Walk Slowly.
Listen Deeply.
Neighborhood walks and private experiences rooted in Santa Barbara's history, food, wine, and community.
Curiosity and wonder guide every walk here, through this city's food, wine, history, and the people who make this community what it is.
The Land We Walk
We are on the ancestral homeland of the Chumash people, who have been the stewards, creators, and storytellers of this coastline for thousands of years, whose relationship with this place remains, and whose knowledge of this place is vital today.
I hold deep reverence for the Chumash elders, artisans, and descendants who hold the first stories of this land, and I carry that reverence with me on every tour I lead.
Three ways to experience this city with me.
The Downtown Walk
Santa Barbara's oldest streets, meeting the neighborhood businesses that call it home, with local bites and wine woven in along the way. Three unhurried hours on foot.
The Last Stage
My great-great-grandfather Selin Carrillo's actual stagecoach route over San Marcos Pass, retraced across a full day, with lunch at Cold Spring Tavern and wine tasting in Los Olivos.
The Field Trip
Storytelling built for younger explorers, so this city's history belongs to them too, discovered alongside the adults who brought them.
Private events with our local community.
Rooted in Santa Barbara's history, food, wine, art, and music, curated in partnership with the makers, artists, and neighbors who shape this city every day.
A ninth generation Californian, still learning this city's story.
My own connection to this land runs directly through my great-great-grandfather, Selin Carrillo, the last stagecoach driver over San Marcos Pass. His actual route across this land is one I still feel called to retrace.
This past year has been devoted to research, at the Gledhill Library, at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, and at home, piece by piece, in between clients. The research continues, and while I am not a historian, I partner with local experts and our community who have generously guided me along the way.
Thank you for being here at the beginning.
Space is intentionally small. Email for an invite, a collaboration, or simply to say hello.
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