Items carefully selected for all residents at the Santa Barbara Student Home!

Books & Maps • Prepare for your trip to Santa Barbara! • Buy as a souvenir! • Send home to show your family where you are! Insiders’ Guide to Santa Barbara Explore Santa Barbara with this great guidebook! Insiders' Guide to Santa Barbara offers you the best, most comprehensive information on what's happening in and around the area some call "the American Riviera." Gorgeous ocean views, award-winning restaurants and wineries, and historic missions are just a few of the highlights of what this region has to offer. Use this guide to discover the pristine beauty of Channel Islands National Park, as well as limitless opportunities for fun, dining, shopping, and adventure. 2004 Street Guide to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura Counties A book and a CD ROM that include street maps of Santa Barbara and the surrounding cities. Use this book or the CD ROM and you won’t get lost! Santa Barbara City Map A handy map to take with you when you explore Santa Barbara. Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara Day Hikes Around Santa Barbara is the comprehensive, essential guide to day hiking in this beautiful area. An excellent collection of 82 day hikes for every level of hiking experience. Highlights include ocean-side bluffs, tide-pools, sculpted gorges, waterfalls, rock outcroppings, mountain ridge trails, stunning overlooks and some of southern California's best scenery. Hidden Southern California Ideal book to plan your weekend trips throughout Southern California! Hidden Southern California combines traditional attractions, including seven historic missions and eight theme parks, with outdoor adventures, including 123 beaches and parks, 270 hiking trails, and 105 surfing spots. It provides selective recommendations for lodging in the city, along the coast, and even in desert and mountain parks. Santa Barbara Stories This book contains 13 short stories set in Santa Barbara, written by well-known authors who have visited or lived in Santa Barbara. A great book to find out more about Santa Barbara! DVD & Video Santa Barbara Movie Tours (DVD) This DVD is a wonderful way of experiencing Santa Barbara. It includes all the best of Santa Barbara – attractions, events, parades, restaurants and much more! Great to prepare your trip, to take home as a souvenir, or to send to your family so they too can see where you are! Destinations: San Diego to Santa Barbara (Video) This video takes you on a fascinating scenic journey from Tijuana Mexico, up past Santa Barbara to Solvang California. You will visit many of the most popular beaches and cities along the way. There are special tours of San Diego, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara. If you ever wanted to know what the real Southern California is like, this is the video for you! Also ideal as a souvenir and to take home to show your friends and family. Foods These items make great souvenirs! Santa Barbara Biscotti Santa Barbara cookies – a great souvenir! These delicious cookies are made with macadamia nuts and white chocolate. They are not too sweet – just perfect! Computers & Accessories Laptop Combination Lock Protect your laptop computer and its valuable data with this affordable security product. The Targus Defcon CL has a combination lock (no keys to lose!) and 2 meters of cut-resistant, galvanized steel cable that loops around any secure object and easily attaches to your notebooks lock slot. Laptop Computers The Internet is one of the best ways to buy a laptop computer: it is cheaper than stores, the selection is larger, and customer service is great. If you are interested in buying a laptop computer while in the US, we recommend you try the link on the left. Phone & Phone Cards Discount Phone Card Our Discount Phone Card offers the cheapest rates to call your home country! You can use it from the Student Home, your cell phone or any other phone. If you have free long-distance on your cell phone, you qualify for the even cheaper local rates! Outdoors Bicycle Helmet A good bicycle helmet does not only provide protection, it is also comfortable to wear. We find the Bell helmet to be of good quality and price and recommend it. We also highly recommend wearing a helmet every time you ride a bicycle. Please stay safe! Inline Skates It’s a lot of fun to go skating along the beach! We have reviewed several inline skates and found the following to be the best in terms of quality and price: Nike Air Inline Skates for Women – Intermediate & Advanced These Nike inline skates not only look great but they are fast, comfortable and of excellent quality. On sale now! Recommended for the intermediate to advanced! Nike Air Inline Skates for Men – Intermediate & Advanced These Nike inline skates not only look great but they are fast, comfortable and of excellent quality. On sale now! Recommended for the intermediate to advanced!   Inline Skates for Men & Women – Beginner Fun inline skates at a great price! Popular among beginners and suitable for men and women! Knee Pads, Elbow Pads and Wrist Guards We highly recommend using these protective guards every time you go inline skating. They are light and comfortable, they protect you from injury through their advanced gel technology, and the price is right. Please stay safe!

 

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