I have a terrible sense of direction. In the car or on foot, I can get lost effortlessly unless I'm very familiar with where I am. I'm often amazed how well most people get around. I can always find ...

My Dad was a pilot and one time, years ago when he came to Santa Barbara to visit me, we rented a small place from the airport to go enjoy the coastal, ocean and island sights from a bird’s-eye view.

Have you ever looked at a compass in Santa Barbara, then looked around feeling bewildered? You are in good company. My Dad was a pilot, and so is my son. For myself, I took to the sea rather than to ...

The four main points on a compass are: north, east, south and west. A compass is used to work out direction. A four-point compass can give a rough direction whereas a sixteen-point compass is much ...