Santa Barbara

5 Reasons to Have a Mini-Destination Wedding

by Gina on July 13, 2012 · 2 comments

Is the Best Destination Wedding a Driving Distance One? Tom and I exchanged our vows last weekend on the soft sand beach of Santa Barbara, California. Considering that we live in San Diego and neither of us is from Santa Barbara, we had a lot of questions about why we chose to have our wedding [...]

One Day in Santa Barbara

by Gina on May 30, 2012 · 0 comments

A One Day in a City Itinerary: One Day in Santa Barbara I first went to the city of Santa Barbara mostly to use it as a gateway to the Santa Ynez valley and its wonderful Pinot Noir. Though I wanted to see the city itself as well, it wasn’t as alluring to me as [...]

A (Lack of) Gas Fueled Surprise

by Gina on April 4, 2012 · 0 comments

One Day in Santa Barbara, this Happened… “I think we should get gas,” I say. “If we stop for gas we’re not going to make it,” my fiancé, Tom, tells me from the driver’s seat of our car. “We’ll make it.” I peer over from my perch on the passenger seat to look at the [...]

A Wine Discovery in Santa Barbara

by Gina on November 15, 2011 · 1 comment

One Day in Santa Barbara, This Happened… I set the glass down and looked at Tom.   “Oh wow!” I exclaimed, smacking my lips.   He started to reach for the glass and I snatched it back. “Wait! I’m not done yet!” I said furtively. In response, he flashed me a grin of both amusement [...]