Hi, Erik. Responding to your "how do people source travel info?" question, we cast about on Duck-Duck-Go. Your idea of having SB info in one place is appealing. The only thing we've found close to an all-in-one source is the site we use when traveling with a dog--Bringfido.com. We usually end up doing separate searches for food, hikes, tours, nature preserves, roadside attractions, and weird museums. (That last is a passion of ours. Our collection includes the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, the Vibrator Museum in San Fransisco, and the Creation in Museum in Kentucky--yes, that 6,000-year-old earth "museum.")
Looks and sounds great. Looking forward to a lovely evening at Manifattura.🍷
“Having an actual kitchen on the premises means Manifattura can handle a larger menu”
Having a actual kitchen + sanitation is a MUST in my requirements of any place serving food. Or else it’s a pop-up ✔️
My go-to when traveling in new cities is Eater, Yelp, and TripAdvisor, among others. I can't remember the last time I printed something or used a "PDF" resource when traveling. Outside of an APP, it seems a web-based blog interface would be the best forum for a hyperlocal travel resource.
It would certainly be more opinionated.
Hey Erik -
Must be hard to be the smartest guy in the room so often - and yet I don't think you're in the wrong room.
Just opining - although stuff like travel information that's up to date and interesting has largely migrated online, consider one other thing: when you go to far-flung places (am thinking of my Alaska road trip this summer), you may not have a connection - and it's crucial to have printed things such as maps and... possibly, a handy pocket guide? Because it's not as wired in a lot of places as we are in California... Best of luck with the project --
Agree! I link to a guide on your site would lend legitimacy to the guide, since it's on a site that is already known for having great local info.
regarding the guide for visitors (that would certainly be something I would be interested in) but wondering if the Visit Santa Barbara website already captures this kind of thing. Or were you hoping that your guide would be more organic; like where locals eat,etc?
Thank you posting a reminder about fake spider webs as Halloween decorations.
Looks fantastic, will be there asap!
Corporate headquarters is the word around the funk-zone
I looked into Substack, but it's all based on a recurring fee (and the minimum is $5 per month), which doesn't work for someone only planning on visiting here once.
I saw on Instagram The Scout Guide Santa Barbara
I'd consider a Substack with a paywall
Hello Roy...
People love this place... not sure what your speaking of... my apologies if you had a bad experience. I'm always available for feedback... and no, nothing has changed here with regard to management nor our team of wonderful employees. Feel free to stop by anytime to chat... would love to shake your hand.
Hello Karen,
Wow... I remember that evening vividly... yes, you were upset about your pizza not being hot enough. I has my pizzaiolo make you entirely new pie. I personally delivered the pizza to you at the bar and told you it was on the house. You still were not happy and complained. So NO... I "basically" did not tell you to get out.
Two years later... still a Karen.
Love the comments!
State Street and our City are being radically mismanaged. Our City officials do not understand people (locals or tourists). They evdiently have no idea how an economy works or thrives. Coast Village Rd, Linden Ave, Solvang, and San Luis Obispo having thriving downtown streets. We have the State Street Dump from the 400 block to the 1200 block - one long black hole. You can't tax your way to prosperity. As a local family, we don't go downtown anymore. It's a dump. The 500 block is a bunch of bars and restaurants. Terrific. How much alchohol can one small city and a group of college students consume in a week, every week? What about the rest of the inaccessible Street? State Street is a mismanaged abyss.
Re: travel guide I'd love to read that as always enjoy your recommendations. Make it available for download with a Siteline Plus subscription with the ability to disable comments/block commenters and it'll be a must-buy.
Might be worth looking at micro-distribution sites like Gumroad, I think they only take a 10% cut.
The website is Wordpress; the email newsletter is MailChimp, which I would not recommend.
Don't think that makes sense.
Erik, hello
What company do you use to prepare and release Siteline??? Please? Thanks
Bill
I go to Trip Advisor when researching travel since it covers a wide range of topics and includes user feedback (so is constantly being 'updated'). Even though creating another website isn't your first choice, I would think it would be the most popular since it's free, searchable and doesn't require a PDF download. Perhaps it could be an extension of this site since you already have a following and advertisers. Whatever you decide, local boots on the ground is always best since so many national publications covering Santa Barbara fall short with outdated or ill-informed advice.
Nonsense. The owner wanted a chain restaurant in that space not a mom and pop operation. That is what happened. We lost a great restaurant.
Oy vey.
