Travel Haiku - Santa Barbara's Backcountry Poem by john tiong chunghoo

Santa Barbara's backcountry sweetness
the wine, the seafood, the farmers
and you

Santa Barbara backcountry
twisting through the travel too
our tastebuds

Santa Barbara backcountry
lockeyed we are as guide rambles
on about the sweetness of grapes

Start your cultural exploration of this rich city with a backcountry wine-tasting trip. Roam around mountain roads in jeeps driven by experienced Santa Barbara guides, stopping at local vineyards along the way. Then head downtown for dinner, where food connoisseurs can choose from the fresh fish and produce brought in from the local fisherman and farmers. That night, bed down in one of the hotels near State Street—a downtown hotspot near cafes, the beach, and shopping on Stearns Wharf. Then wake up, and do it all over again.