The beaches are beautiful and it's very bike friendly. Unfortunately, the social culture can be hard to crack. First, it's a town of young people (students) and older people (retirees) - at least those seem to be the most visible. So 30-something like myself can feel a bit out of place going out "on the scene" as it were. read more
Dayna pretty much covers it. I would like to add that the micro-climate in Santa Cruz is governed largely by the Monterey Bay. read more
The Best Places to Live in California Wrapping up the entire package: a shared, community sense of Santa Cruz as something to be appreciated and preserved. “Santa Cruz has a sense of itself – there is a uniqueness to it, an identity that people can recognize,” Collins said. read more
During my trip around the world, I decided to make an extended stay in Santa Cruz, California after hearing of The Surf Office, one of the coolest places for a digital nomad like myself to reside. There, you can surf, eat, sleep and work all in one place. read more