Articles for tag: Pigs, Potbellied Pigs, Solvang

Karla News

How to Raise a Healthy Potbellied Pig

As the owner of a beautiful 7 year old female potbellied pig, Lucy, I have experience and have done plenty of research on how to raise a potbellied pig. Here’s the scoop: Cute and Cuddly or Fat with a Face Only a Mother Could Love? First and foremost, you have begun in the right direction ...

Karla News

Solvang, California: Shop ‘Till You Drop in the Danish City

Directions and Little known Facts Solvang is a little known town located in southern California, between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, it is approximately three to four hours from Los Angeles. From San Francisco it is about five hours away. Take highway 101 South and turn off on the highway 246 exit, turn east ...

Karla News

Where to Pick Apples in California

It is harvesting time, and that includes apple picking. There are various places throughout California where you can pick fresh apples as if you own your own orchard. Here are list of places where you can pick fresh apples right off the tree and into your mouth. Apple Lane Orchards 1200 Alamo Pintado Rd in ...

Karla News

Driving from San Diego to San Francisco

The drive from San Diego to San Francisco can be a beautiful one. But it can also be a stressful one. Which route should we drive? How long will it take? What is there to see along the way? Can’t we just fly? These are all questions you might ponder when thinking of making a ...

Karla News

Santa Ynez Valley Family Weekend Guide

When I told a friend that we took our kids wine tasting with us in the Santa Ynez Valley, she said that sounded like punishment for our poor boys. But mixed in with the bucolic vineyards that make the Santa Ynez Valley an adult attraction are an array of outdoor surprises that any city kid ...

Karla News

A Review of the Santa Barbara Zoo

This is a review of the Santa Barbara Zoo, located in Santa Barbara, California. The Santa Barbara Zoo is approximately 90 miles north of Los Angeles, 25 minutes north of Ventura, and 40 miles south of Solvang. From the South on U.S. 101: Take the Hot Springs/Cabrillo Boulevard exit. Turn left on Cabrillo and continue ...