8828’ Elevation 8.6 Miles OK, so it’s not a monster, but it’s a fine start I think.  Went up the south ridge trail and by [...]

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Spouting Off: Water Spouts off the San Diego Coast!

Thumbnail image for Spouting Off: Water Spouts off the San Diego Coast! by Gina "SuuperG" Stark September 22, 2007 Random Ponderings

It was a fine day for a jaunt to the coast from our new mountain retreat…beautiful blue sky flaunting itself overhead, while encircling the horizon of Encinitas were billowing puffy clouds; California showing off, as usual.  But as we crested the hill we noticed several cone shapes in the cloudbank over the ocean, pointing down!… [...]

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