{"id":478,"date":"2016-08-06T13:28:56","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T13:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/travel-2\/take-amtrak-s-pacific-surfliner-to-santa-barbara\/"},"modified":"2016-08-06T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T13:28:56","slug":"take-amtrak-s-pacific-surfliner-to-santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/news\/travel-2\/take-amtrak-s-pacific-surfliner-to-santa-barbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Amtrak\u2019s Pacific Surfliner to Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Beat the traffic and enjoy the views.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><figcaption>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The drive up to Santa Barbara is amazing, with some of the most scenic views in the world.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s amazing to see the ocean crash into mountainous terrain.&nbsp; But it can also be frustrating, as traffic during certain times of the day can get backed up along Pacific Coast Highway.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Amtrak can solve that problem, and give vacationers an even better look at California&rsquo;s coastal line.&nbsp; Amtrak&rsquo;s Pacific Surfliner takes routes that cars cannot access, riding alongside pristine beaches.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">A weekend getaway to Santa Barbara is about relaxation, which Amtrak also provides.&nbsp; The train gives travelers room to roam as they are not confined to their seats, and people can satisfy their hunger in the train&rsquo;s dining car.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Travelers can sit back in comfortable seats that offer a lot of legroom, and gaze out the large windows to see the spectacular view.&nbsp; The train also has Wi-Fi, and outlets at every seat.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Pacific Surfliner stops right in the heart of Santa Barbara, close to the major hotels and resorts.&nbsp; And it is a perfect alternative to driving for people who are taking a day trip to the &lsquo;Jewel of the Pacific&rsquo; for the wine tasting tours. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/pacific-surfliner-train\" target=\"_blank\">www.amtrak.com\/pacific-surfliner-train<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Beat the traffic and enjoy the views.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><figcaption>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[114,116,115],"class_list":["post-478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-2","tag-amtrak","tag-pacific-surfliner","tag-santa-barbara"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastandardnewspaper.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}