{"id":10859,"date":"2013-01-28T02:30:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/?p=10859"},"modified":"2019-10-06T14:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T21:05:07","slug":"on-the-road-santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/on-the-road-santa-barbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know how when you go somewhere for a weekend you&#8217;re totally romanced by the destination and you want to pack your bags and move there immediately? Well, that totally happened last weekend. Thomas and I scooted up to Santa Barbara for a little weekend getaway and it was g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, I can&#8217;t even being to describe how much we loved Santa Barbara and especially our hotel. We stayed at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/santabarbara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Seasons Santa Barbara<\/a> and it was phenomenal. The property was gorgeous. Brunch was extraordinary. And let&#8217;s not forget the spa. I wanted to move in immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Before we checked into the hotel, we met up with some friends for lunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/scarlettbegonia.net\/web3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scarlett Begonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/scarlett-begonia1.jpg\" alt=\"scarlett begonia\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was complete with several rounds of blood orange mimosas and some really amazing burgers. Super cute restaurant. You should totally go. All the food was amazing, well thought out and it was all organic to boot! #score<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/blood-orange-mimosas1.jpg\" alt=\"blood orange mimosas\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\" wp-image-10918 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/burger1.jpg\" alt=\"Bacon, Onion Ring Burger\" width=\"462\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/burger1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/burger1-186x250.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Post lunch, we drove down to the beach and headed to the Four Seasons to check in and get cozy! Our room was gorgeous, overlooking the ocean. I think I stared at the sail boats passing by for a solid 30 minutes before Thomas convinced me it was time to go have a glass of bubbly and wander the property. Stunning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This was literally what we stepped out the door to every morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10922 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2-199x199.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/beach2-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0069.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"691\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0064.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Our room was so cute! Complete with a fresh fruit basket and some bubbly!! Four Seasons knows how to make a girl happy \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0059.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We hit up the pool and the spa which was crazy nice because the weather in Santa Barbara was perfect. It&#8217;s been a little questionable in LA, and freezing around the rest of the country, so it was nice to chill out by the pool and soak up some rays in 70 degree heat!! I think I even got a little bit of a tan!!<\/p>\n<p>And how gorgeous is the pool\/jacuzzi area?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10888 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0083.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0083.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0083-166x250.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0086.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10903 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0103.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0103.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0103-166x250.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10901 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0096.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0096.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0096-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10899 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0091.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0091.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0091-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We camped out on the deck for an hour or so. It&#8217;s so easy to relax here it&#8217;s not even funny!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10898 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0090.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0090.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0090-166x250.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/four-seasons-pool.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10897 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0089.jpg\" alt=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0089.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0089-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10896 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0088.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0088\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0088.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0088-166x250.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"wp-image-10890 aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0122.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0122\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0122.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/IMG_0122-166x250.jpg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went for a late brunch on Sunday at the Four Seasons complete with some delicious Huevos Rancheros and more mimosas. I mean we were on vacation? Mimosas are mandatory at all times, right?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Huevos Rancheros\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/huevos-rancheros1.jpg\" alt=\"huevos rancheros\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0And then we strolled around the city and beach before heading back to LA!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"On the Road: Four Seasons Santa Barbara from www.whatsgabycooking.com\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.whatsgabycooking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/sunset3.jpg\" alt=\"sunset\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I want to go back tomorrow! Or today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the info on where we stayed and ate:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scarlettbegonia.net\/web3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scarlett Begonia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/santabarbara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Seasons Santa Barbara<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/santabarbara\/dining\/restaurants\/bella_vista\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bella Vista at the Four Seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and although it&#8217;s not pictured here, we stopped at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/la-super-rica-taqueria-santa-barbara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Super Rica<\/a> for tacos on the way out of town. You guys. These are the BEST tacos in the history of California. You have to go. It&#8217;s a must.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know how when you go somewhere for a weekend you&#8217;re totally romanced by the destination and you want to pack your bags and move there immediately? Well, that totally happened last weekend. Thomas and I scooted up to Santa Barbara for a little weekend getaway and it was g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s. 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