With its beautiful location on the ocean, and its lovely temperate weather, Santa Barbara is often referred to as the American Riviera.  Located about 90 miles from Los Angeles, the seaside city provides a charming combination of history, the arts, and an enjoyable pace of life.
Here are 20 FREE (or nearly FREE) experiences to be had in this beautiful city along the Pacific:

Visit the Old Mission Santa Barbara and smell the roses in the Mission Rose Garden
Experience local culture on State Street
Enjoy the 360-degree views of downtown from the Santa Barbara County Courthouse (west wing shown in photo) clock …read more

With the rise of vampire literature and film lately, Romania is poised to become a tourist destination for both the vampire-curious, as well as the traveler looking for an outstanding budget destination.
While decrying the branding of Romania as a vampire destination, the tourism office still intends to capitalize on it.  Not many people can cite any specifics about the country of Romania, but most remember the legend of Bram Stokers, Dracula.  Subsequent vampire genre literature has only seemed to reinforce the uneasy, but successful, branding of Romania and vampires.
Rest assured, there are lots of other things to see and …read more