| When Canadian Anne Murray sang her hit song | | | | Columbia.” |
| “Snowbirds,” she wasn’t singing about | | | | The Benscott’s vacation rental in Santa |
| Canadian Geese. She was singing to the | | | | Barbara is fully furnished with all the amenities. |
| thousands of snow-bound Canadians called | | | | Often, owners of vacation rentals will equip a |
| ‘snowbirds’ who make the yearly | | | | condo or house with things like beach equipment, |
| pilgrimage from wintery Canada and the Pacific | | | | games, movies and a stocked kitchen. There are |
| Northwest to warmer climes in places like | | | | no taxes or tips involved in vacation rentals as |
| Southern California. There, snowbirds nest for the | | | | there would be in a hotel, so in the long run, Santa |
| winter months, basking in the warm southern | | | | Barbara Vacation Rentals work out cheaper for |
| California sunshine, in quaint resort gem cities like | | | | them than a long term hotel stay would, especially |
| Santa Barbara. Nestled between the beautiful | | | | when you don’t have to dine out every meal. |
| Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific, Santa | | | | The Benscotts have made it a quest to catch up |
| Barbara is a premier resort destination. | | | | on all the sights in Santa Barbara as well, each |
| Snowbirds who come here to what some call | | | | season adding a few new discoveries to their |
| “The American Riviera” have a secret: | | | | treasure chest. This year, their grandchildren |
| Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals have it all. Those | | | | visited and they all took in the Railroad Museum |
| who’ve discovered Santa Barbara Vacation | | | | and the Santa Barbara Zoo. It was a memory all |
| Rentals shun the barren Arizona deserts and even | | | | of them will hold onto for a lifetime. Luckily, there |
| the ritzy Palm Springs oasis for this coastal | | | | was plenty of room for everyone to stay at their |
| beauty. Why? They know only too well what | | | | vacation rental with its three roomy bedrooms |
| Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals can offer them in | | | | and beachfront courtyard. The grand-kids could |
| the way of amenities and comfort and | | | | walk to the beach every morning with the |
| entertainment. Snowbirds who flock to the coastal | | | | Benscotts. They have the shell collections to |
| town of Santa Barbara are not content to curl up | | | | prove it. |
| with a good book for the winter under some | | | | With over a hundred wineries in Santa Barbara |
| Saguaro cactus or be satisfied with designer | | | | and the surrounding area, cultural events like |
| shopping sprees that require SPF 70 and a large | | | | theatre, beach-front Arts and Crafts fairs, even |
| checkbook. They are too active and full of life for | | | | Santa Barbara’s own International Film |
| that. They want more and that’s exactly | | | | Festival, there is something for everyone here. |
| what Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals have to | | | | Snowbirds know that if you like outdoor activities |
| offer. | | | | with flair, then Santa Barbara is the place for you. |
| Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals cover a wide | | | | Snowbirds Ken and Marie Linter, a retired surgeon |
| area of urban Santa Barbara. There are private | | | | and his wife, come here from Alberta, Canada |
| homes and condo units on the coast, directly on | | | | every winter, drawn by the warm temperatures |
| the beach, inland near tourist attractions and | | | | and the great properties they find with Santa |
| everything in-between. For snowbirds who | | | | Barbara Vacation Rentals. They’ve rented the |
| migrate here, camping is not an option. They are | | | | same condo now for four seasons. Ken and Marie |
| not interested in roughing it for the entire winter | | | | are avid bikers and kayakers and love the |
| or sharing public facilities with their neighbors. They | | | | opportunities Santa Barbara provides for them to |
| don’t own RV’s because they don’t | | | | stay fit over the winter months. “The only |
| want the hassle of storing an unwieldy RV for | | | | exercise I get in Alberta is shoveling snow,” |
| most of the year. They are used to comfort and | | | | says Ken, who gave up skiing several years ago. |
| they crave it for the long winter they’re | | | | “And frankly, I’m over it. Now Marie and I |
| away from home. | | | | can bike all around the city on the bikes our Santa |
| David and Leslie Benscott, retired attorneys from | | | | Barbara vacation rental provides for us at no |
| British Columbia, used to camp with their children. | | | | extra cost. We go home in better shape than |
| But they’re empty nesters now, and when | | | | when we came.” |
| they get away for the winter, they’re not | | | | It’s just the two of them now and they love |
| interested in foregoing amenities. They have been | | | | the one bedroom condo they found from Santa |
| renting Vacation Rentals in Santa Barbara for the | | | | Barbara Vacation Rentals. Not only do they have |
| past seven years. “Besides,” says Leslie, | | | | in-house housekeeping services, there is a |
| “we both love to cook and we’re spoiled | | | | concierge service attached to their vacation rental. |
| enough to admit we want a nice kitchen to do it | | | | When it comes time to decide which fabulous |
| in. Our condo has a fabulous chef-style kitchen | | | | restaurant to choose, the concierge is there to |
| with a breathtaking view of the Pacific Ocean. At | | | | help. “Last week,” Marie says, “the |
| least once a week, we’ll cook up a gourmet | | | | concierge steered us to a five star restaurant |
| meal in our Vacation Rental in Santa Barbara and | | | | tucked into a private little beach cove. It was |
| meet friends on the beach for a picnic. You simply | | | | probably the most romantic dinner Ken and I had |
| can’t do that in January in British | | | | ever had. Well worth the trip from Alberta. |