san francisco in june

Twice a year my company goes to San Rafael, California for an annual general meeting for one of the brands we represent. I stayed a couple extra days in San Francisco at the Hostelling International Hostel and toured around town with a friend of mine for the weekend. This is the second time I've stayed at this hostel and absolutely loved it. The entire place is really clean, has really cool decor and is filled with people from all over the world. Plus - it's a lot less expensive than staying in a hotel!

My friend and I went to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market by the docks in the morning which was incredible! This is where the cities best known chefs come to get their food for the day. There were so  many stands of fresh gigantic flowers, big baskets of vibrant fruits, delicious veggies and artisan and prepared foods. 

M U I R    W O O D S

After we had breakfast, we rented a car and drove to Muir Woods National Monument just outside of the city. While my friend and I were walking around the woods, we couldn't help but notice that it looked like there was a fire at the base of many trees yet there was no all over forest fire. How can this be? "Fires over the centuries can hollow out a redwood, burning out a case in the trunk of a living tree. Though the fire caves on some of the redwoods look fresh, the last forest fire that occurred in Muir Woods was about 160 years ago" - says Muir Woods National Monument website.

There is no cell phone service in the woods so be sure to plan ahead if you plan on meeting up with someone there or having someone pick you up at the end of your visit.

Did you know that Coastal Redwoods only exist along a narrow

500 mile coastal strip in northern California and southern Oregon?

Outfit Details

Sunglasses, Free People

White Button Down Top, JOE FRESH

Watch, Daniel Wellington c/o Jacaranda Tree & Co.

Purse, hibou from Little Burgundy

Jeans, JOE'S JEANS

Sandals, Vionic Shoes

L O M B A R D    S T R E E T

Since it was such a spectacular day and the flowers were in full bloom, we went to see Lombard Street which is the most crooked street in the United States. We parked the car and walked up and down the windy round. There are a handful of gorgeous Victorian mansions that have beautiful flowers pouring from window boxes as well as vines climbing up the front of the homes and lovely little gardens that curve with the windy road.

G O L D E N     G A T E     B R I D G E

I've been to San Francisco a couple times now and every time I try and get a close up picture at the Golden Gate Bridge, it's always cloudy! One time I took a cab from my hostel (where there was a beautiful clear sky) all the way to the bridge ($$$ later) and it was too foggy! Devastated. This time I was walking along the water with some friends and was able to snap a shot. Side note - I had no idea how windy and chilly it would be in San Fran in June!

xo sara

p.s. if you missed my last post in January about my trip to San Francisco, check it out here!

capilano suspension bridge

It's been such an awesome week having two of my best girlfriends visiting me in Vancouver! For our last touristy adventure, we visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge. The bridge is 140 meters long and 70 metres above the river. There were lots of trails in the forest on the other side of the bridge as well as a tree top treking course which was fun to run gently walk across. 

Outfit Details

Belt, J.CREW

Jeans, ZARA

Sandals, Vionic Shoes

xo sara

the butchart gardens

While Susie was visiting me for the week in Vancouver, we only had one weekend together so we wanted to make the most out of it. Since neither one of us had ever been to Victoria, we thought we would make the trip! We woke up at the crack of dawn to catch the 7am ferry to Vancouver Island and we made it just in time as were the last car to board! 

On the way to Victoria, we stopped by The Butchart Gardens which were unbelievable. There were paths upon paths of the most luscious flowers we had ever seen. 

Outfit Details

Sunglasses, Free People

Shorts, One Teaspoon 

Purse, hibou from Little Burgundy

Sandals, Vionic Shoes

There is a really pretty part of the garden that has a colourful Ferris wheel!

xo sara

camping in squamish, british columbia

The last time I went camping in British Columbia I was in grade 11 and we went on a school trip. It was nearly two weeks of kayaking in the ocean and staying on beaches in Tofino. There is something so special about waking up and seeing sparkling water, clear open sky, mountains and luscious green trees. It was time to go back!

When Susie and I got to our campsite, one of our friends who was already there came and met us at the car. He took a quick look at our cooler and bags we had and told us that we were not going to be able to bring all of our things to the campsite. His reason became pretty obvious when we saw the path to our campsite which were two fallen down trees across the river. Everything had to be packed into our backpacks! 

Outfit Details

Plaid flannel top, TNA

T-Shirt, Mumford and Sons concert swag

Jean Shorts, ONE Teaspoon

Sandals, Vionic Shoes

Backpack, MEC

xo sara

summer bash at shoes on fourth

I helped organize an event at Shoes on Fourth in Vancouver to help support Dress for Success. For every pair of shoes sold during the event, the store donated a pair of shoes to DFS. The evening was a great success with friends of the neighbourhood, customers and bloggers in attendance. We donated a total of 56 pairs!

Bit of a warning, I might have got a little carried away is the VSCOcam app when editing the photos.

I was in charge of balloons so naturally I loaded my car up and had to snap a picture!

Outfit Details

Necklace, ZARA

Top, H&M

Pants, J.CREW

Sandals, Vionic Shoes

Lot's of Vancouver bloggers attended including Alicia Fashionista and Prairie Girl in the City!

Each time Shoes on Fourth sold a pair of shoes, they clipped a shoe cut out onto this beautiful ribbon display!

xo sara

san francisco trip

Outfit Details

Scarf, Oak + Fort

Top, Topshop

Jeans, JOE'S

Shoes, Vionic Shoes

Corona Heights Peak has an incredible view of San Francisco! 

I've always wanted to ride on a trolly car in San Francisco and finally I did! After going up and down and up and down the hills, it was crazy to believe that people use this form of transporation every day!

I went on a little boat cruise around the harbour and ended up behind the wheel!

Outfit Details

Dress, Wilfred

Necklace, J Crew

Ring, Birks

Purse, from my friend Darcie!

Shoes, Robert Clergerie

Work family!

Finished off the trip with a delicious breakfast at the W Hotel!

xo sara