Top California Moments

Colorful cliffs all the way thru

The end of 2012 is rapidly approaching. On top of that, the second anniversary of Tanama Tales is around the corner. What better way to celebrate than remembering some of the best adventures of these past two years? Today, I bring you a recount of the Top California Moments in honor of the state I have called [...]

Carpinteria: The Carpenter Shop Next to the Beach

Robitaille's Candies

I love to discover new places.  I guess you knew that already. It seems logic than in order to satiate my thirst for novelty, I cannot visit the same places over and over.  I have been to some awesome cities and, I am not going to lie, I feel the gravitational pull to revisit many [...]

There’s Beauty Everywhere

Big flower pot in front of restaurant

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius ************* There is beauty everywhere. You just have to look around you to find it. Well, if you can’t see it, there may be a problem. Because in the darkest night, in the most barren desert, in the deepest abysm of the soul, there is something [...]

Santa Barbara: A Gem Between the Sea and the Mountains

Paseo Nuevo

Santa Barbara conjures Mediterranean dreams.  This part of California is known as the “American Riviera”. There are fine restaurants with vistas of the blue seas.  Artists and millionaires have their “ranchos” in the mountains behind town. The main street is full of stores selling all the designer goods you can imagine.  In summary, everything is [...]

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